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'''Abdel Bari Atwan''' ([عبد الباري عطوان] b. 17 February 1950, [[Gaza]]) is the [[British]] "[[Palestinian]]" propagandist, editor-in-chief of ''Rai al-Youm.'' He was the editor-in-chief of the London-based pan-Arab newspaper ''Al Quds Al Arabi'' from the founding of the paper in 1989 until July 2013.
He has been glorifying [[Osama Bin Laden]], a fan of [[Saddam Hussein]], supported [[Jihad]]i terror, even cheering for an Islamist [[Iran]]ian genocidal nuclear attack; diminished the Holocaust, among other things.
Who British media has been gaushing over him for years, such as ultra liberal [[The Guardian]] and the libetal [[BBC]], till he was dropped by the BBC in 2022.
Explained already in 2003:<ref>[Arab Liberal Writer: Blames Arab Media for Hatred of the U.S.], ''Memri'', November 7, 2003.</ref> "The Abd Al-Bari Atwan [appearing] on [[CNN]] is completely different from the Abd Al-Bari Atwan on the [[Al-Jazeera]] network or in his Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily", says Munir Al-Mawari in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyassa. "On CNN, Atwan speaks solemnly and with total composure, presenting rational and balanced views. This is in complete contrast with his fuming appearances on Al-Jazeera and in Al-Quds Al-Arabi".
Highlights:
* In December, 2003, sympathetic to Saddam, Atwan lamented: "We had hoped that he would resist to the last and in the process fall as a martyr... . "This would have been more honourable for him than surrendering to US forces."<ref>Toby Manhire, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/17/iraq.tobymanhire Arab press review], ''The Guardian'', 17 Dec 2003.<blockquote>
Much of the copious commentary in the Arab papers on the capture of Saddam Hussein focused on the manner in which the deposed Iraqi leader surrendered himself. "Saddam's performance at the moment of his arrest and during his medical check was humiliating and appalling," said Muhammad Abd-al-Hamid in the Palestinian Authority-controlled Al-Ayyam. "This man, who had entered popular legend, looked ... submissive, fragile ... an Arab ruler who put his own personal security before any other considerations."
"We had hoped that he would resist to the last and in the process fall as a martyr," said Abd al-Bari Atwan, the editor of the London-based Al-Quds al-Arabi. "This would have been more honourable for him than surrendering to US forces."</blockquote></ref>
* Sep 2006, Atwan: "The events of [[911|11 September]] will be remembered as the end of the US empire. This is because all empires collapse when they pursue the arrogance of power."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5333812.stm Press Blasts...], ''BBC'', Sep 11, 2006.</ref>
* In June 2007:<ref>Jonny Paul, [https://www.jpost.com/International/London-editor-prays-for-nuclear-attack-on-Israel London Editor Prays for Nuclear Attack on Israel], ''JPost'', August 28, 2007.
[http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=73549].<blockquote>
The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper published in London said in an interview on Lebanese television that he would dance in Trafalgar Square if Iranian missiles hit Israel. Talking about Iran's nuclear capability on ANB Lebanese television on June 27, Abd Al-Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, said, "If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight."</blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.jta.org/2007/08/29/default/london-editor-id-celebrate-israels-nuking London editor: I'd celebrate Israel's nuking], ''JTA'', 29 August 2007.
<blockquote>The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper in London said he would "dance with delight" if Iranian missiles hit Israel.
"If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight,"
said Abd Al-Bari Atwan in an interview with the Lebanese television station ANB in June, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Bari Atwan is the editor of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, a pan-Arab daily he founded in 1989. He is also a commentator on Sky News and BBC News 24.</blockquote></ref><ref>ANB-TV (Lebanon), June 27, 2007; cited in "[https://www.memri.org/tv/abd-al-bari-atwan-editor-chief-al-quds-al-arabi-newspaper-if-iranian-missiles-hit-israel-i-will Abd Al-Bari Atwan, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi: If Iranian Missiles Hit Israel, I Will Dance in Trafalgar Square]," Memritv.org, July 16, 2007.</ref>
* In 2008:<ref>Jonny Paul, [https://www.jpost.com/international/arab-daily-mercaz-harav-attack-was-justified Arab daily: Mercaz Harav attack was justified], ''JPost'', Mar 15, 2008.<blockquote>
London editor says jubilation in Gaza after attack symbolized the "courage of the Palestinian nation."
... This article is alarming, since Atwan is perceived as a legitimate and unbiased analyst by the British media, and is often invited to voice his views in different media platforms," said Lior Ben-Dor, spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in London. "The problem is that when addressing the British public, he tends to hide his true opinions and ideology - his support for terror and the murder of civilians. This article reveals Atwan's real colors, a supporter of fundamentalism and terror, and hence he should be treated accordingly." In an interview on ANB Lebanese television in June, Atwan said, "If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by God, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight. "If a war breaks out, where will the Iranians retaliate? If Iran is able to retaliate, it will burn the oil wells, block the Strait of Hormuz, attack the American bases in the Gulf and, God willing, it will attack Israel, as well," he added. Atwan was born in a refugee camp in 1950. He founded the pan-Arab daily in London in 1989, and today it has a circulation of around 50,000. In 1996 he interviewed Osama bin Laden. He is a regular commentator on CNN, Sky News and BBC News.</blockquote></ref> praised terror attack on 'Mercaz Harav' [[Israel]] (2008) massacring 8 students.
* In May 2011:<ref>Richard Millett, [https://richardmillett.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/abdel-bari-atwan-at-amnesty-i-get-worse-coverage-than-hitler-would-in-the-jewish-chronicle/ Abdel Bari Atwan at Amnesty: "I get worse coverage in the Jewish Chronicle than Hitler would!"] May 24, 2011.</ref> "I get worse coverage in the Jewish Chronicle than Hitler would!"
* In 2011, the [[Libyan]] [transnational] government accused Atwan for being paid by Gaddafi, monthly.<ref>[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/claims-al-quds-editor-paid-by-gaddafi-regime-1.27741 Claims Al Quds editor 'paid' by Gaddafi regime], ''The JC'', Sep 16, 2011.</ref>
* In January 2012, Atwan mourned the death of Saddam. Expressed <i>sympathy with the insurgency against the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Commenting on former president Saddam Hussein's execution he said that he would "go to the gallows with his head held high, because he built a strong united Iraq without sectarianism".</i><ref>"Al-Quds Newspaper mourns the death of Saddam". Alquds al Arabi, January 20, 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120070217/http://www.alquds.co.uk/index.asp?fname=yesterday%5C26z29.htm&storytitle=ff%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3fff].</ref>
* In July 2012, Atwan praised Assad regime, his "resilience," compares him to his other heroes, Saddam Hussein and Yassir Arafat.<ref>[https://timesofisrael.com/death-and-destruction-in-baghdad-and-damascus Death and Destruction in Baghdad and Damascus], ''TOI'', Jul 24, 2012.</ref>
* On Sep 19, 2012.<br>
"Palestinian" British Abdel Bari Atwan (Al-Bari, <i>Al-Quds Al-Arabi</i> editor-in-chief), belittling the Holocaust, labeled the Sabra and Shatila massacre (carried out by Christian Lebanese militia in response to [[Damour massacre]]) "a Palestinian holoc#ust", part of a long series of “holoc..sts [sic]" inflicted upon Palestinians and Arabs until today, "not by gas ovens but by Israeli F-16 missiles, which are manufactured in the US."
<i>Apparently it still bears mentioning that no "F-16 missiles" were involved.</i><ref>CAMERA Arabic, "[https://camera-uk.org/2021/08/30/its-time-for-the-british-media-to-stop-normalising-abdel-bari-atwan/ It’s Time For The British Media To Stop Normalising Abdel Bari Atwan]," ''Camera'', August 30, 2021.
<blockquote>
September 2012 – Atwan labeled the Sabra and Shatila massacre "a Palestinian holoc#ust", part of a long series of “holoc..sts [sic]" inflicted upon Palestinians and Arabs until today, "not by gas ovens but by Israeli F-16 missiles, which are manufactured in the US."
Apparently it still bears mentioning that no "F-16 missiles" were involved in the Sabra and Shatila massacre, which was carried out by a Christian Lebanese militia contrary to prior [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22then+he+echoed+drori%27s+earlier+warning%22#v=onepage&q=%22then%20he%20echoed%20drori's%20earlier%20warning%22&f=false] and real-time [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA261&dq=%22this+brief+exchange+was+heard+by+lieutenant+elul%22&#v=onepage&q=%22this%20brief%20exchange%20was%20heard%20by%20lieutenant%20elul%22&f=false] understandings with top IDF commanders. The questions of Israel's indirect responsibility for not anticipating the massacre [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=iw&tl=en&u=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/H1hskjiW00], as well its leadership’s ability to realize what was happening on the ground and intervene on time, both remain disputed [https://www.camera.org/topic/sabra-shatilla/]. As for the way the civil war in Lebanon influenced the construction of the Sabra and Shatila narrative among Palestinians and Lebanese alike, see for example here [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=%22how+much+more+admissible+it+is+to+lie+for+it%22&#v=onepage&q=%22how%20much%20more%20admissible%20it%20is%20to%20lie%20for%20it%22&f=false].</blockquote></ref>
* In Feb 2013:<ref>"Archival - Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Bari Atwan: Sheik Osama Bin Laden Was a Great Man." ''Memri'', March 15, 2013.
[https://www.memri.org/reports/archival-al-quds-al-arabi-editor-chief-abd-al-bari-atwan-sheik-osama-bin-laden-was-great-man], ''Memri'', March 13, 2013. [https://www.memri.org/tv/archival-al-quds-al-arabi-editor-chief-abd-al-bari-atwan-sheik-osama-bin-laden-was-great-man].<blockquote>Source: BBC Arabic (The UK).
... excerpts from an interview with Al-Quds Al-Arabi editor-in-chief Abd Al-Bari Atwan, which aired on BBC Arabic TV and was posted on the Internet on February 16, 2013.</blockquote></ref> praising OBL, "Sheik Osama Bin Laden was a great Man."
* In June 2013:<ref>ON TV on June 2, 2013; cited in
"Abd Al-Bari Atwan: Bin Laden Was Only Half a Terrorist," ''Memri'', June 2, 2013.
[https://www.memri.org/tv/abd-al-bari-atwan-editor-chief-al-quds-al-arabi-bin-laden-was-only-half-terrorist].
[https://www.memri.org/player/clip/12859/1/1].</ref> "Bin Laden was only half a terrorist."<ref>Elhanan Miller, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-editor-who-called-bin-laden-only-half-a-terrorist-quits/amp/ Arab editor who called bin Laden only 'half a terrorist' quits], ''TOI'', Jul 10, 2013.<blockquote> Israel- and US-bashing Abdel Bari Atwan ends 24-year career at helm of London's Al-Quds Al-Arabi.</blockquote></ref>
* In September 2013, Atwan stated: The loss of Syrian chemical weapons is a loss to the Entire Arab Nation.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/al-quds-al-arabi-editor-abdel-bari-atwan-loss-syrian-chemical-weapons-loss-entire-arab-nation Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor Abdel Bari Atwan: The Loss of Syrian Chemical Weapons a Loss to the Entire Arab Nation], ''Memri'', September 10, 2013.
<blockquote>excerpts from an interview with Abdel Bari Atwan, former editor-in-chief of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily, which aired on Al-Manar TV on September 10, 2013...</blockquote></ref>
* In 2014, in a tweet in Arabic, Atwan downplayed the Holocaust. <ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20221028/281582359566280 AND HERE HE IS ON THE SHOAH…], ''The JC'', Oct 28, 2022.<blockquote>
IN a recently unearthed 2014 tweet, BBC commentator Abdel Bari Atwan downplayed the significance of the Holocaust. "Abbas considers the Holocaust the greatest tragedy in modern history. We strongly disagree, viewing the Nakba of Palestine as the greater, more severe one," he wrote on Twitter in Arabic.
And in 2021, the prominent anti-Zionist activist said Israelus aught to "start learning how to swim" because the Jewish State could be invaded at any moment.</blockquote></ref>
* In 2016, Atwan blamed rather European Leaders, claiming, they encourage Muslims to join ISIS.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/abdel-bari-atwan-european-leaders-encouraged-muslims-join-isis-british-experts-know-nothing-about Abdel-Bari Atwan: European Leaders Encouraged Muslims to Join ISIS; British "Experts" Know Nothing about ISIS], ''Memri'', March 22, 2016.</ref>
* In March 2020, Atwan: Coronavirus will bring the end of the U.S. empire; let China rise – It Won't be worse than America.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/uk-based-palestinian-journalist-abdel-bari-atwan-coronavirus-end-american-empire Visions of the Post-Coronavirus World - Abdel Bari Atwan: Coronavirus Will Bring the End of the U.S. Empire; Let China Rise – It Won’t Be Worse than America], ''Memri'', March 27, 2020.</ref>
* In May 2021, during Guardian of Walls, as Hamas, PIJ reined down barrage of rockets on civilians, Atwan: 'The sirens that go off when Hamas rockets hit Ashdod are like a Beethoven symphony to my ears.'<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/british-palestinian-journalist-abdel-bari-atwan-rockets-ashdod-beethoven-symphony British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan: The Sirens That Go Off When Hamas Rockets Hit Ashdod Are Like A Beethoven Symphony To My Ears], ''Memri'', May 16, 2021.</ref>
* In Aug 2021:<ref>Jewish News Reporter, [https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/kabul-airport-scenes-will-happen-at-ben-gurion-claims-pundit/ ‘Kabul airport scenes will happen at Ben Gurion’, claims pundit], ''JewishNews'', August 25, 2021.
<blockquote>
Abdel Bari Atwan has been criticised by Jewish groups after claiming in an anti-Israel rant that scenes in Kabul will be repeated at Ben Gurion airport.
Abdel Bari Atwan, who has appeared on mainstream channels such as the BBC, said that Israelis should learn how to swim because their only option to escape "will be the Mediterranean Sea."...
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said the video was "genocide-seeking haters of Jewish state inspired by Afghanistan debacle" while Michael Dickson of Stand With Us labelled Atwan a "raving propagandist."</blockquote></ref> he claimed that (terror attacks at) 'Kabul airport scenes will happen at Ben Gurion', that Israelis should learn how to swim because their only option to escape "will be the Mediterranean Sea."
* In March 2022, Atwan: The Ukraine war is a gift from Allah to the Arabs; the Arabs benefit the most from this war; the West is begging us to increase oil production, their lives are in our Hands.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/british-palestinian-journalist-atwan-ukraine-war-gift-from-allah-to-the-arabs British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan: The Ukraine War Is A Gift From Allah To The Arabs; The Arabs Benefit The Most From This War; The West Is Begging Us To Increase Oil Production, Their Lives Are In Our Hands], ''Memri'', March 18, 2022.</ref>
* In March 2022:<ref>MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/MEMRIReports/status/1509503848125288448 March 31, 2022]):<blockquote>
British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan Praises Hadera, Israel Shooters: I Am Truly Happy That Palestinians from Within Israel's 1948 Borders Took Up Arms and Killed Israeli Police Officers; This Spoiled the Negev Summit.</blockquote>https://t.co/L4dbkDEb4V</ref> Atwan praised the (03/22/2022) [[ISIS]] "Palestinian" terror killing in Hadera, Israel.
* In Dec 2022, it was reported that the [[BBC]] dropped him.<ref>Ben Bloch, [https://www.thejc.com/news/news/bbc-secretly-reforms-arabic-news-output-2MipX2oqo0btbgK1IGqpst BBC secretly reforms Arabic news output], ''The JC'', December 8, 2022.<blockquote><font size=1>
The BBC has introduced a catalogue of reforms to its Arabic news service — including dropping the controversial terrorist sympathiser Abdel Bari Atwan as a pundit — in the wake of widespread criticism of the corporation's output, the JC can reveal.
The moves are taking place behind closed doors, even as its Director-General continues to publicly defend Mr Atwan, who has expressed sympathy for Sir Salman Rushdie's attacker and defended the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympians.
"Team leaders in BBC Arabic have told editors to stop using him [Atwan] because he said some problematic things on BBC English," a BBC source said.
In response to an open letter, signed by 36 parliamentarians and public figures, demanding the broadcaster drop Atwan after reporting by the JC and media watchdog Camera, BBC Director-General Tim Davie insisted that using the pundit was "in the public interest".
However, the JC can disclose that behind the scenes, Arabic editors were informally told to drop him. The source added: "We used to have him on a lot, but we have been told not to."
Separately, the broadcaster is rolling out a package of reforms to the department. Amid job losses across the World Service, 70 positions are being cut in BBC Arabic. But at least four Output Monitors are being newly appointed to clean up Arabic language reporting, the source said.
"They will watch BBC Arabic TV broadcasts both before they are aired and afterwards," the source said, "and monitor all the digital stuff to make sure it complies with guidelines."
The source added: "The problem has been quality control. Attitudes in the Arab world are hostile to Israel, and this has been coming through BBC reporting via local journalists."
The reforms — which suggest the BBC is starting to take seriously calls to tighten up its Arabic output — are being implemented for April while the broadcaster maintains its staunch public defence of its output.
It comes after the corporation has suffered months of intense pressure about its Arabic-language service, which stands accused of repeated anti-Israel bias.
According to the source, BBC top brass "read the riot act" to Arabic language journalists in a virtual meeting in the wake of the recent public criticism. "They said, 'we are defending you on this, but we can't do it forever. You must abide by the BBC guidelines from now on'."…</font></blockquote></ref>
==References==
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He has been glorifying [[Osama Bin Laden]], a fan of [[Saddam Hussein]], supported [[Jihad]]i terror, even cheering for an Islamist [[Iran]]ian genocidal nuclear attack; diminished the Holocaust, among other things.
Who British media has been gaushing over him for years, such as ultra liberal [[The Guardian]] and the libetal [[BBC]], till he was dropped by the BBC in 2022.
Explained already in 2003:<ref>[Arab Liberal Writer: Blames Arab Media for Hatred of the U.S.], ''Memri'', November 7, 2003.</ref> "The Abd Al-Bari Atwan [appearing] on [[CNN]] is completely different from the Abd Al-Bari Atwan on the [[Al-Jazeera]] network or in his Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily", says Munir Al-Mawari in the Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Siyassa. "On CNN, Atwan speaks solemnly and with total composure, presenting rational and balanced views. This is in complete contrast with his fuming appearances on Al-Jazeera and in Al-Quds Al-Arabi".
Highlights:
* In December, 2003, sympathetic to Saddam, Atwan lamented: "We had hoped that he would resist to the last and in the process fall as a martyr... . "This would have been more honourable for him than surrendering to US forces."<ref>Toby Manhire, [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/17/iraq.tobymanhire Arab press review], ''The Guardian'', 17 Dec 2003.<blockquote>
Much of the copious commentary in the Arab papers on the capture of Saddam Hussein focused on the manner in which the deposed Iraqi leader surrendered himself. "Saddam's performance at the moment of his arrest and during his medical check was humiliating and appalling," said Muhammad Abd-al-Hamid in the Palestinian Authority-controlled Al-Ayyam. "This man, who had entered popular legend, looked ... submissive, fragile ... an Arab ruler who put his own personal security before any other considerations."
"We had hoped that he would resist to the last and in the process fall as a martyr," said Abd al-Bari Atwan, the editor of the London-based Al-Quds al-Arabi. "This would have been more honourable for him than surrendering to US forces."</blockquote></ref>
* Sep 2006, Atwan: "The events of [[911|11 September]] will be remembered as the end of the US empire. This is because all empires collapse when they pursue the arrogance of power."<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/5333812.stm Press Blasts...], ''BBC'', Sep 11, 2006.</ref>
* In June 2007:<ref>Jonny Paul, [https://www.jpost.com/International/London-editor-prays-for-nuclear-attack-on-Israel London Editor Prays for Nuclear Attack on Israel], ''JPost'', August 28, 2007.
[http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=73549].<blockquote>
The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper published in London said in an interview on Lebanese television that he would dance in Trafalgar Square if Iranian missiles hit Israel. Talking about Iran's nuclear capability on ANB Lebanese television on June 27, Abd Al-Bari Atwan, editor-in-chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, said, "If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight."</blockquote></ref><ref>[https://www.jta.org/2007/08/29/default/london-editor-id-celebrate-israels-nuking London editor: I'd celebrate Israel's nuking], ''JTA'', 29 August 2007.
<blockquote>The editor of an Arabic daily newspaper in London said he would "dance with delight" if Iranian missiles hit Israel.
"If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight,"
said Abd Al-Bari Atwan in an interview with the Lebanese television station ANB in June, according to The Jerusalem Post.
Bari Atwan is the editor of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi newspaper, a pan-Arab daily he founded in 1989. He is also a commentator on Sky News and BBC News 24.</blockquote></ref><ref>ANB-TV (Lebanon), June 27, 2007; cited in "[https://www.memri.org/tv/abd-al-bari-atwan-editor-chief-al-quds-al-arabi-newspaper-if-iranian-missiles-hit-israel-i-will Abd Al-Bari Atwan, Editor-in-Chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi: If Iranian Missiles Hit Israel, I Will Dance in Trafalgar Square]," Memritv.org, July 16, 2007.</ref>
* In 2008:<ref>Jonny Paul, [https://www.jpost.com/international/arab-daily-mercaz-harav-attack-was-justified Arab daily: Mercaz Harav attack was justified], ''JPost'', Mar 15, 2008.<blockquote>
London editor says jubilation in Gaza after attack symbolized the "courage of the Palestinian nation."
... This article is alarming, since Atwan is perceived as a legitimate and unbiased analyst by the British media, and is often invited to voice his views in different media platforms," said Lior Ben-Dor, spokesman at the Israeli Embassy in London. "The problem is that when addressing the British public, he tends to hide his true opinions and ideology - his support for terror and the murder of civilians. This article reveals Atwan's real colors, a supporter of fundamentalism and terror, and hence he should be treated accordingly." In an interview on ANB Lebanese television in June, Atwan said, "If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by God, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight. "If a war breaks out, where will the Iranians retaliate? If Iran is able to retaliate, it will burn the oil wells, block the Strait of Hormuz, attack the American bases in the Gulf and, God willing, it will attack Israel, as well," he added. Atwan was born in a refugee camp in 1950. He founded the pan-Arab daily in London in 1989, and today it has a circulation of around 50,000. In 1996 he interviewed Osama bin Laden. He is a regular commentator on CNN, Sky News and BBC News.</blockquote></ref> praised terror attack on 'Mercaz Harav' [[Israel]] (2008) massacring 8 students.
* In May 2011:<ref>Richard Millett, [https://richardmillett.wordpress.com/2011/05/24/abdel-bari-atwan-at-amnesty-i-get-worse-coverage-than-hitler-would-in-the-jewish-chronicle/ Abdel Bari Atwan at Amnesty: "I get worse coverage in the Jewish Chronicle than Hitler would!"] May 24, 2011.</ref> "I get worse coverage in the Jewish Chronicle than Hitler would!"
* In 2011, the [[Libyan]] [transnational] government accused Atwan for being paid by Gaddafi, monthly.<ref>[https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/claims-al-quds-editor-paid-by-gaddafi-regime-1.27741 Claims Al Quds editor 'paid' by Gaddafi regime], ''The JC'', Sep 16, 2011.</ref>
* In January 2012, Atwan mourned the death of Saddam. Expressed <i>sympathy with the insurgency against the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. Commenting on former president Saddam Hussein's execution he said that he would "go to the gallows with his head held high, because he built a strong united Iraq without sectarianism".</i><ref>"Al-Quds Newspaper mourns the death of Saddam". Alquds al Arabi, January 20, 2012. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120120070217/http://www.alquds.co.uk/index.asp?fname=yesterday%5C26z29.htm&storytitle=ff%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%B0%D9%87%D8%A8%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A9%20%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3fff].</ref>
* In July 2012, Atwan praised Assad regime, his "resilience," compares him to his other heroes, Saddam Hussein and Yassir Arafat.<ref>[https://timesofisrael.com/death-and-destruction-in-baghdad-and-damascus Death and Destruction in Baghdad and Damascus], ''TOI'', Jul 24, 2012.</ref>
* On Sep 19, 2012.<br>
"Palestinian" British Abdel Bari Atwan (Al-Bari, <i>Al-Quds Al-Arabi</i> editor-in-chief), belittling the Holocaust, labeled the Sabra and Shatila massacre (carried out by Christian Lebanese militia in response to [[Damour massacre]]) "a Palestinian holoc#ust", part of a long series of “holoc..sts [sic]" inflicted upon Palestinians and Arabs until today, "not by gas ovens but by Israeli F-16 missiles, which are manufactured in the US."
<i>Apparently it still bears mentioning that no "F-16 missiles" were involved.</i><ref>CAMERA Arabic, "[https://camera-uk.org/2021/08/30/its-time-for-the-british-media-to-stop-normalising-abdel-bari-atwan/ It’s Time For The British Media To Stop Normalising Abdel Bari Atwan]," ''Camera'', August 30, 2021.
<blockquote>
September 2012 – Atwan labeled the Sabra and Shatila massacre "a Palestinian holoc#ust", part of a long series of “holoc..sts [sic]" inflicted upon Palestinians and Arabs until today, "not by gas ovens but by Israeli F-16 missiles, which are manufactured in the US."
Apparently it still bears mentioning that no "F-16 missiles" were involved in the Sabra and Shatila massacre, which was carried out by a Christian Lebanese militia contrary to prior [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA258&lpg=PA258&dq=%22then+he+echoed+drori%27s+earlier+warning%22#v=onepage&q=%22then%20he%20echoed%20drori's%20earlier%20warning%22&f=false] and real-time [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA261&dq=%22this+brief+exchange+was+heard+by+lieutenant+elul%22&#v=onepage&q=%22this%20brief%20exchange%20was%20heard%20by%20lieutenant%20elul%22&f=false] understandings with top IDF commanders. The questions of Israel's indirect responsibility for not anticipating the massacre [https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=iw&tl=en&u=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/H1hskjiW00], as well its leadership’s ability to realize what was happening on the ground and intervene on time, both remain disputed [https://www.camera.org/topic/sabra-shatilla/]. As for the way the civil war in Lebanon influenced the construction of the Sabra and Shatila narrative among Palestinians and Lebanese alike, see for example here [https://books.google.com/books?id=z99HgBsKp3sC&pg=PA279&lpg=PA279&dq=%22how+much+more+admissible+it+is+to+lie+for+it%22&#v=onepage&q=%22how%20much%20more%20admissible%20it%20is%20to%20lie%20for%20it%22&f=false].</blockquote></ref>
* In Feb 2013:<ref>"Archival - Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Bari Atwan: Sheik Osama Bin Laden Was a Great Man." ''Memri'', March 15, 2013.
[https://www.memri.org/reports/archival-al-quds-al-arabi-editor-chief-abd-al-bari-atwan-sheik-osama-bin-laden-was-great-man], ''Memri'', March 13, 2013. [https://www.memri.org/tv/archival-al-quds-al-arabi-editor-chief-abd-al-bari-atwan-sheik-osama-bin-laden-was-great-man].<blockquote>Source: BBC Arabic (The UK).
... excerpts from an interview with Al-Quds Al-Arabi editor-in-chief Abd Al-Bari Atwan, which aired on BBC Arabic TV and was posted on the Internet on February 16, 2013.</blockquote></ref> praising OBL, "Sheik Osama Bin Laden was a great Man."
* In June 2013:<ref>ON TV on June 2, 2013; cited in
"Abd Al-Bari Atwan: Bin Laden Was Only Half a Terrorist," ''Memri'', June 2, 2013.
[https://www.memri.org/tv/abd-al-bari-atwan-editor-chief-al-quds-al-arabi-bin-laden-was-only-half-terrorist].
[https://www.memri.org/player/clip/12859/1/1].</ref> "Bin Laden was only half a terrorist."<ref>Elhanan Miller, [https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-editor-who-called-bin-laden-only-half-a-terrorist-quits/amp/ Arab editor who called bin Laden only 'half a terrorist' quits], ''TOI'', Jul 10, 2013.<blockquote> Israel- and US-bashing Abdel Bari Atwan ends 24-year career at helm of London's Al-Quds Al-Arabi.</blockquote></ref>
* In September 2013, Atwan stated: The loss of Syrian chemical weapons is a loss to the Entire Arab Nation.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/al-quds-al-arabi-editor-abdel-bari-atwan-loss-syrian-chemical-weapons-loss-entire-arab-nation Al-Quds Al-Arabi Editor Abdel Bari Atwan: The Loss of Syrian Chemical Weapons a Loss to the Entire Arab Nation], ''Memri'', September 10, 2013.
<blockquote>excerpts from an interview with Abdel Bari Atwan, former editor-in-chief of the Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily, which aired on Al-Manar TV on September 10, 2013...</blockquote></ref>
* In 2014, in a tweet in Arabic, Atwan downplayed the Holocaust. <ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-jewish-chronicle/20221028/281582359566280 AND HERE HE IS ON THE SHOAH…], ''The JC'', Oct 28, 2022.<blockquote>
IN a recently unearthed 2014 tweet, BBC commentator Abdel Bari Atwan downplayed the significance of the Holocaust. "Abbas considers the Holocaust the greatest tragedy in modern history. We strongly disagree, viewing the Nakba of Palestine as the greater, more severe one," he wrote on Twitter in Arabic.
And in 2021, the prominent anti-Zionist activist said Israelus aught to "start learning how to swim" because the Jewish State could be invaded at any moment.</blockquote></ref>
* In 2016, Atwan blamed rather European Leaders, claiming, they encourage Muslims to join ISIS.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/abdel-bari-atwan-european-leaders-encouraged-muslims-join-isis-british-experts-know-nothing-about Abdel-Bari Atwan: European Leaders Encouraged Muslims to Join ISIS; British "Experts" Know Nothing about ISIS], ''Memri'', March 22, 2016.</ref>
* In March 2020, Atwan: Coronavirus will bring the end of the U.S. empire; let China rise – It Won't be worse than America.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/uk-based-palestinian-journalist-abdel-bari-atwan-coronavirus-end-american-empire Visions of the Post-Coronavirus World - Abdel Bari Atwan: Coronavirus Will Bring the End of the U.S. Empire; Let China Rise – It Won’t Be Worse than America], ''Memri'', March 27, 2020.</ref>
* In May 2021, during Guardian of Walls, as Hamas, PIJ reined down barrage of rockets on civilians, Atwan: 'The sirens that go off when Hamas rockets hit Ashdod are like a Beethoven symphony to my ears.'<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/british-palestinian-journalist-abdel-bari-atwan-rockets-ashdod-beethoven-symphony British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan: The Sirens That Go Off When Hamas Rockets Hit Ashdod Are Like A Beethoven Symphony To My Ears], ''Memri'', May 16, 2021.</ref>
* In Aug 2021:<ref>Jewish News Reporter, [https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/kabul-airport-scenes-will-happen-at-ben-gurion-claims-pundit/ ‘Kabul airport scenes will happen at Ben Gurion’, claims pundit], ''JewishNews'', August 25, 2021.
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Abdel Bari Atwan has been criticised by Jewish groups after claiming in an anti-Israel rant that scenes in Kabul will be repeated at Ben Gurion airport.
Abdel Bari Atwan, who has appeared on mainstream channels such as the BBC, said that Israelis should learn how to swim because their only option to escape "will be the Mediterranean Sea."...
The Simon Wiesenthal Centre said the video was "genocide-seeking haters of Jewish state inspired by Afghanistan debacle" while Michael Dickson of Stand With Us labelled Atwan a "raving propagandist."</blockquote></ref> he claimed that (terror attacks at) 'Kabul airport scenes will happen at Ben Gurion', that Israelis should learn how to swim because their only option to escape "will be the Mediterranean Sea."
* In March 2022, Atwan: The Ukraine war is a gift from Allah to the Arabs; the Arabs benefit the most from this war; the West is begging us to increase oil production, their lives are in our Hands.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/british-palestinian-journalist-atwan-ukraine-war-gift-from-allah-to-the-arabs British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan: The Ukraine War Is A Gift From Allah To The Arabs; The Arabs Benefit The Most From This War; The West Is Begging Us To Increase Oil Production, Their Lives Are In Our Hands], ''Memri'', March 18, 2022.</ref>
* In March 2022:<ref>MEMRI (@MEMRIReports) Tweeted ([https://twitter.com/MEMRIReports/status/1509503848125288448 March 31, 2022]):<blockquote>
British-Palestinian Journalist Abdel Bari Atwan Praises Hadera, Israel Shooters: I Am Truly Happy That Palestinians from Within Israel's 1948 Borders Took Up Arms and Killed Israeli Police Officers; This Spoiled the Negev Summit.</blockquote>https://t.co/L4dbkDEb4V</ref> Atwan praised the (03/22/2022) [[ISIS]] "Palestinian" terror killing in Hadera, Israel.
* In Dec 2022, it was reported that the [[BBC]] dropped him.<ref>Ben Bloch, [https://www.thejc.com/news/news/bbc-secretly-reforms-arabic-news-output-2MipX2oqo0btbgK1IGqpst BBC secretly reforms Arabic news output], ''The JC'', December 8, 2022.<blockquote><font size=1>
The BBC has introduced a catalogue of reforms to its Arabic news service — including dropping the controversial terrorist sympathiser Abdel Bari Atwan as a pundit — in the wake of widespread criticism of the corporation's output, the JC can reveal.
The moves are taking place behind closed doors, even as its Director-General continues to publicly defend Mr Atwan, who has expressed sympathy for Sir Salman Rushdie's attacker and defended the 1972 Munich massacre of Israeli Olympians.
"Team leaders in BBC Arabic have told editors to stop using him [Atwan] because he said some problematic things on BBC English," a BBC source said.
In response to an open letter, signed by 36 parliamentarians and public figures, demanding the broadcaster drop Atwan after reporting by the JC and media watchdog Camera, BBC Director-General Tim Davie insisted that using the pundit was "in the public interest".
However, the JC can disclose that behind the scenes, Arabic editors were informally told to drop him. The source added: "We used to have him on a lot, but we have been told not to."
Separately, the broadcaster is rolling out a package of reforms to the department. Amid job losses across the World Service, 70 positions are being cut in BBC Arabic. But at least four Output Monitors are being newly appointed to clean up Arabic language reporting, the source said.
"They will watch BBC Arabic TV broadcasts both before they are aired and afterwards," the source said, "and monitor all the digital stuff to make sure it complies with guidelines."
The source added: "The problem has been quality control. Attitudes in the Arab world are hostile to Israel, and this has been coming through BBC reporting via local journalists."
The reforms — which suggest the BBC is starting to take seriously calls to tighten up its Arabic output — are being implemented for April while the broadcaster maintains its staunch public defence of its output.
It comes after the corporation has suffered months of intense pressure about its Arabic-language service, which stands accused of repeated anti-Israel bias.
According to the source, BBC top brass "read the riot act" to Arabic language journalists in a virtual meeting in the wake of the recent public criticism. "They said, 'we are defending you on this, but we can't do it forever. You must abide by the BBC guidelines from now on'."…</font></blockquote></ref>
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