Sophia Flores of OAN
1:15pm – Friday, February 23, 2024
American and Israeli citizens killed in the October 7 attack by Hamasth Israel’s attackers have filed a lawsuit against Associated Press (AP) for its role in the tragedy.
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On Wednesday night, an American and an Israeli-American filed a complaint with the Southern District of Florida. The lawsuit lists the following damages: anti-terrorism law.
In their complaint, they allege that the Associated Press knowingly employed four Hamas-affiliated news photographers who aided and assisted the terrorist group during the horrific attack. On the other hand, the plaintiffs believe this means that the Associated Press was indirectly funding and supporting terrorist organizations.
It was also said that Associated Press news photographers were biased and took too many photos of injured Palestinians while avoiding taking photos of Israeli victims, or at least the bare minimum. Reported.
“There is no question that Associated Press photographers participated in the October 7 incident.”th “The Associated Press knew, or at least through simple due diligence, that the people they were paying were long-time Hamas associates and full participants in the terrorist attacks they were documenting. I should have known,” the complaint said. Survivors represented by the nonprofit National Jewish Advocacy Center read:
The complaint names a freelance journalist named Hassan Esraia. Esraya entered the scene on October 7 on the back of a motorbike with Hamas members.th. He captured images of a room filled with blood and bodies. In addition, he took many photos of various burning items.
The journalist claims he had no prior knowledge of the attack. But at 5:59 a.m. on the day of the attack, 30 minutes before it began, he made a post on his Telegram channel that suggested he knew something big was about to happen.
“We awaken to the great gifts of God. The spirit has returned and our blessings have increased,” Esraiya wrote, demonstrating his loyalty to Allah as a Muslim.
AP was working with Esraia before the attack. However, he was fired from the outlet in 2020 after a photo of him with Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar resurfaced online. The plaintiffs allege that AP continued to pay him despite knowing of his ties to the group.
“The Associated Press has deliberately chosen to turn a blind eye to these facts and instead profited from the terrorist photographer’s participation in the massacre through the publication of ‘exclusive’ images, while certainly paying a premium for it. “In effect, they were funding terrorist organizations.” The complaints continued.
meanwhile, Associated Press has denied all wrongdoing and said the lawsuit filed against them is “baseless.”
“The Associated Press had no prior knowledge of the Oct. 7 attack, and there is no evidence, including in the lawsuit, that the freelance journalists who helped us report did so. “We have seen nothing. These allegations are reckless and create further potential danger for journalists in the region,” the statement said.
“It’s our job to record breaking news from around the world, no matter how terrifying. Without the Associated Press and other news organizations, the world would never know what was happening on October 7th.” I couldn’t have known,” he continued.
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