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New Revelation: Reuters Journalist Shared Terrorist Propaganda on Oct. 7, Spread Antisemitic Content Online
The bodies of people, some of them elderly, lie on a street after they were killed during a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel, Oct. 7, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Ammar Awad
A Reuters video journalist in the West Bank shared terrorist propaganda on October 7 and spread antisemitic content referring to “the ZioNazi Israeli occupation,” a survey of his X (formerly Twitter) account revealed.
Hamuda Hassan also shared pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli posts about “genocide” in Gaza and “the injustice in Palestine.”
The reposts by Hassan, who has been working for Reuters for over three decades, raise serious questions regarding his journalistic objectivity and Reuters’ standards, considering many of his colleagues in the major wire service are listed as followers of his account on the social media platform.
On October 7, during the Hamas-led massacre in southern Israel, Hassan reposted a picture showing an Islamic Jihad terrorist posing with an elderly Israeli woman who shows the victory sign while holding an AK-47. The post caption refers to her as a prisoner of war (POW), not a hostage:
Sharing such an evil piece of propaganda, clearly aimed at humiliating a helpless civilian, cannot be justified by journalistic principles. Rather than posting a breaking news update, Hassan chose to repost content that glorified the terrorists’ “victory” and legitimized hostage-taking.
A month later, Hassan reposted content referring to “the ZioNazi Israeli occupation”:
According to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis is antisemitic.
Spreading such poisonous terminology is as dangerous as penning it.
But Hassan seems to have no qualms about using his account as a political platform.
Last February, in an apparent reference to the war in Gaza, he reposted a pro-Palestinian, anti-Israeli graphic whose caption read in English: “We’re not supposed to be okay when we’re watching live a genocide on our phones 24/7”:
As a journalist, Hassan should have known better. A month earlier, the International Court of Justice did *not* decide that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza could plausibly be considered genocide. But presumably, such an accusation makes sense to someone who sees Israel as equivalent to the Nazi regime.
Other reposts by Hassan expose his pro-Palestinian activist agenda. In July 2023, he reposted an image of a fist bearing the colors of the Palestinian flag emerging from the slogan “Free Palastine [sic].” The post caption read: “Who is with me?”
And several weeks earlier, he reposted a photo of a demonstrator holding a sign reading in English “Stop ignoring the injustice in Palestine.” The post caption read: “Pass it on!”
According to Reuters’ database, Ramallah-based Hassan is involved in producing multimedia news from the entire region, including Gaza and Lebanon.
So his impact on the company’s Mideast coverage cannot be underestimated.
The unavoidable question is: can someone who openly shares terrorist propaganda, spreads antisemitic content, and promotes pro-Palestinian activism, separate his odious views from his journalism and report on Israel in an objective manner? And how can he even look into the eyes of his Israeli-Jewish colleagues after spreading such offensive content?
Reuters, with its strict code of ethics and “Trust Principles,” prides itself on “integrity, independence and freedom from bias.”
But trust cannot be granted to a news outlet that employs someone who openly violates it.
Because if Hassan’s bosses knew about his unacceptable social media activity and ignored it — they are also at fault.
If they didn’t know — what other malign influences in their Mideast coverage are they unaware of?
HonestReporting is a Jerusalem-based media watchdog with a focus on antisemitism and anti-Israel bias — where a version of this article first appeared.
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Blinken to Visit Israel to Reaffirm ‘Iron-Clad Support for Israel’s Security’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a media conference after a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the Czernin Palace, in Prague, Czech Republic, May 31, 2024. Photo: Peter David Josek/Pool via REUTERS
JNS.org – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel on Saturday to “continue intensive diplomatic efforts to conclude the agreement for a ceasefire and release of hostages and detainees through the bridging proposal presented today by the United States, with support from Egypt and Qatar,” the US State Department stated on Friday.
“This proposal would achieve a ceasefire in Gaza, secure the release of all hostages, ensure humanitarian assistance is distributed throughout Gaza and create the conditions for broader regional stability,” Foggy Bottom added, noting that Blinken will stress the importance of avoiding regional escalation.
“I am sending Secretary Blinken to Israel to reaffirm my iron-clad support for Israel’s security, continue our intensive efforts to conclude this agreement and to underscore that with the comprehensive ceasefire and hostage release deal now in sight, no one in the region should take actions to undermine this process,” US President Joe Biden stated on Friday.
Biden said that he reviewed “the significant progress made in Doha over the past two days of talks” with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
“They expressed the strong support of Qatar and Egypt for the US proposal as co-mediators in this process,” Biden said. “Our teams will remain on the ground to continue technical work over the coming days, and senior officials will convene again in Cairo before the end of the week. They will report to me regularly.”
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UN Chief Calls for Assurances of Humanitarian Ceasefires for Polio Vaccination Campaign in Gaza
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks to members of the Security Council during a meeting to address the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at UN headquarters in New York City, New York, US, April 18, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for parties to the conflict in Gaza to provide concrete assurances guaranteeing humanitarian pauses in order for a polio vaccine campaign to be conducted.
Guterres, speaking to reporters at the United Nations, appealed for assurances to be provided right away as he warned that preventing and containing the spread of polio in the enclave would take a massive coordinated and urgent effort.
“Let’s be clear: The ultimate vaccine for polio is peace and an immediate humanitarian ceasefire,” Guterres said.
“But in any case, a polio pause is a must. It is impossible to conduct a polio vaccination campaign with war raging all over.”
The Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Friday that it has detected the first confirmed case of polio in the Gaza Strip in the city of Deir Al-Balah for a 10-month-old baby who had not received any polio vaccination dose.
Guterres said the UN is poised to launch a polio vaccine campaign in Gaza for children under the age of 10, but said the “challenges are grave.”
At least 95% vaccination coverage will be needed during each of the two rounds of the campaign to prevent polio’s spread and reduce its emergence given the devastation in Gaza, Guterres said. He added that a successful campaign will require the facilitation of transport for vaccines and refrigeration equipment at every step, the entry of polio experts into Gaza, reliable internet and phone services, and other elements.
Polio was detected in sewage in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis governorates, Dr. Hamid Jafari, a WHO polio specialist, said during a news conference earlier this month, adding it was possible the virus had been circulating since September.
A senior Western official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they understood there was at least one confirmed case and two suspected ones among Palestinians in the enclave, adding that there might not be a single humanitarian pause but multiple shorter ones.
The danger is that the threat of disease outbreaks is not confined to Gaza, which the official said was a “contagion time bomb.” The official explained that when the rainy season begins late this autumn, the contaminated raw sewage could be “pushed” down to an aquifer from which Israel, Egypt and Jordan draw water.
Poliomyelitis, which is spread mainly through the fecal-oral route, is a highly infectious virus that can invade the nervous system and cause paralysis.
Children under 5 are most at risk from the viral disease, and especially infants under 2 since normal vaccination campaigns have been disrupted by 10 months of conflict.
Without proper health services, the population of Gaza is particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of disease, public health officials and aid groups say.
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Hezbollah Launches 55 Rocket Barrage at Northern Israeli Kibbutz
Illustrative. Smoke rises from Kfar Kila, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as pictured from Marjayoun, near the border with Israel, Lebanon, Aug. 6, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Karamallah Daher
i24 News – The Lebanon-based Shiite jihadists of Hezbollah on Saturday launched a barrage of some 55 rockets at a northern Israeli kibbutz. No Israeli casualties were reported. Hezbollah said it was retaliating to an Israeli airstrike overnight that killed at least 10 people and wounded five others. The Israel Defense Forces said it targeted a Hezbollah weapons depot.
WATCH: IDF airstrikes targeting Hezbollah weapons depots pic.twitter.com/HAg2mB5Rsh
— i24NEWS English (@i24NEWS_EN) August 17, 2024
Israeli authorities confirmed the barrage involved dozens of rockets, with interceptions visible in the region’s skies. Residents reported “loud explosions” and power outages.
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