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Gaza-Based Journalist Tied to PFLP Terrorist Group Wins Emmy Award for Coverage of Israel-Hamas War
Bisan Owda in a scene from “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive.” Photo: YouTube screenshot
A documentary led by a Palestinian journalist and filmmaker who has ties to the US-designated terrorist organization The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) won an award at the 2024 News and Documentary Emmys on Wednesday night in New York City.
“It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” from reporter Bisan Owda, 25, and the Qatari-owned media outlet AJ+ won in the category of outstanding hard news feature story: short form. The eight-minute segment features Owda as she reports live from the Gaza Strip and documents with her cellphone Palestinian struggles during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Other nominees in the category included short form news feature stories from PBS, CNN, The Guardian and The New York Times.
Jon Lawrence, senior executive producer of “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive,” accepted the award on Wednesday night at the Emmys ceremony and praised Owda in his acceptance speech. “This award is testimony to the power of one woman only with an iPhone who survived almost a year of bombardment,” he said.
It was revealed in late July that Owda attended and spoke at PFLP rallies, and hosted events honoring Palestinians fighting Israeli soldiers. The PFLP referred to Owda as a member of the group’s Progressive Youth Union in 2018. Owda also often posts anti-Israel messages on social media, such as accusing the country of genocide and occupation and referring to lsrael as “IsraHell.” She has similarly advocated for violence against Israel and wrote on Instagram “Long live our martyrs.”
In mid-August, more than 150 prominent members of the entertainment industry urged the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) to revoke Owda’s Emmy nomination because of her affiliation to the PFLP, but to no avail. The PFLP is a designed terrorist organization by the US, EU, Canada and Israel. PFLP terrorists participated in the Oct. 7 deadly Hamas-led terrorist attacks in Israel and reportedly held Israeli hostages in Gaza who were taken captive that day.
In June, Owda won a Peabody Award for “It’s Bisan From Gaza and I’m Still Alive” and dedicated her award to anti-Israel college students protesting on their campuses and those who support a boycott of Israel.
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Putin Speaks to Trump, Condemns Israel’s Strikes on Iran, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meet in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said.
“Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict, which would have unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as “very alarming,” according to Ushakov. But the two leaders said they do not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran’s nuclear program, Ushakov said.
On Ukraine, Putin told the US leader that Russia was ready to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians after June 22, according to state news agency RIA.
Trump reiterated his interest in a speedy resolution to the conflict, the Kremlin aide said.
Putin also congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.
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Sunday’s US-Iran Nuclear Talks Cancelled, Oman Says
FILE PHOTO: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi attends a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.
Albusaidi’s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.
A senior official of US President Donald Trump’s administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday’s talks had been cancelled.
Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped “the Iranians will come to the table soon,” the official said.
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Iran Says Talks with US ‘Meaningless’ After Israel Attack, But Yet to Decide on Attending
USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, Sept. 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Iran said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide on whether to attend planned talks on Sunday.
“The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran’s territory,” state media on Saturday quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
“It is still unclear what decision we will make on Sunday in this regard,” Baghaei was quoted as saying.
He said Israel “succeeded in influencing” the diplomatic process and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington’s permission, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.
Iran earlier accused the US of being complicit in Israel’s attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be “wise” to negotiate over its nuclear program.
The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes.
Iran denies that its uranium enrichment program is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
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