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| ‘Journalist or terrorist’: Israeli envoy accuses UN of amplifying Hamas ‘lies’ on world stage |
| 2026-06-30 |
| [IsraelTimes] After Palestinian terror groups’ acknowledgement that multiple supposed journalists killed in the Gaza war were among their ranks, Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon uses his time at the UN Security Council for a quiz of “Journalist or terrorist?” “Israel is condemned again and again and again,” Danon tells the council. “A claim is made against Israel. The UN repeats it and then the world condemns it. Then when the truth comes out — it takes time, sometimes weeks, months, years — no apology, no correction, no retraction. They move on. We will not move on.” Danon holds up several photos of ostensible members of the press killed in Gaza, before flipping them to reveal their role as combatants.
“The same propaganda campaign was repeated here by New York City’s mayor. Mr. [Zohran] Mamdani stood before a crowd… He said Israel killed an Al Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Wishah,” Dano said. “Mr. Mamdani, we have the video, we have the evidence. This is Ahmed Wishah, the one that you condemned us for eliminiating,” he said, flipping the photo to show Wishah sporting a jihadist headband and a rifle. “A Hamas terrorist, a sniper in Hamas’s military wing.” The envoy went on: “This is the machine. Hamas makes a claim, the NGO ecosystem, rapporteurs, briefers, all repeat the lies. Then a UN report rubber-stamps it, the world’s media broadcasts it, and Israel is condemned before the facts are even checked.” After ToI investigation showed some killed Gaza ‘journalists’ were terror operatives, Committee to Protect Journalists reviewing database of slain Gaza reporters [IsraelTimes] Following a Times of Israel investigation that found multiple Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives were previously identified as journalists, the Committee to Protect Journalists says it is conducting a “full review” of its database of journalists killed during the war in Gaza. The Times of Israel examined hundreds of names published in recent months on official Hamas and PIJ military-wing Telegram channels and affiliated accounts, identifying multiple operatives who had previously been reported as media workers and other civilians. “CPJ has always been clear that we do not include anyone in our data sets if there is evidence that they were engaging in combat or inciting imminent violence,” CPJ CEO Jodie Ginsberg says in a statement, adding that the organization “condemns in no uncertain terms the misrepresentation of combatants as journalists or media workers.” The review is expected to be completed in July. Related: Finally naming their war dead, Gazan terror groups admit some slain journalists were fighters CPJ says it has already removed eight names from its database after determining the individuals were Hamas or PIJ combatants, along with 12 others removed for unrelated reasons. The organization’s tally of journalists and media workers “killed by Israel in Gaza and in Israeli detention centers” since October 7, 2023, now stands at 209. Related: Danny Danon 05/29/2026 Israel cuts ties with UN chief for adding IDF to war-zone sexual violence blacklist Danny Danon 04/01/2026 UN probe shows roadside blast killed 2 UNIFIL troops; IDF: Hezbollah planted bombs Danny Danon 01/29/2026 PM after Gvili’s return: Next phase in Gaza is not reconstruction, it’s demilitarization Related: Committee to Protect Journalists: 2026-06-21 German journalist detained in Syria returns home after release Committee to Protect Journalists: 2026-02-25 Islamic Jihad confirms senior operative, a Doctors Without Borders staffer, was killed by Israel in 2024 Committee to Protect Journalists: 2025-08-11 4 Al Jazeera staff, incl. reporter Anas Al Sharif, killed in Israeli attack outside Gaza's al-Shifa hospital; IDF has receipts showing al Sharif also Hamas cell leader |
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