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Mar 18, 2024 14 tweets 7 min read Read on X
🧵Probably the most sophisticated Al Jazeera "journalist" psy-op yet:

You may have seen the headlines today about Al Jazeera journalist Ismail al-Ghoul, who was apprehended by the IDF in Shifa Hospital while it was battling terrorists.

Given the multiple instances since October 7th of Al Jazeera journalists moonlighting as Hamas operatives (or vice versa), I figured I’d take a look into al-Ghoul as well.

What I found was a highly sophisticated, concerted effort to – for lack of a better word – manufacture a "legitimate journalist" out of whole cloth.Image
2/ Here are al-Ghoul's official journo social media accounts on telegram, x, and facebook. They were all created between November 2023 — February 2024.

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And here are his first posts on his official Instagram and TikTok accounts.

In other words, unlike many of the Al Jazeera journalists who have been exposed as terrorists or terror supporters since October 7th due to their social media activity, much of this guy's social media activity was inaccessible.

Or so I initially thought.Image
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4/ Turns out he has a personal Facebook, on which he loves to post his love for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

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5/ He also glorifies terrorism, like in the cases of Basel al-Arraj, the head of a PFLP cell who was killed in a gun battle in the West Bank in 2017, and Diya'a al-Sabarini, an al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist who was killed in a gunfight with the IDF
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6/ I then found an old disabled X account of his using internet sleuthing stuff.

He used to be a journalist at the Hamas-run news outlets Felesteen and Al-Resalah Image
7/ I also found that after working for Hamas news outlets, al-Ghoul worked for several "media production companies" in Gaza before moving over to Al Jazeera right after October 7th.

aljazeera.net/encyclopedia/2…
8/ Although al-Ghoul's old X account is disabled and his posts can be seen, I did some more internet sleuthing stuff and managed to find some of his old posts in which he demonstrates his antisemitism and support for terror.

For example:

"The greatest epidemic is the Israeli entity and every Arab trying to normalize it as a reality to coexist with them...

72 years of continuous crime and abuse against Palestinians, the most recent being exposing Palestinian prisoners to the global pandemic.

#Covid48"Image
9/ Translation:

"Alternative tools are a treasure in the hands of all the young people of the West Bank
#DownWithTheAnnexation_Decision" Image
10/ To clarify: al-Ghoul's prior TikTok, X, and Instagram accounts were deleted. We know this because the usernames of his new accounts on the platforms all end with the number 2.

It’s no small feat to erase much of someone's social media presence, create new profiles, and then amass hundreds of thousands of followers in just a few months, as seen with al-Ghoul.

The orchestrator of this psy-op invested considerable effort to conceal al-Ghoul’s connections to Hamas and his malevolent beliefs. They recognized the importance of meticulously shaping an image that aligns with the standards of “respected” news sources like Al Jazeera.

Ultimately, they transformed a Hamas operative into an ostensibly "legitimate" journalist, yet whose primary goal is to disseminate Hamas propaganda and demonize the State of Israel, whether through his reporting or now, by elevating his status to that of a martyr following his arrest.

Judging by the public response to al-Ghoul's arrest, it's evident that their strategy was wildly successful.Image
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11/ If you haven't done so yet, I would appreciate if you share my thread to spread the word about this type of nefarious public manipulation.

And while you're at it, please share the legendary @mishtal's thread about the Ghoul as well!

12/ If you made it this far, feel free to check out some of my other threads exposing Al Jazeera "journalists"

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Apr 1
At the risk of stating the obvious, @nickturse's new report in the @CostsOfWar about Palestinian journalists is flaming hot garbage that doesn't even attempt to address the fact that virtually the entire media apparatus in Gaza is dominated by Hamas.

Let's begin, shall we? 🧵 Image
First off, it's worth noting that any report relying on data from @pressfreedom or Al Jazeera—as this one does—is doomed from the outset.

In the case of Al Jazeera, dozens of its "journalists" are confirmed terrorists, and it was even run by former Hamas official Wadah Khanfar Image
Here's info on 20 Al Jazeera "journalists," many of whom are terrorists:

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Mar 24
Meet Qatari Education Minister Lolwah Alkhater.

Alkhater was extremely quick to condemn the killing of Hamas terror-journo Hossam Shabat.

So quick, in fact, that it got me wondering: What else has she said about Israel and Hamas? 🧵 Image
First off, she wrote a poem for deceased Hamas leader and October 7th mastermind Yahya Sinwar Image
She was also a huge fan of Ismail Haniyeh, who she referred to as a "righteous servant" and a man of "miracles" Image
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Mar 22
🧵 In honor of Witkoff’s interview with Tucker, here’s a look at some of the greatest hits from Qatar’s “decent, moderate, and well-motivated” government, over the last year alone:

1. Building in Doha lit up to commemorate the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh Image
2. Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the mother of Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, glorifies Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar upon his death Image
3. Qatari state-run media praising Hamas Image
Read 8 tweets
Mar 19
Was doing some research and came across ANOTHER “journalist” who invaded Israel on October 7th.

His name is Mohammed Salama. And since March 2024, he's been working for Al Jazeera 🧵 Image
He has 143k followers on Instagram Image
His Facebook page shows that his Telegram channel is called “Gaza News Network.”

So what’s inside the Telegram channel, aside from scores of pictures and videos celebrating Hamas and Islamic Jihad?

Well, let's turn to his posts from October 7th. Image
Read 5 tweets
Mar 15
Earlier today, the IDF said it struck a terror cell in Gaza. allegedly killing eight people. But the UK-based charity Al Khair Foundation claims those killed were actually volunteers and journalists documenting their work.

Let's break down what we know so far 🧵 Image
Firstly, in July 2024, the IDF eliminated a Hamas commander doubling as a director in the foundation, which the IDF stated “transfers funds to terrorist organizations, with the disguise of humanitarian activity.”

So already, I'd be skeptical of anything the foundation claims Image
In terms of the "journalists" who were killed, while I haven’t done a deep dive into all of them, it's worth noting that at least two of them have ties to terrorism:

Mahmoud Al-Sarraj (محمود السراج)​ and Bilal Abu Matar (بلال أبو مطر)
Read 9 tweets
Mar 11
Meet Heba Farouk Mahfouz, a reporter in the @washingtonpost's Cairo Bureau.

Since the start of 2025, all 13 of the articles she's written have focused on Israel and Hamas.

The problem? She actually supports Hamas, and thinks Israel shouldn't exist. Let's dive in 🧵 Image
Call me old-fashioned, but I think it’s wildly inappropriate for a journalist to report on a country she believes is “illegal” and shouldn’t exist Image
Doubling down on the "Israel being illegal" thing Image
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