Two Spanish-language media outlets operating in Latin-America, including one sponsored by the Iranian government, broadcast a story over the weekend accusing Israel of using its humanitarian aid operation in quake-hit Nepal over the last month as a cover for child-trafficking. Iranian HispanTV and Venezuela’sTelesur networks broadcast the reports, which included a mix of accurate information broadly available with a “report” by an unnamed NGO which alleges that “Israel uses humanitarian help as a cover for trafficking of 25 babies in Nepal.” Similar reports by HispanTV four years ago included accusations that Israel was using its field hospitals in quake-struck Haiti to harvest bodily organs and sell them on the international black market. The accusations were blasted by the Simon Wiesenthal Center and others, while Nepal’s government ignored them and issued a strong statement of thanks to Israel for its assistance in the crisis. Read More
