False

Old video of Israeli ambassador shared linking to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict.

This video dates back to September 2023. Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, was removed for staging a protest against the Iranian President. It has no link to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

A video showing the Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan being taken out by security people from the General Assembly is going viral on social media as part of the ongoing crisis between Israel and Hamas. Those who shared the video claimed the incident occurred recently and was related to the ongoing conflict.

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Fact Check-

We started our investigation by running a Google reverse image search, whose result led us to the report published by WION on 20September, 2023, which featured screenshots from the viral video. According to the report, Gilad Erdan, the Israeli envoy to the United Nations, made a powerful statement during the General Assembly by holding a photograph of Mahsa Amini. He carried out a one-person protest by holding up Mahsa Amini’s image during President Ebrahim Raisi’s speech. Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman, died in September 2022 in the custody of the guidance or morality police called Gasht-e-Ershad of the country for not wearing the mandatory hijab. Her death sparked major protests in worldwide.

In further search we found The Wall Street Journal’s YouTube account also included the same video, which was released on September 20, making it obvious that the film dated back to September 19 and has no relevance to the ongoing incident.

MSNBC’s interview with the ambassador took place on 22 September where they spoke on the issue. At 0:14 seconds of the interview, the visual of Gilad Erdan holding the poster can be seen. Similar reports on the incident can be seen here and here, confirming that the viral video predates the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo found that the viral claim made along with the video to be False. This video dates back to September 19, 2023, when Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan carried out a one-person protest by holding up Mahsa Amini’s image during President Ebrahim Raisi’s speech. It has no link to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict.

Title:Old video of Israeli ambassador shared linking to the ongoing Israel- Hamas conflict

Written By: Usha Manoj

Result: False

Usha Manoj

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