Hamas Terror Group Honors Al-Jazeera for ?High Professionalism? in Anti-Israel Coverage

pic.twitter.com/o646nuralH— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) June 10, 2021Hamas is a radical U.S.-designated Islamic terror organization, whose charter calls openly for the murder of Jews, and which launched over 4,000 terror rockets at Israel from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip over a period of 11 days last month.The award comes as hundreds of journalists from mainstream and left-wing media outlets signed an open letter this week urging journalists to cover Israel’s “oppression” of Palestinians.“The evidence of Israel’s systematic oppression of Palestinians is overwhelming and must no longer be sanitized,” the letter reads.“We are calling on journalists to tell the full, contextualized truth without fear or favor, to recognize that obfuscating Israel’s oppression of Palestinians fails this industry’s own objectivity standards,” it continues.American Jewish Committee (AJC) managing director Avi Mayer told Fox News on Friday the Hamas comments should serve as a wake-up call.Holy crap: Al Jazeera has accepted an award from Hamas for its coverage of the recent hostilities between the terrorist group and Israel. Enough,” she added.During their recent conflict with Hamas, Israeli forces bombed the Al-Jalaa Gaza building, which houses media offices that Jerusalem reportedly provided evidence proving it also served as a terrorist headquarters, housing Hamas’ military intelligence and research and development unit as well as offices of the terrorist-designated Islamic Jihad.Last month, Al-Jazeera’s senior Gaza correspondent Wael Al-Dahdouh was greeted with applause and cheers by crowds in the coastal enclave celebrating Hamas’ “victory” following a ceasefire with Israel after the terror group launched over 4,000 rockets at civilian population centers throughout the Jewish state.The video shows Al-Dahdouh being embraced by crowds of cheering Palestinians, some shaking hands and others taking selfies with the Al-Jazeera “celebrity.”Al-Jazeera has a history of anti-American and antisemitic programming, has been accused of promoting jihadist sentiment, and has been banned in numerous countries.CIA documents linked to the raid on Osama bin Laden’s hideout in Pakistan revealed the al-Qaeda terror chief praised Al-Jazeera as a potential ally.In 2019, congressman Jack Bergman wrote, “Al Jazeera’s record of radical anti-American, anti-Semitic, and anti-Israel broadcasts warrants scrutiny from regulators to determine whether this network is in violation of US law.”Follow Joshua Klein on Twitter @JoshuaKlein.Israel / Middle EastMediaPoliticsal-JazeeraGazaHamasIDFIslamic JihadJonathan ConricusJonathan SchanzerQatarSimon Wiesenthal Center.Please let us know if you're having issues with commenting.Copyright © 2021 Breitbart