From the Liveblog of
Friday, October 20, 2023
Israeli envoy blasts NYT for rehiring reporter who praised Hitler
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan blasts The New York Times for rehiring a reporter in Gaza who praised Hitler.
Soliman Hijjy’s byline has been on NYT stories since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war after a two-year hiatus.
“The @nytimes has just rehired a NAZI. Let that sink in. Soliman Hijjy praises Hitler, and the NYT rehired him,” Erdan tweets.
“Spreading Hamas propaganda and rehiring a Holocaust-praising terror supporter, actively stokes antisemitism,” he says.
The @nytimes has just rehired a NAZI
Let that sink in.
Soliman Hijjy praises Hitler, and the NYT rehired him.
We all saw how the NYT immediately parroted Hamas’ lies regarding the al-Ahli hospital (which Hijjy contributed to) and still refuses to retract these fabrications.… pic.twitter.com/7WaCDm2YdX
— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) October 20, 2023
In a statement responding to the criticism, The New York Times says, “We reviewed problematic social media posts by Mr. Hijjy when they first came to light in 2022 and took a variety of actions to ensure he understood our concerns and could adhere to our standards if he wished to do freelance work for us in the future.”
“Mr. Hijjy followed those steps and has maintained high journalistic standards. He has delivered important and impartial work at great personal risk in Gaza during this conflict,” the statement adds.
