Thee NY Times be protectin' a scallywag journalist who praised Hitler! Claimin' he be keepin' "high journalistic standards," arr!
2023-10-20
Arr! The New York Times be supportin' one o' its scurvy freelancers from Gaza, who aforetime be caught praisin' Hitler and callin' Hamas "the resistance" on the interweb! Talk about a walkin' plank!
The New York Times has come under fire for rehiring a Gaza journalist who previously praised Adolf Hitler. The journalist in question, Soliman Hijjy, had his work featured by the Times between 2018 and 2021. In 2022, a pro-Israel media watchdog called HonestReporting exposed Hijjy's Facebook posts, in which he praised Hitler and referred to Hamas' rocket fire as "the resistance." Despite this controversy, the Times has defended its decision to rehire Hijjy as part of its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. According to a spokesperson for the Times, they reviewed Hijjy's problematic social media posts and took steps to ensure he understood their concerns and could adhere to their standards. The spokesperson also claimed that Hijjy has maintained high journalistic standards and has delivered important and impartial work in Gaza. However, critics have questioned how Hijjy can cover the conflict impartially when he has praised Hitler in the past. Hijjy has contributed to eight reports for the Times since his rehiring, including their coverage of an explosion outside a Gaza hospital, which was initially reported as an Israeli airstrike. The Times' decision to rehire Hijjy has been met with backlash, with critics accusing the newspaper of spreading Hamas propaganda and stoking anti-Semitism. Israeli Ambassador to the U.N., Gilad Erdan, called the rehiring of Hijjy "spreading Hamas propaganda" and urged Jews to boycott the Times.