House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday questioned why the New York Times “provided a platform” for the Hamas-appointed mayor of Gaza City, whose op-ed condemning Israel’s war against the terrorist group was published by the Gray Lady on Christmas Eve.
“The New York Times provided a platform to a politician appointed by Hamas, the group designated by the United States as a foreign terrorist organization and responsible for the heinous October 7 massacre,” Johnson wrote in a post.
“The NYT has no shame?” the Louisiana Republican added.
The opinion piece, titled “I am the mayor of Gaza City. Our lives and culture are in rubble” – was written by Yahya R. Sarraj, who was hand-picked by Hamas in 2019 to govern the Palestinian city.
In his op-ed, Sarraj criticizes Israel for “causes[ing] the death of more than 20,000 people” and for destroying or damaging “approximately half of the buildings” in the Gaza Strip. It cites data from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry.
“The NYT has no shame?” the House Speaker tweeted in response to the op-ed. Bonnie Cash/UPI/Shutterstock
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza was launched after the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas that left around 1,200 soldiers and civilians dead in the Jewish state. Hamas also kidnapped more than 200 people and has refused to release about 130 hostages, according to the Israeli government.
Republican presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday also joined the chorus of voices criticizing the New York Times for publishing Sarraj’s op-ed.
“Remember when the New York Times staff threw a tantrum over a Republican senator’s op-ed?” Haley said in a tweet, referring to a 2020 column by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that called for a forceful military response to quell unrest by Black Lives Matter and Antifa protesters following the police killing of George Floyd. .
The opinion piece, titled “I am the mayor of Gaza City. Our lives and culture are in rubble” – was written by Yahya R. Sarraj, who was hand-picked by Hamas in 2019 to govern the Palestinian city. fake images
Former New York Times opinion page editor James Bennet was forced to resign after the paper’s staff was infuriated by his decision to greenlight Cotton’s article.
“We heard no complaints from NYT staff about the publication of an op-ed by a Hamas-appointed mayor over Christmas. That tells him everything he needs to know about the state of our media,” Haley added.
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