'I wish Hamas would kill you': Fired Jewish Chronicle writer lashes out at Israeli reporter for revealing identity

A freelance writer alleged to have fabricated claims relating to the Gaza war tells a Channel 13 reporter he wishes Hamas would kill the man, after the network revealed his true identity.

Eli Yifrach, who wrote under the name Elon Perry as a freelance journalist, was fired last week from The Jewish Chronicle, and his articles were deleted from their website.

“You are a monster, a maniac, a liar. I don’t understand who created you. I wish Hamas would kill you, you are unnecessary in Israeli society,” Yifrach tells the reporter in a phone conversation.

Asked if he has any regrets, Yifrach says: “No, I have no regrets. You should be the one who is regretful. The guardians and all those who published until now, they are people like you — bloodthirsty,” he says, referencing British newspaper The Guardian, which reported on the scandal.

“So then why did they fire you?” the reporter asks.

“This is my deal with them. They needed to write what they wrote in order to satisfy you and the others,” Yifrach says.

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