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CNN Fires Producer For Anti-Israel Tweets

Photo Caption: CNN has announced that it will be cutting ties with freelancer Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim after his anti-Israel Twitter posts were revealed. (The CNN Center in <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Atlanta">Atlanta</a>.<a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/12734746@N00">Josh Hallett</a> from Winter Haven
<p><em>CNN&nbsp;</em>said it was cutting ties with a freelance producer Thursday after posts praising Hamas terrorism and expressing support for “#TeamHitler” were exposed, adding to a series of accusations relating to the network’s purported bias against the Jewish State.</p> <p>Idris Mukhtar Ibrahim, who worked as a freelancer covering a range of international stories for&nbsp;<em>CNN&nbsp;</em>– including Israel – drew the attention of media watchdog group HonestReporting earlier this week.</p> <p>On Nov 13, HonestReporting editor Akiva Van Koningsveld reported Ibrahim’s history of anti-Semitic rhetoric online, arguing that it “calls into question his ability to impartially report on the Arab-Israeli conflict.”</p> <p>Screenshots alleged to be from Ibrahim's account show tweets from 2014 stating “shifted to team Germany after finding out that Messi supports Israel. #teamHitler." It is unclear if this remark may have been intended in jest. Another tweet praised Hamas as “modern-day freedom fighters” who are “defending their land" and “entitled to armed struggle.” Hamas is the U.S.-designated terror organization that governs the Gaza Strip.</p>
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