'Newseum' folds under pressure, will not honor Gaza journalists

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'Newseum' folds under pressure, will not honor Gaza journalists killed reporting on Israeli attack

Last week we reported Israel supporters were pressuring the Newseum to drop two Palestinian journalists, Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, from its yearly event honoring reporters killed in the line of duty. Al-Kumi and Salama worked for Al-Aqsa television and were killed in the Israeli assault on Gaza last November. Although the Newseum originally defended their inclusion, this morning the Washington, DC-based museum dedicated to the news industry announced that al-Kumi and Salama would in fact not be a part of today's ceremony.

Starting last week, pro-Israel advocates and organizations started to pressure the museum arguing that Al-Kumi and Salama should be considered terrorists because Al-Aqsa TV is affiliated with Hamas. The campaign to pressure the Newseum picked up over the weekend with both the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee chiming in.

First the ADL:

ADL said the inclusion of Hussam Salama and Mahmoud Al-Kumi in the Newseum Journalists Memorial was "a dark day for an American institution devoted to free speech and the First Amendment." Salama and Al-Kumi were members of Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State.

"It is a dark day when members of a terrorist organization advancing their agenda through murderous violence are honored as part of a tribute to journalists killed in the line of duty," said Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director. "This decision flies in the face of the founding mission of Newseum to 'educate the public about the value of a free press in a free society.' Salama and Al-Kumi were terrorist operatives working for a network that routinely promotes anti-Semitism and incitement to violence. These men were working for a propaganda outlet, not a legitimate news organization."

ADL urged the Newseum to reconsider the decision and remove the names of Al-Kumi and Salama from the roster of the Journalists Memorial before they are officially added to the permanent memorial scheduled to be unveiled on Monday.

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This is ridiculous, I don't need to go through it as we all know how rubbish it is. But I see it as an attempt to supress the Palestinain national identity. Israel doesn't want to see any Palestinians recognized anywhere and use their pathetic and sadistic propaganda to pressure them into removing these journalists.

Thoughts?

 

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Israel is an illegitimate regime. The regime knows it. This is why they oppress the Palestinian people. We should be fully supporting Palestine. China has always been pro-Palestine. Even during Abbas visit, President Xi supported Palestinian cause. Go Palestine!!!

 

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Israel is an illegitimate regime. The regime knows it. This is why they oppress the Palestinian people. We should be fully supporting Palestine. China has always been pro-Palestine. Even during Abbas visit, President Xi supported Palestinian cause. Go Palestine!!!

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