What led to the suspension of Israeli ‘propaganda merchant’ Eylon Levy?

Headline from TRT World

British-educated Israeli government spokesperson Eylon Levy, a prominent figure in UK media since October 7, has been suspended after reports of an alleged spat with the British Foreign Office.

Described as a “consummate liar and Israeli propaganda merchant,” the suspended official has courted controversy over his comments relating to the now debunked and false allegations of rape by Hamas resistance fighters during the October 7 cross-border operations.

Levy, a dual British citizen, had regularly provided defence of Israel’s onslaught that has largely killed Palestinian women and children in the besieged enclave, on prominent UK media outlets, including Sky News and Piers Morgan’s show, to offer his spin on the assault on Palestinians in Gaza.

Levy’s suspension reportedly emerged following a dispute with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office regarding his social media posts.

However, Israeli authorities have not provided a public reason.

In a now-deleted post on X On March 8, Levy responded, “I hope you are also aware there are NO limits on the entry of food, water, medicine, or shelter equipment into Gaza, and in fact the crossings have EXCESS capacity,” Levy said.

“Test us. Send another 100 trucks a day to Kerem Shalom, and we’ll get them in,” he claimed.

Levy received strong pushback, as the head of the foreign affairs committee, Alicia Kearns, questioned his statement. She described Levy’s remarks as contrary to what she had learned from the UK, Egyptian, and UN governments.

After meeting with an Israeli minister in London, Levy also heavily criticised Cameron’s statement, claiming, “It is factually incorrect that the flow of aid has not increased.”

In his post, Levy also sought to peddle a false narrative contravening Israel’s position as an occupying power in Gaza – something Cameron recently publicly stated in recent weeks.

Following the second post, reportedly, the UK embassy in Tel Aviv contacted the Israeli prime minister’s office, calling for clarification as to whether Levy’s comments represented Israel’s position or had been made in a personal capacity.

Over five months, Levy gained significant media space, prompting political analyst Hafsa Halaw to state that he was never strongly challenged over his claims during that period.

“Eylon Levy was fired because his arrogance, having been given almost complete free reign by almost all Western media for five months with no accountability, got him publicly caught in a lie to an elected representative of the UK Parliament,” she wrote.

“Everything comes back to impunity,” she added.

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