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The Hamas attacks of October 7 are celebrated, downplayed, and also denied in the Arab media, including by serious news channels. This is used as an argument in the war between Israel and Hamas, because in this way Israel is the aggressor and guilty. This is an example of widespread narratives about Israel. Dr. Mordechai Kedar is a Middle East expert and lecturer at the Department of Arabic at Bar-Ilan University. He is regularly interviewed by major Arab channels and confronted with distorted historical facts, Jew-hatred, and false narratives.