On October 11, 2026, Awda, the Palestinian Authority’s official media network, published a video showing a Jewish farmer from the Metzudat David Jewish farm in the Binyamin Region giving liquid to one of the goats in his flock.
The channel claimed that this was deliberate poisoning as part of a “false flag” operation intended to blame Arab residents of the nearby village of al-Mughayyir and provide a pretext for attacking them.
According to the farm’s staff, the liquid was a mixture of water and activated charcoal powder, given to the goat in an attempt to save it following suspected poisoning.
THE BLOOD LIBEL
The video published by the channel shows the farmer giving liquid to the goat. The accompanying description alleged that he was deliberately poisoning his own flock so that he could later blame residents of al-Mughayyir.
However, according to the farm’s staff, the footage shows treatment of a goat suspected of having been poisoned. The liquid was administered to reduce the absorption of the poison into its body.
Staff at the Metzudat David Jewish farm explain that the Jewish shepherds carry activated charcoal powder with them while grazing their flocks. The powder is used in veterinary treatment of poisoning cases. When poisoning is suspected, they mix the powder with water and give the mixture to the goats.
They say this treatment has already helped them save several poisoned goats.
The video presented as evidence of deliberate poisoning actually documents an attempt to save an animal affected by poisoning.
16 POISONING INCIDENTS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
Since the beginning of the year, 16 poisoning incidents have been reported in Judea and Samaria, most of them on the grounds of the Metzudat David Jewish farm near al-Mughayyir.
On October 11, 2026, another poisoning incident was reported at the farm, this time involving poisoned dates.
Following the repeated incidents, the farm’s staff carry charcoal powder with them while grazing their flocks so they can provide an initial response when poisoning is suspected.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What did Awda claim?
The channel claimed that a settler was deliberately poisoning his own flock as part of a “false flag” operation intended to blame residents of al-Mughayyir and attack them.
What is the liquid seen in the video?
According to staff at the Metzudat David Jewish farm, it is a mixture of water and activated charcoal powder, given to the goat following suspected poisoning.
Why do the Jewish shepherds carry the powder with them?
Following repeated poisoning incidents, the shepherds carry the powder while grazing their flocks so they can respond quickly when an animal is suspected of having been poisoned.
Has the treatment already helped save goats?
According to the farm’s staff, they have saved several poisoned goats using this treatment.
How many poisoning incidents have been reported since the beginning of the year?
Since January 2026, 16 incidents have been reported in Judea and Samaria, most of them on the grounds of the Metzudat David Jewish farm. Another poisoning involving poisoned dates was reported this morning.