{"id":512211,"date":"2022-11-19T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/cnn-drops-producer-idris-mukhtar-ibrahim-over-hamas-praise-teamhitler-post\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T00:01:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T21:01:45","slug":"cnn-drops-producer-idris-mukhtar-ibrahim-over-hamas-praise-teamhitler-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-drops-producer-idris-mukhtar-ibrahim-over-hamas-praise-teamhitler-post\/","title":{"rendered":"#CNN drops producer Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim over Hamas praise, &#8216;#TeamHitler&#8217; post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e0c523905\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a40e0c523905\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/cnn-drops-producer-idris-mukhtar-ibrahim-over-hamas-praise-teamhitler-post\/#%E2%80%9CCNN_drops_producer_Idris_Mukhtar_Ibrahim_over_Hamas_praise_%E2%80%98TeamHitler_post%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;CNN drops producer Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim over Hamas praise, &#8216;#TeamHitler&#8217; post&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CCNN_drops_producer_Idris_Mukhtar_Ibrahim_over_Hamas_praise_%E2%80%98TeamHitler_post%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;CNN drops producer Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim over Hamas praise, &#8216;#TeamHitler&#8217; post&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--syndicated\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__header\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__logo\">\n                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foxnews.com\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144&amp;h=96&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_small size-nyp_small\" alt=\"Fox News\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=288 288w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=216 216w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=144 144w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=72 72w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/fox-news-logo.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\"\/><\/a>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>CNN said it was cutting ties with a freelance producer Thursday after posts praising\u00a0Hamas terrorism\u00a0and expressing support for \u201c#TeamHitler\u201d were exposed, adding to a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> of accusations relating to the network\u2019s purported bias against the Jewish State.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, pro-Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> watchdog group HonestReporting reported on tweets from Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim, who worked as a freelancer covering a range of international stories for CNN \u2013 including Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In one example, Ibrahim co-wrote a story on a Nov. 13 article about\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/biden-call-netanyahu-election-win-calls-challenger-palestinian-president\">Israel\u2019s incoming coalition<\/a>. On the same day, HonestReporting editor Akiva Van Koningsveld published a report revealing Ibrahim\u2019s history of anti-Semitic rhetoric online, arguing that it \u201ccalls into question his ability to impartially report on the Arab-Israeli conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to screenshots reported by the organization, Ibrahim tweeted in 2014 that he has \u201cshifted to team Germany after finding out that Messi supports Israel. #teamHitler,\u201d although it was unclear if he was being facetious.<\/p>\n<p>In another tweet that same year, Ibraham praised members of the\u00a0Palestinian militant group Hamas, calling them \u201cmodern-day freedom fighters\u201d who are \u201cdefending their land.\u201d Ibrahim also said Hamas was \u201centitled to armed struggle.\u201d Hamas is a U.S.-designated terror organization that governs the Gaza S<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-01.jpeg?w=1024\" alt=\"Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim\" class=\"wp-image-24711474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-01.jpeg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>CNN fired Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim after a Tweet where he quipped he\u2019s #TeamHitler was exposed. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">UC Berkeley<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CNN told Fox <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> that it was unaware of his past rhetoric.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIdris was employed as a freelancer by CNN. We were not aware of these tweets, which were published before we began working with him,\u201d a CNN spokesperson said. \u201cWe have informed him that we will no longer be working with him in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim shared an apology on Friday morning for his prior tweets, stating, \u201cIn 2014, I wrote some ignorant and hurtful tweets. I regret having done so and unreservedly apologize for the pain my words caused, especially to the Jewish Community. They were offensive and I must take responsibility. I was young, new to social media, and blurted out.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>Ibrahim began working as a freelance field producer for CNN International in 2015. According to his\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/journalism.berkeley.edu\/person\/idris-muktar-ibrahim\/\">student biography page<\/a>, he has worked closely with CNN correspondents such as Jim Acosta.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim was not the only employee of CNN who allegedly expressed extreme views.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, a former CNN photo editor resigned after statements that he tweeted prior to working at the network resurfaced.\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/cnn-photo-editor-resigns-after-calling-terror-victims-jewish-pigs-report\">Mohammed Elshamy<\/a>\u00a0reportedly referred to victims killed in a terror attack in Israel as \u201cJewish pigs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the network fired left-wing\u00a0commentator Marc Lamont Hill\u00a0after critics accused him of using a dog whistle advocating for the elimination of Israel, \u201cfrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CNN also has a lengthy history of critics accusing the network of an\u00a0alleged bias\u00a0on its reporting relating to terrorism in Israel and the surrounding territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Hamas\" class=\"wp-image-24711527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/cnn-hamas-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim called Hamas \u201cfreedom fighters.\u201d<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Anadolu Agency via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer famously called out CNN\u2019s reporting on the region on live television in 2014, calling its reporting on that year\u2019s Gaza-Israel war a \u201cdisservice\u201d to viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Around this time period, CNN was forced to apologize after a\u00a0Palestinian terror attack\u00a0in a synagogue was reported onscreen as \u201cPolice Shot, Killed 2 Palestinians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They later amended the headline to \u201c4 Israelis, 2 Palestinians dead in Jerusalem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Critics blasted CNN for its framing of the attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Former Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren tweeted, \u201cCNN \u2013 ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! How would America react to the headline: \u20183,000 Americans and 19 Arabs killed on 9\/11\u2019? You broke all bounds!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, CNN was forced to apologize after <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earing to question whether a terrorist attack, which left four people dead and dozens wounded, took place in Tel Aviv\u2019s Sarona market.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Jerusalem Post reported, \u201cCNN inspired outrage with its headline when it put the word \u2018terrorists\u2019 in quotations. Additionally, the news agency failed to mention terrorism even once in the article reporting the ordeal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ibrahim\u2019s uncovered posts come less than a month after the same media watchdog group revealed that\u00a0Palestinian freelance journalist Shatha Hammad\u00a0\u2013 who was the recipient of the prestigious Kurt Schork Award in International Journalism \u2013 repeatedly praised Hitler in old Facebook posts, and even referred to the Nazi leader as \u201cher friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hammad was set to appear as a guest speaker on a panel moderated by CNN\u2019s Christiane Amanpour at the Thomson Reuters Foundation\u2019s annual Trust Conference in London last month, but was stripped of the award once her social media history came to light.<\/p>\n<p>Other examples of issues in the mainstream media\u2019s coverage of Israel included reports the New York Times was using pro-Hitler stingers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Times severed ties with the freelancers in August after multiple expos\u00e9s by HonestReporting. It was unknown whether the Times was aware of their sentiments or vetted the individuals when they were hired.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>One had said, \u201cIn the end, the Jews are sons of the dogs, and I am in favor of killing them and burning them like Hitler did to them. I would be extremely happy,\u201d according to the report.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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