CBS News reporter in Gaza allegedly posted antisemitic social media rants: Are Jews human like us?
A Palestinian reporter for CBS News who lives in the Gaza Strip repeatedly posted anti-Israel vitriol on social media — once asking, “Are the Jews human like us?” — according to a damning report by a media watchdog.Marwan Al-Ghoul, 61, has been the Tiffany Network’s go-to reporter inside the war-torn enclave after the Oct.7 massacre by Hamas terrorists.
Foreign journalists cannot get access to Gaza without permission from the Israeli military.His coverage over the past year has been lauded by colleagues at CBS News, which recently found itself embroiled in controversy for reprimanding morning show host Tony Dokoupil over his critical interview of anti-Israel author Ta-Nehisi Coates.Al-Ghoul’s objectivity was called into question after his anti-Israel social media posts were uncovered in a report by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA), a pro-Israel media watchdog.In one Facebook post from May 2022, the veteran reporter allegedly wrote: “34 years of news coverage can be summed up: Are the Jews human like us?,” according to the report released last week.Another troubling alleged post came on a different Oct.
7, in 2018, the day a Palestinian gunned down two Israeli parents near Tel Aviv, when Al-Ghoul wrote, “The West Bank embraces Gaza, Blessed are the hands,” according to CAMERA.The report also cited another 2018 Facebook post by Al-Ghoul, saying that “America and Israel are heading toward their demise, but when?”Al-Ghoul has also allegedly “liked” several antisemitic posts.He gave a thumbs-up to a Facebook user who posted: “By no means do they [Jews] count as human, these are monsters in a human body,” the CAMERA report found.Jonah Cohen, CAMERA’s communications director, told The Post that Al-Ghoul’s comments are “deeply troubling.” He also called into question CBS News’ “commitment to ethical journalism and responsible reporting.”CBS News did not respond to The Post’s request...