The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have discovered that the Qatari-owned news organization Al Jazeera employed a Hamas terrorist, Abdallah Aljamal, whose family allegedly held three hostages who were freed in a raid of the IDF. Aljamal was killed during the rescue mission in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera has listed Aljamal as the author on its website, but the Jerusalem bureau chief of the now-closed Al Jazeera bureau, Omar al-Walid, denied that Aljamal worked for the network.
Imran Khan, chief correspondent of Al Jazeera English channel, clarified that Aljamal was a freelancer in the past. Aljamal also reported for the Palestine Chronicle.
Al Jazeera journalists have been accused of supporting terrorism over the years, according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). The report lists examples of Al Jazeera journalists who allegedly aided Hamas in a massacre in Israel.
The terrorist organization Hamas is currently holding more than 121 hostages in Gaza. Aljamal's wife was killed during the IDF rescue operation. Last week, a district court in Tel Aviv-Jaffa determined that there is a “close connection” between Al Jazeera and Hamas, with the court's vice president, Shai Yaniv, claiming that the terrorist organization Hamas is advancing its targets through the channel.
Israeli military experts have suggested that Al Jazeera uses its reporters to track Israeli military movements and then passes the information on to Hamas. Yaniv said the evidence shows that Al Jazeera had harmed Israel's national security.
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