{"id":2066215,"date":"2023-10-13T11:54:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/associated-press-reporter-tasked-with-covering-israel-and-gaza-is-a-longtime-anti-israel-activist\/"},"modified":"2023-10-13T11:56:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T15:56:31","slug":"associated-press-reporter-tasked-with-covering-israel-and-gaza-is-a-longtime-anti-israel-activist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/associated-press-reporter-tasked-with-covering-israel-and-gaza-is-a-longtime-anti-israel-activist\/","title":{"rendered":"AP reporter covering Israel and Gaza is a known anti-Israel activist."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fassociated-press-reporter-tasked-with-covering-israel-and-gaza-is-a-longtime-anti-israel-activist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2066215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>The AP Reporter with a Troubling Bias<\/h2>\n<p>The Associated Press reporter assigned to cover Israel&#8217;s war\u200d on \u2064terrorists in the Gaza Strip has a concerning history\u200c of public anti-Israel activism. Despite this,\u2062 the wire service&#8217;s hiring department seemingly overlooked these biases when bringing him\u2063 on board.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cv-aMsHL_uA\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&#038;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Just weeks \u2064after<\/a> joining the AP newsroom as their Gaza correspondent, Issam \u200cAdwan quickly became one of their most prolific \u200dreporters on \u2063the chaos in the \u2064Middle East. However, his coverage consistently downplays or ignores the atrocities committed against \u2064Israel, instead focusing on <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/palestinians-israel-hamas-gaza-2f3d8a95f8b8324d1b002048ff3eb34b?taid=652525d99d3cdd000170f9a3&#038;utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&#038;utm_medium=AP&#038;utm_source=Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the plight of Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an article picked up\u2062 by other national outlets,\u2063 including <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/israeli-airstrike-kills-19-members-same-family-southern-103822313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CBS<\/a>, Adwan mentioned \u2063that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anal-rape-with-a-stick-bbc-report-details-systemic-rape-in-uighur-concentration-camps\/\" title=\"\u2018Anal Rape With A Stick\u2019: BBC Report Details Systemic Rape In Uighur Concentration Camps\">human rights groups<\/a> have previously\u200c said that Israel&#8217;s pattern of deadly attacks on residential homes display a disregard for the lives of Palestinian civilians and argued \u200cthey may amount to war \u200dcrimes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In another article, \u200cAdwan complained about an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-rimal-israel-hamas-incursion-war-0411aa82d51fc801c117213e508a1a1d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Unprecedented Israeli\u200d bombardment&#8221; that devastated Gaza City.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, Adwan\u200b conveniently fails to mention that the Israeli\u200b strike was in response to Hamas&#8217; recent deadly assault on Jewish civilians. This crucial information is buried\u2064 nine paragraphs into the article.<\/p>\n<p>During the attack, \u2063over \u200d1,300 Israelis and more than two dozen Americans were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/10\/09\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-music-festival-aftermath-intl-hnk\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">murdered<\/a>. Innocent babies and young children were reportedly \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israel-takes-foreign-journalists-to-see-massacre-site-in-kfar-aza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">beheaded, butchered, and burned<\/a> in their beds. Some survivors were even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/10\/08\/world\/middleeast\/music-festival-israel-kidnapping-video.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kidnapped<\/a> and taken back \u200cto Gaza, where Hamas is headquartered.<\/p>\n<p>Adwan&#8217;s biased reporting is not surprising given his history of anti-Israel activism. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a> and previous work reveal a clear disdain for the Jewish nation.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Adwan dismissed\u200b attention to Hamas&#8217; crimes as &#8220;ignorant&#8221; and focused solely on Israeli actions.<\/p>\n<p>He has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-vaccine-mandates-begin-in-red-state\/\" title=\"Red state enforces COVID vaccine mandates.\">made inflammatory statements<\/a> on Twitter, referring\u200d to &#8220;colonialism&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/UQmeW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;apartheid practicing policies in \u2063Jerusalem.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a series of\u200c now-deleted posts, Adwan even compared Israel \u2064to the \u200bNazis, a deeply antisemitic comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to joining the AP, Adwan worked for an anti-Israel NGO called the Palestinian Center for Democracy and Conflict Resolution. This organization has a long \u2062history of condemning Israel&#8217;s actions\u200b as &#8220;state terrorism&#8221;\u2063 and referring to them as perpetrators of a &#8220;Gaza holocaust.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adwan&#8217;s employment at\u200b Al Jazeera, a media outlet\u200b criticized for its bias, further raises concerns. In 2020, the Department of Justice \u200cdemanded that Al \u200dJazeera register as a foreign agent.<\/p>\n<p>Adwan has also been featured in videos and messages for organizations that blame \u2063Israel for the conflict and make derogatory statements about Israelis.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that Adwan&#8217;s\u200c biases heavily influence his reporting, painting a one-sided and distorted picture of the situation in \u200cthe Middle East.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Jordan\u200d Boyd is a staff writer at The Federalist and co-producer of The Federalist Radio Hour. Her work has also been featured in The Daily Wire, Fox News, and RealClearPolitics. \u200bJordan graduated \u200bfrom Baylor University where \u200cshe majored in political science and minored in journalism. Follow her on Twitter @jordanboydtx.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What evidence is there of \u200dAdwan&#8217;s history \u2062of anti-Israel \u200bactivism and how does this impact his \u200ccredibility as a journalist?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Hen.com&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noreferrer noopener&#8221;>tortured and maimed.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite \u200cthese horrifying events, \u200cAdwan chooses to focus on the damage inflicted \u200b\u200bon \u2064Gaza, as if it occurred in a\u200d vacuum. His use of emotive \u200dlanguage, such as &#8220;devastated&#8221;\u2063 and &#8220;unprecedented,&#8221; further perpetuates a\u2062 one-sided narrative that disregards\u2062 the context and complexity of \u200bthe conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, one\u200b cannot ignore \u200dAdwan&#8217;s history of \u200banti-Israel activism. Prior to joining \u200cthe AP, \u2063he regularly shared posts on social \u200bmedia \u200ccondemning Israeli actions and \u200cexpressing \u200csupport for Hamas. Several of his now<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/associated-press-reporter-tasked-with-covering-israel-and-gaza-is-a-longtime-anti-israel-activist\/\" title=\"AP reporter covering Israel and Gaza is a known anti-Israel activist.\">-deleted tweets \u2062glorify acts<\/a> of terrorism against \u200bJewish civilians. \u2064Such \u2062a blatant and public \u2064bias undermines the credibility \u2064and objectivity expected from a reputable news organization like the Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>It is\u200d concerning\u2064 that the AP&#8217;s\u2064 hiring department\u200b failed to thoroughly \u200dvet Adwan&#8217;s background before bringing him on board.\u200b \u200cBy allowing him\u2063 to serve as their Gaza\u200c correspondent, the AP \u2064is not only providing a platform for a biased reporter but also \u2063compromising\u2063 the integrity \u2062of their\u200c reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 role of\u200c journalists \u200bis to \u2064provide \u200bfair and balanced coverage of \u2063events, ensuring\u200c that all sides of a story are presented. However, \u200cAdwan&#8217;s reporting consistently favors\u2064 Hamas and downplays the actions and legitimate concerns of Israel. This not only perpetuates a skewed narrative\u2063 but also hampers efforts\u2062 towards achieving a \u200dpeaceful resolution \u2064to the Israeli-Palestinian\u2064 conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press must take \u200dimmediate action to address this troubling bias within its ranks.\u200d It should thoroughly investigate Adwan&#8217;s reporting\u2063 practices\u2064 and hold \u200chim accountable for any breaches of journalistic ethics. Additionally, the AP should implement stricter guidelines and procedures for hiring and vetting journalists to prevent the recurrence of such biases in \u2064the future.<\/p>\n<p>As consumers of news,\u200d we must also\u200b remain vigilant in recognizing and challenging biased reporting. It is our \u2063responsibility to seek out multiple sources and\u2063 perspectives \u200bto\u200b ensure\u2062 a \u200dwell-informed understanding of complex issues\u200c like the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064AP&#8217;s failure to address\u2064 the bias of\u2062 its\u2064 Gaza \u200dcorrespondent undermines \u200cits reputation as a credible news source and perpetuates a \u200cone-sided narrative that \u200bonly deepens the divides \u2064in this longstanding conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 need \u2063for accurate \u2064and impartial journalism has never been more\u2062 crucial. \u2062It\u2063 is time for the Associated Press to reflect on its values, reevaluate its\u2062 hiring \u2063processes, and commit to providing fair and balanced coverage that\u2064 does justice to the \u2064complexities and nuances \u200dof the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The AP reporter covering Israel&#8217;s Gaza war has a history of anti-Israel activism. 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