Al Jazeera Reporter on Israeli Strike That Killed Gaza Bureau Chief’s Family
www.democracynow.org
We speak with Al Jazeera correspondent Youmna ElSayed in Gaza, where an Israeli airstrike killed the family of the news outlet’s Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh on Wednesday. The Qatar-based news network is one of the few international outlets with reporters in Gaza. The Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 25 in total, and Dahdouh had fled to the refugee camp with his family after Israel ordered residents of northern Gaza to vacate their homes. He learned of the deaths of his wife, son, daughter and grandson while reporting live on the air. “When we say there’s no safe place in Gaza, we’re not lying,” says ElSayed, who criticizes Israel for its history of targeting media. The killings on Wednesday came after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly urged Qatari leaders to pressure Al Jazeera to tone down its coverage of the war. Palestinian authorities say the death toll from Israel’s 20-day bombardment of the Gaza Strip has topped 7,000, including over 2,900 children.

I recommend listening to the whole thing, but here’s the nug:

YOUMNA ELSAYED: Yes, I just want to say one thing. I want to say this, and I want the world to remember my words. In my culture, in my language, we say, ”Kama tadinu tudan, walaw ba’ada heen.” In your culture, in your language, they say, “What goes around comes around.” And when it comes around, like this whole world is watching the genocides happening in the Gaza Strip, we shall be watching, too.

Israel fucked up. God damn journalists saying this openly? I mean, obviously the Western press won’t cover this, but this is after Biden went whining to Qatar to reign in Al Jazeera lol

I held my nose for that shit in 2020 “to stop fascism” but fuck, this motherfucker endorsed genocide anyway. Not making that mistake again 🤢

  • sexywheat [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    25·
    1 year ago

    I really don’t think the rest of the world is ever going to look at USA/Israel the same way ever again after this. Of course the governments of the “always the same map” countries will go along business as usual, but for the rest of the world I think this is going to even accelerate the push for BRICS alternative to American empire.

    • Frogmanfromlake [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      The country is still worshipped after arming the Contras, Islamic extremists, right-wing death squads, etc. Muh KFC and Netflix are powerful soft power tools that make the world forgive the US way too much. Same shit with Japanese anime and games allowing people to overlook Japan’s extremely right-wing nationalism.

  • edge [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    but this is after Biden went whining to Qatar to reign in Al Jazeera lol

    Then Israel murdered the family of one of their top journalists. His wife, his daughter, his grandson, and his 15 year old son.

    • queermunist she/her@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      13·
      1 year ago

      Yeah I gotta stop listening to DemocracyNow at work, I keep bursting into tears. When ElSayad described Israel’s “warning shot” on the tower she was reporting from I could only imagine how fucking scared she must have been. Or when they bombed traffic and almost killed her. Fuck fuck fkfkfk