{"id":538868,"date":"2021-05-24T17:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=538868"},"modified":"2021-05-24T17:21:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T21:21:00","slug":"bbc-is-investigating-journalist-who-previously-tweeted-hitler-was-right-about-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bbc-is-investigating-journalist-who-previously-tweeted-hitler-was-right-about-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Is Investigating Journalist Who Previously Tweeted \u2018Hitler Was Right\u2019 About Israel"},"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%2Fbbc-is-investigating-journalist-who-previously-tweeted-hitler-was-right-about-israel%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=538868&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-97374687.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The BBC has launched an investigation into Palestinian affairs specialist Tala Halawa for a number of anti-Semitic tweets of hers that have resurfaced, per a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/jewishnews.timesofisrael.com\/bbc-investigating-journalist-who-wrote-hitler-was-right\/\">The Jerusalem Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"10.291525423729\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tala Halawa is a &#8220;digital journalist&#8221; for the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Halawa directly influences and creates news content watched by many millions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>In what world can someone like this work for a professional news outlet? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r2LIHmZfF2\">pic.twitter.com\/r2LIHmZfF2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HonestReporting\/status\/1396370685782597633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIsrael Is more #Nazi than #Hitler ! Oh, #HitlerWasRight #IDF go to hell,\u201d Halawa tweeted in 2014, the one of the last major times the Israeli-Palestinian conflict came to a head. \u201c#PrayForGaza.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In other posts, Halawa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/bbc-journalist-hitler-was-right-\">reportedly<\/a> said \u201cur media is produced by ur zionist government in order 2 produce ignorant people,\u201d \u201c#Zionists can\u2019t get enough of our blood,\u201d and \u201cthey\u2019re are [sic] crying the holocaust every single moment but they\u2019re practicing it every single moment as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/honestreporting.com\/bbc-journalists-hitler-was-right-other-antisemitic-tweets-exposed\/\">Honest Reporting<\/a>, Halawa made other anti-Semitic remarks on Twitter as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201canti_Semitism melodrama is not trending anymore you stupid #Zionists #Jerusalem #capital of #palestine,\u201d she tweeted in 2014. \u201cso #Zionists of #HarNof are so pissed bcuz of foreign media coverage? great, we\u2019ve been dealing with biased media since forever u racist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Halawa allegedly suggested that the solution to the conflict was to send Jews to the United States, The Jerusalem Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/bds-threat\/bbc-reporter-comes-under-fire-for-tweets-supporting-hitler-668946\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"5.6339522546419\">\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p><em>In another post on Facebook, she shared an image with the slogan \u201cSolution for Israel Palestinian conflict \u2013 relocate Israel into United States,\u201d which she captioned to be an \u201ceasy and simple world solution! To enlightening the \u2018dark radical\u2019 middle east.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectator.co.uk\/article\/bbc-journalist-hitler-was-right-\">The Spectator<\/a>, Halawa is a digital journalist who recently covered the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for the outlet:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"9.7477477477477\">\n<p><em>Digital journalist Tala Halawa has been closely involved in the Beeb\u2019s recent coverage of the Israel-Palestine conflict, providing additional&nbsp;<a class=\"Hyperlink2-module__link--political Hyperlink2-module__link--political--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/world-middle-east-57142627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reporting<\/a>&nbsp;in a piece on children who have died and fronting a&nbsp;<a class=\"Hyperlink2-module__link--political Hyperlink2-module__link--political--underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/av\/world-middle-east-57208311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a>&nbsp;about the model Bella Hadid\u2019s views on the issue. Halawa is the Palestine Specialist in BBC Monitoring, specialising&nbsp;in Palestinian affairs and reporting for BBC services such as the Arabic website&nbsp;and the BBC World Service. All of these services are supposed to subscribe to the&nbsp;BBC\u2019s rules on impartiality and rigorous journalism.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before working for the BBC, Halawa was employed by the Palestinian radio station 24FM, per a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/05\/24\/bbc-investigating-reporter-who-tweeted-hitler-was-right\/\">The New York Post<\/a>. She was at the radio station at the time the tweets were made in 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The first point on the BBC\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/downloads.bbc.co.uk\/aboutthebbc\/insidethebbc\/howwework\/policiesandguidelines\/pdf\/bbc_code_of_conduct_feb01_2019.pdf\">\u201ceditorial values\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;is \u201ctrust,\u201d which says:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"6\">\n<p><em>Trust is the foundation of the BBC: we\u2019re independent and honest. We\u2019re committed to accuracy and impartiality. We work hard to never intentionally mislead our audiences.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Although Halawa\u2019s comments were made before she was employed with the BBC, the outlet says they are investigating the matter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese tweets predate the individual\u2019s employment with the BBC but we are nevertheless taking this very seriously and are investigating,\u201d the BBC said in a statement to The Spectator.<\/p>\n<p>Halawa has since deleted her Twitter and LinkedIn accounts.<\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>member<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC has launched an investigation into Palestinian affairs specialist Tala Halawa for a number of anti-Semitic tweets of hers that have resurfaced, per a report from The Jerusalem Post.Tala &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312856,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-97374687.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BBC Is Investigating Journalist Who Previously Tweeted \u2018Hitler Was Right\u2019 About Israel","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-538868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-97374687.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"BBC Is Investigating Journalist Who Previously Tweeted \u2018Hitler Was Right\u2019 About Israel","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538868","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}