ABC News gaffe invites ridicule from pro-Palestinian Twitter users

Diane Sawyer errantly referred to a Palestinian family seen in footage of the aftermath of an IDF attack on Gaza as Israeli victims of Hamas rockets.

By JPOST.COM STAFF

JULY 12, 2014 09:15

ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer (photo credit: YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT) — ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer

(photo credit: YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT)

Twitter users skewered ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer over the weekend after she errantly referred to a Palestinian family seen in footage of the aftermath of an IDF attack on Gaza as Israeli victims of Hamas rockets.

Sawyer invited ridicule with the error in her intro to a report on the developments in the region, with pro-Palestinian Twitter users mocking the anchor with sarcastic tweets regarding the five-day operation that has thus far claimed the lives of over 100 Palestinians.

The Twitter hashtag #TweetLikeABC generated thousands of entries from pro-Palestinian supporters who lambasted the American news network for the error.

More exclusive photos from @ABC of Hamas destruction in Israel. #tweetlikeabc pic.twitter.com/9dKGDSWJCJ
— Arun Gupta (@arunindy) July 10, 2014

#TweetLikeABC pic.twitter.com/di6P9SULcS
— Hiba Arafat (@Hibarafat) July 10, 2014

#TweetLikeABC Reporting live from Israel. #GazaUnderAttack pic.twitter.com/dkUuBjq7BI
— Amoola (@amaal_dani) July 10, 2014

A Palestinian terrorist tries to snatch the gun from the Israeli victim as the other watches helplessly #TweetLikeABC pic.twitter.com/5VIfSsKZu4
— Moochar (@AsliBinLaden) July 11, 2014

Palestinian tank targets Israeli children resisting decades of occupation & ethnic cleansing. #TweetLikeABC pic.twitter.com/lVxkDJcylp
— David Ferreira (@Igualitarista) July 10, 2014

2 Israeli soldiers are held captive by a bunch of Palestinian terrorists #TweetLikeABC #TweetLikeWorldMedia pic.twitter.com/toK9ZAiqCw
— Moochar (@AsliBinLaden) July 11, 2014