{"id":2146668,"date":"2024-01-11T15:50:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-journalists-rail-against-zionist-entity-in-anti-israel-social-media-posts\/"},"modified":"2024-01-11T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T20:52:34","slug":"cnn-journalists-rail-against-zionist-entity-in-anti-israel-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-journalists-rail-against-zionist-entity-in-anti-israel-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN journalists express strong criticism of Israel in their social media posts"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fcnn-journalists-rail-against-zionist-entity-in-anti-israel-social-media-posts%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=2146668&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--><h2>Pro-Hamas rally in New York City (Adam Gray\/Getty Images)<\/h2>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<figure><figcaption>Journalists at\u200d CNN \u2063have slammed Israel in social media posts, with one calling out the &#8220;Zionist entity&#8221; \u2063online, according \u200cto a report from a \u2064media watchdog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Uncovering Controversial Statements<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>&#8220;Your precious\u2062 &#8216;Israel&#8217; &#8230; was injecting women\u200b of Ethiopian origin\u2063 with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-jabs-impact-both-male-and-female-fertility\/\" title=\"COVID Jabs Impact Both Male and Female Fertility\">long-acting contraceptive<\/a> (sterilizing them),&#8221; CNN producer \u200dMohammed Abdelbary \u2064said in \u200c2021 in \u200ba now-deleted post. &#8220;You supporting the Zionist entity is the greatest insult to Black \u200dand Ethiopian\u200b culture one could make.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Abdelbary joined \u200bCNN \u2064in 2021 and became\u200b a producer for its show <em>Connect the World with Becky Anderson<\/em>,\u200d according to pro-Israel watchdog HonestReporting, which\u2062 revealed the \u200c2021\u2064 post.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Abu Dhabi-based producer has \u200ccontributed to the network&#8217;s \u2063coverage \u2064of \u200bIsrael&#8217;s \u2064war \u2064on Hamas and has the lead\u200c byline on an October article focused on the \u2064plight of pregnant women in Gaza. That article said of Israel&#8217;s blockade of Gaza, following Hamas&#8217;s \u200bOct. 7 terror attacks, that &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">human rights organizations<\/a> have condemned the move as &#8216;collective punishment&#8217; and &#8216;a war crime.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Abdelbary has made \u2064anti-Israel \u200bposts on\u2063 social media as far back \u2063as \u20632014, when he said &#8220;fuck Israel&#8221; and that he\u200d hopes the country\u2064 gets &#8220;crushed by the Palestinians.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Another journalist\u2064 named \u2063by\u200d HonestReporting is British cameraman Richard \u200cHarlow, who has claimed on social media that \u2064Israel is committing war \u2064crimes, including harvesting the organs of dead\u200c Palestinians.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>&#8220;People are still talking about decapitated babies but no one\u2019s talking\u200b about \u200cthe Palestinian babies that HAVE been murdered\u2064 BY the Israelis,&#8221; he reportedly \u200dwrote in one \u2062post. Harlow said \u200don \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-image-claims-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-was-arrested-for-child-pornography-2\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Dwayne \u2018The Rock\u2019 Johnson Was Arrested For Child Pornography\">social media recently<\/a> that he has been tasked with editing footage from a local Gazan correspondent \u2064for CNN, the watchdog said.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Harlow&#8217;s\u2064 byline has also appeared on CNN pieces from before the war, including one that detailed the feelings of\u2063 Palestinians in the \u2064West Bank about a February 2023 meeting between\u2064 Secretary \u200bof State Antony Blinken and Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3>Response and Previous Criticisms<\/h3>\n<p>CNN responded to \u200cHonestReporting&#8217;s findings, telling the watchdog, &#8220;We were not aware \u200bof these posts and take what has been\u2063 reported very seriously. We are now \u2062investigating\u2063 the matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is not the \u2063first time CNN\u2062 has\u2063 received criticism for the reporters it uses to cover the war between Israel and Hamas. After a November report \u200bfrom HonestReporting, the\u2064 network\u2062 cut ties with a freelance photojournalist, Hassan Eslaiah, who was pictured receiving a \u2064kiss from Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.<\/p>\n<p>Other outlets have also \u200ccome under fire. Eslaiah had also worked for the \u200bAssociated Press, which \u2062likewise announced it would no longer work\u2062 with him after \u2064the \u2063report. A\u2063 month prior, the <em>New York\u2064 Times<\/em> reenlisted a videographer who \u2062had praised\u2064 Adolf Hitler to cover the war from Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How\u2062 important is the role of \u200cmedia\u200b watchdog organizations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/outlet-behind-coverage-of-young-chiefs-fan-in-facepaint-edits-original-article\/\" title=\"Outlet edits original article to include coverage of young Chiefs fan in facepaint\">holding news outlets accountable<\/a> for their reporting and maintaining transparency and \u2064integrity in journalism<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ccording to the\u2062 report from\u200d a media watchdog, journalists at CNN have been \u200dcriticized \u2062for their\u2063 controversial \u2063statements, including one instance where a producer referred to Israel as the &#8220;Zionist entity&#8221; and accused them of\u2063 sterilizing Ethiopian women.<\/p>\n<p>The statement\u2063 in question was\u2064 made by\u2063 CNN producer Mohammed Abdelbary \u2063in \u20632021 in a now-deleted social\u2062 media post. In the post, \u200dAbdelbary claimed that Israel was\u200c injecting women\u2062 of Ethiopian\u2062 origin with a long-acting\u2064 contraceptive, thereby sterilizing them. He further stated\u200b that supporting the \u2064&#8221;Zionist entity&#8221; was\u200d an insult to black and Ethiopian culture. The post was revealed by\u200b pro-Israel watchdog HonestReporting.<\/p>\n<p>Abdelbary joined CNN in 2021 and became a producer \u200cfor the show &#8220;Connect the \u2062World\u2062 with Becky Anderson.&#8221; He has contributed \u2062to the network&#8217;s coverage \u2064of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, particularly during Israel&#8217;s war on \u200cHamas. In\u200c October,\u200d an article with Abdelbary as the lead\u2063 byline was published, focusing\u200b on the difficult situation\u2064 faced\u200d by pregnant women in \u200dGaza. The article criticized Israel&#8217;s blockade of\u2064 Gaza, following Hamas&#8217;s \u200cterror\u2062 attacks on October 7, by referring to it as &#8220;collective punishment&#8221; and &#8220;a war crime,&#8221; \u2063as condemned \u200dby human rights organizations.<\/p>\n<p>These controversial statements by a\u2062 CNN producer raise concerns about the impartiality and objectivity of \u200bthe network&#8217;s reporting on\u200b the \u200bIsraeli-Palestinian conflict.\u2064 Abdelbary&#8217;s use of derogatory language\u200d and his unsubstantiated claim about Israel&#8217;s treatment\u200d of Ethiopian women undermine the credibility of CNN&#8217;s coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Journalists have a responsibility to report news in an \u200dunbiased and\u200c responsible \u2062manner.\u2064 It\u2064 is\u200c crucial for media outlets to\u2064 ensure that their employees adhere to ethical standards and refrain from making inflammatory or \u2062baseless allegations. Accurate and impartial\u2063 reporting is essential for \u2062fostering an informed public and promoting a fair understanding \u2062of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cuba-and-iran-in-havana-meeting-vow-to-confront-yankee-imperialism\/\" title=\"Cuba and Iran unite in Havana, pledge to confront 'Yankee imperialism'.\">complex global issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report \u2064concerning CNN&#8217;s\u200c journalist&#8217;s statements highlights the \u2062importance of \u2062media watchdog organizations in\u2063 holding news outlets \u2064accountable\u200b for \u2062their reporting. \u2064Transparency and accountability \u2064are essential in maintaining the\u200d integrity of journalism and \u2063safeguarding the public&#8217;s trust\u2063 in the media.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, CNN&#8217;s pro-Hamas \u200brally\u2062 in\u2063 New York \u200dCity raises concerns \u200dabout\u2063 the objectivity and impartiality of their reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The controversial statements made \u2062by\u2064 a CNN producer, including references to Israel as the &#8220;Zionist\u2062 entity&#8221; and unsubstantiated claims about\u200d their treatment of Ethiopian \u200dwomen, undermine the credibility \u200dof the network&#8217;s coverage. The incident emphasizes the need for\u200d media outlets to adhere to ethical standards and for media watchdog organizations to ensure accountability in journalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN journalists have faced criticism for their social media posts, with one referring to Israel as the &#8220;Zionist entity.&#8221; A media watchdog report revealed these comments, including allegations of sterilization of Ethiopian women<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2112,"featured_media":2146669,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2146668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2112"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2146668"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2146668\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2146669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2146668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2146668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2146668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}