‘Where are you hiding Moshe Yair?’ Hezbollah chief lampooned after quoting fictitious Israeli writer
Naim Qassem cites a supposed Yedioth Ahronoth commentator to bolster his case against Beirut, but Lebanese media found no such writer or article, turning the speech into a wave of ridicule
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem has faced ridicule across Lebanon and Arab social media after quoting a nonexistent Israeli commentator during a major speech commemorating 20 years since the Second Lebanon War. During his remarks, Qassem introduced a passage he claimed was written by a Jewish thinker named "Moshe Yair," who was said to work for Yedioth Ahronoth, a media group that includes ynet and ynet Global.
The purported article was used to support Hezbollah's argument that Israel was exploiting the perceived naivety of Lebanon's political leadership. However, it quickly became evident that neither the writer nor the article existed. Lebanese and Arab media, particularly those opposed to Hezbollah, seized upon the incident, questioning the credibility of Qassem's source and suggesting it was fabricated to lend credibility to Hezbollah's political narrative.
The incident also prompted Lebanese journalist Sawsan Mhanna to mock Qassem on social media, questioning where he had "hiding Moshe Yair."
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