This is a classic case of the gaslighting shot heard 'round the world.
And holy smoking gun, didn't it travel at the speed of light? It was that juicy a quote and just that bad for the Israelis.
In a BBC interview yesterday, a guy named Tom Fletcher stated what one had to assume was a fact, coming as it did from an official United Nations representative. And not just any old blue helmet on the ground either. This guy has the official UN diplomatic chops as the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator.