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1/ 🌍Are Israeli women living in a dystopian reality where, year by year, they are being stripped of their most basic rights? No, because the data and imagery used by @CNN.com to support that narrative distort reality and mislead audiences. 🧵

2/ 📸 The cover image features a “Handmaid’s Tale”-style protest from nearly three years ago against legal reforms -- not a current reflection of women’s rights in Israel. Context matters.

3/ 📊 CNN relies on the Women Peace & Security Index (WPS Index) without questioning its methodology. The index blends unrelated indicators (e.g., cellphone use, conflict exposure), not a pure gender-rights measure.

4/ According to the Index, Israel ranks below: 🇸🇦Saudi: women require a male guardian 🇴🇲Oman: openly discriminates against women in terms of divorce & legal guardianship 🇶🇦Qatar: unmarried women under 25 require a guardian’s permission to leave the country How is this possible?

5/ 🔁 Because Israel’s drop in ranking is tied to ongoing war and security conditions, which the original article failed to disclose until after publication - despite this directly impacting the index.

6/ ⚖️ CNN compares Israel to a peaceful democracy like the US - ignoring that Israel faces sustained multi-front warfare, skewing the narrative.

7/ ⚖️ CNN also wrongly ties reduced women’s political representation to rights erosion. Representation can fluctuate across democracies - it doesn’t automatically signal systemic regression.

8/ 🔫 The article suggests a link between gun ownership and femicide, yet offers no data to support this. In Israel, post-Oct. 7 gun purchases were largely defensive & regulated.

9/ ⚖️ Yes, Israel faces debates about religion & law - as do many democracies - but CNN presents these as new or unique problems when they are long-standing societal conversations.