Posted on 11/10/21
| News Source: Newsmax
The New York Times is being denounced for hiring an anti-Israel reporter who supports Arab terror organizations.
The newspaper on Nov. 3 said it had hired reporter Raja Abdulrahim to join its team of correspondents in Jerusalem.
The Algemeiner reported Wednesday that Abdulrahim blamed Israel for the actions of Palestinian suicide bombers who murdered hundreds of Israelis in the 2000s.
The Jerusalem Post’s Emily Schrader said Abdulrahim supported terror organizations.
“NYT @nytimes on track with another ‘journalist’ who explicitly supports terrorist organizations which have murdered and maimed American citizens. Meet Raja Abdulrahim @RajaAbdulrahim,” Schrader tweeted Friday.
“Raja Abdulrahim who is joining the @nytimes on their Jerusalem desk, thinks Israel is behind suicide bombings against …wait for it…Israelis,” Schrader said in another tweet.
Newsmax reached out to The New York Times for comment.
“So we are excited to announce that Raja is bringing her many talents to our Jerusalem bureau as a new correspondent. She will roam widely, writing about Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, with a special focus on Palestinian affairs,” the Times said when announcing Abdulrahim’s hiring.
“The position is one we have been looking to fill for a long time, and Raja was the perfect fit.”
The Times said Abdulrahim graduated from the University of Florida’s journalism school, is a native Arabic speaker, was based in Beirut for five years, and has reported from Libya, Syria, and Egypt for The Los Angeles Times and for The Wall Street Journal.