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[[File:Mehdi Hasan on non-Muslims.jpg|thumb|Mehdi Hasan: “Once we lose the moral high ground we are no different from the rest, of the non-Muslims, from the rest of those human beings who live their lives as animals, bending any rule to fulfill any desire.”]]
[[File:Mehdi Hasan on non-Muslims.jpg|thumb|Mehdi Hasan: “Once we lose the moral high ground we are no different from the rest, of the non-Muslims, from the rest of those human beings who live their lives as animals, bending any rule to fulfill any desire.”<ref>[https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/nbc-hires-activist-journalist-with-a-history NBC Hires Islamist-Linked Journalist with a History of Hate]. Mideast Forum, October 5, 2020</ref>]]
Mehdi Hassan is a devout [[Muslim]], jihad apologetic and with a history of [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>Adam Kredo, "[https://freebeacon.com/politics/huffpos-house-jihadi/ HuffPo’s House Jihadi]", Washington Free Beacon, May 22, 2012.<blockquote>
Mehdi Hassan is a devout [[Muslim]], jihad apologetic and with a history of [[anti-Semitism]].<ref>Adam Kredo, "[https://freebeacon.com/politics/huffpos-house-jihadi/ HuffPo’s House Jihadi]", Washington Free Beacon, May 22, 2012.<blockquote>
A devout [[Muslim]] who has praised Iran’s Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] and publicly branded all non-believers as mentally ill "animals" was recently hired to serve as the Huffington Post’s political director in the U.K.
A devout [[Muslim]] who has praised Iran’s Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]] and publicly branded all non-believers as mentally ill "animals" was recently hired to serve as the Huffington Post’s political director in the U.K.
Mehdi Hasan, a controversial British media figure whom insiders have billed as a mouthpiece for the Iranian regime, recently left his job at the left-wing New Statesman magazine to join the Huffington Post as a senior staffer, according to reports in the British press.</blockquote></ref>
Mehdi Hasan, a controversial British media figure whom insiders have billed as a mouthpiece for the [[Iran]]ian regime, recently left his job at the left-wing New Statesman magazine to join the Huffington Post as a senior staffer, according to reports in the British press.</blockquote></ref>
Hasan began his career working for [[Watar]]'s [[Hamas]]-linked [[Al Jazeera]].<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/06/20/opinion/all-eyes-should-be-on-al-jazeera-for-being-founded-funded-and-directed-by-terrorists/ All eyes should be on Al Jazeera for being founded, funded — and directed — by terrorists]. By Douglas Murray, ''NY Post'', June 20, 2024<blockquote><small>On Monday this week I was debating in Toronto against another Al Jazeera contributor: Mehdi Hasan.
Hasan began his career working for Al Jazeera.
But a few years ago MSNBC gave him a show.
It had some of the lowest ratings even on MSNBC.
Which means that the only homes in which it was playing were ones where the people had left the television on by accident.
But after Oct. 7, even MSNBC had enough of him.
His views — which had always been extreme — became even more so.
Which may be one reason why he has now had to return to Al Jazeera.
Qatari apartheid.
It was interesting sparring with him this week.
Because of course he tried to throw every possible accusation against the IDF.
And against me.
Eventually it got a bit much.
Here was someone who was working for the Qataris.
And Qatar is an actual apartheid state — a place where a few hundred thousand citizens are waited on by a slave class of foreign workers with zero human rights.
In its capital, Doha, live not only the heads of Al Jazeera but also their friends in Hamas.
Most of the terror group’s leaders who are not in Gaza live protected in the slave state of Qatar.
So when Mehdi complained about the war that has followed Hamas’ invasion of Israel, I pointed out that it would all be rather easier to take if one of his fellow Al Jazeera contributors hadn’t just been found with Israeli hostages in their home.
After all, if my colleagues kept being found with people in their basements, I reckon I’d keep my head down for a bit.
But no — that is Al Jazeera for you.</small></blockquote></ref>
In 2004,<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/palestinian-christmas-rehashed/ Palestinian Christmas Rehashed], ''Honest Reporting'', Dec 23, 2004.</ref> <i>Mehdi Hasan rehashes the same tired old anti-Israel Christmas story in the New Statesman.</i>
In 2004,<ref>[https://honestreporting.com/palestinian-christmas-rehashed/ Palestinian Christmas Rehashed], ''Honest Reporting'', Dec 23, 2004.</ref> <i>Mehdi Hasan rehashes the same tired old anti-Israel Christmas story in the New Statesman.</i>
The host of MSNBC’s “The Mehdi Hasan Show” tweeted a libelous claim on Saturday about a supposed Israel Defense Forces sniper injuring a Palestinian boy.</blockquote>
The host of MSNBC’s “The Mehdi Hasan Show” tweeted a libelous claim on Saturday about a supposed Israel Defense Forces sniper injuring a Palestinian boy.</blockquote>
This MSNBC's anchor has been described:<ref>[https://pjmedia.com/columns/robert-spencer/2022/02/06/msnbcs-mehdi-hasan-joe-rogan-and-the-lefts-cancel-culture-double-standard-n1556664 MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Joe Rogan, and the Left's Cancel Culture Double Standard], PJMedua, Feb 6, 2022</ref>
This anchor has been described in 2022:<ref>[https://pjmedia.com/columns/robert-spencer/2022/02/06/msnbcs-mehdi-hasan-joe-rogan-and-the-lefts-cancel-culture-double-standard-n1556664 MSNBC's Mehdi Hasan, Joe Rogan, and the Left's Cancel Culture Double Standard], PJMedua, Feb 6, 2022</ref>
<blockquote>Mehdi Hasan is a hate-filled far-Left MSNBC host who espouses fashionable Big Lies such as the claim that “white supremacy is now a key ideology of the Republican Party” and “the far-right domestic terror threat is more dangerous than even Al Qaeda after 9/11.” During the Whoopi Goldberg controversy, remarks that Hasan made in 2009 resurfaced, leading many to question why Hasan’s star has consistently risen in the Leftist media, despite his manifest hatred and contempt for non-Muslims.
<blockquote>Mehdi Hasan is a hate-filled far-Left MSNBC host who espouses fashionable Big Lies such as the claim that “white supremacy is now a key ideology of the Republican Party” and “the far-right domestic terror threat is more dangerous than even Al Qaeda after 9/11.” During the Whoopi Goldberg controversy, remarks that Hasan made in 2009 resurfaced, leading many to question why Hasan’s star has consistently risen in the Leftist media, despite his manifest hatred and contempt for non-Muslims.
Hasan, a Shi’ite, said of the early Sunni caliph Yazid: “All of these ulama unanimously agree that at the very minimum if Yazid was not a Kaffir [unbeliever] — then at the very minimum he was a fasiq, a transgressor, a breaker of Islamic laws, a corrupt individual, a tyrant, a killer, a drunkard, a dog lover, a music lover, a homosexual, a pedophile, a sexual deviant, someone who slept with his own mother.”</blockquote>
Hasan, a Shi’ite, said of the early Sunni caliph Yazid: “All of these ulama unanimously agree that at the very minimum if Yazid was not a Kaffir [unbeliever] — then at the very minimum he was a fasiq, a transgressor, a breaker of Islamic laws, a corrupt individual, a tyrant, a killer, a drunkard, a dog lover, a music lover, a homosexual, a pedophile, a sexual deviant, someone who slept with his own mother.”</blockquote>
After Mehdi Hasan, on MSNBC, used his rhetoric against the GOP and inserted, somehow, the words "neo nazis" ... Elon Musk replied: "NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis …"<ref>Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @tomselliott and @mehdirhasan ([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1521181798067224578 May 2, 2022]):
After Mehdi Hasan, on [[MSNBC]] May/2022, used his rhetoric against the GOP and inserted, somehow, the words "neo nazis" ... Elon Musk replied: "NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis …"<ref>Elon Musk @elonmusk Replying to @tomselliott and @mehdirhasan ([https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1521181798067224578 May 2, 2022]):
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NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis...</blockquote></ref> He slammed NBC over scandals after host Mehdi Hassan says he’ll hand Twitter ‘to the far right.<ref>Thomas Barrabi, [https://nypost.com/2022/05/03/musk-slams-nbc-after-host-says-hell-hand-twitter-to-the-far-right/ Elon Musk slams NBC over scandals after host says he’ll hand Twitter ‘to the far right’], ''NY Post'', May 3, 2022.</ref>
NBC basically saying Republicans are Nazis...</blockquote></ref> He slammed NBC over scandals after host Mehdi Hassan says he’ll hand Twitter ‘to the far right.<ref>Thomas Barrabi, [https://nypost.com/2022/05/03/musk-slams-nbc-after-host-says-hell-hand-twitter-to-the-far-right/ Elon Musk slams NBC over scandals after host says he’ll hand Twitter ‘to the far right’], ''NY Post'', May 3, 2022.</ref>
In a 2024 'debate,' law expert [[Natasha Hausdorff]] Dismantles Mehdi Hasan Anti Israel LIES."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr3DChAY2LM Natasha Hausdorff DISMANTLES Mehdi Hasan Anti Israel LIES 🔥]
In May 2022, he presented a fake "history" based on lying propagandist [[Ilan Pappe]].<ref>[https://www.camera.org/article/mehdi-hasan-historical-revisionism-and-nakba-day/ Mehdi Hasan, Historical Revisionism, and “Nakba Day”] By David Litman, ''CAMERA'', May 19, 2022.<blockquote><small>
Earlier this week, following news of Rashida Tlaib’s “Nakba Day” bill, MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan delivered a four-minute rant about “Nakba Day,” the term given by Palestinians for the anniversary of their failed effort to destroy the newly born State of Israel. The conclusion of Hasan’s rant was to imply Israel was guilty of “ethnic cleansing.” In reaching that conclusion, Hasan relies on what he admits are “revisionist” historians like Ilan Pappe.</small></blockquote></ref>
On June 4, 2023, Hasan's deceitful defense of an Antisemitic screed.<ref>[https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/06/09/tv-host-mehdi-hasan-provides-cover-for-anti-jewish-hate/ TV Host Mehdi Hasan Provides Cover for Anti-Jewish Hate]. ''Algemeiner'', June 9, 2023. By David M. Litman.<blockquote><small>
Both Mehdi Hasan and Fatima Mohammed are entitled to their opinions and their free expression. It would just be nice if their speech came with a little less anti-Jewish demagoguery and with a lot more factual accuracy.</small></blockquote></ref>In Nov 2023, he was out of MSNBC, reportedly for his Israelophobia.
<ref>[https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/media/msnbc-cancels-mehdi-hasans-show-over-ratings-anti-israel-views/ MSNBC cancels Mehdi Hasan’s weekend show amid poor ratings, anti-Israel views: sources]. By Ariel Zilber and Alexandra Steigrad, ''NY Post'', Nov. 30, 2023;
[https://www.jpost.com/international/article-781407 Mehdi Hasan leaves MSNBC after network cancels his primetime show]. ''JPost''. Jan 9, 2024.
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Hasan joined the network in 2021 after writing for the news and commentary site The Intercept and appearing as a presenter on Al Jazeera English, the Qatari-funded 24-hour news channel.
Hasan received criticism in October for presenting the al-Ahli Hospital incident, in which a medical center was struck by a rocket launched by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, as a likely Israeli airstrike. On October 19, Hasan wrote on X that the evidence ultimately suggested otherwise.
Hasan was also criticized for a heated interview with Mark Regev, in which he charged that Israel had rejected a proposed hostage deal with Hamas. Regev responded that “there was not a real option” and called the premise of the question “misinformation.” More criticism came when Hasan compared Israel’s role in Gaza to Russia’s war in Ukraine.</small></blockquote></ref>
In a 2024 'debate,'<ref>[https://www.algemeiner.com/2024/06/25/mehdi-hasan-embarrasses-himself-on-debate-show-on-israel/ Mehdi Hasan Embarrasses Himself on Debate Show on Israel] By Simon Plosker, ''Algemeiner'', June 25, 2024.<blockquote><small>
...it was gratifying to see Hasan’s holier-than-thou persona brought down a peg or two when he came up against UK lawyer Natasha Hausdorff and author and political commentator Douglas Murray in a must-see Munk Debates on anti-Zionism.
Speaking in favor of the motion that anti-Zionism is antisemitism, Hausdorff and Murray beat Hasan and hateful Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy by 66% to 34%. Not only that, between the beginning of the debate and the end, support for Mehdi’s position actually dropped by 5%.
But more importantly, people saw that Hasan, the author of the book Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking, actively employs lies and distortions in his efforts to win every argument.</small></blockquote></ref> law expert [[Natasha Hausdorff]] Dismantles Mehdi Hasan Anti Israel LIES."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr3DChAY2LM Natasha Hausdorff DISMANTLES Mehdi Hasan Anti Israel LIES 🔥]
J-TV. Jun 1, 2025.</ref>
J-TV. Jun 1, 2025.</ref>
{{Cquote|Well, thank you and good evening. What a privilege it is to be here stood on this stage on what I consider to be the most important topic of our age. I have to begin with a debating tip coming from uh a land with a culture of uh a rich history of debate. Uh and that is that in debates it is for the proposition to define the motion and Douglas did that for you loud and clear.
{{Cquote|Well, thank you and good evening. What a privilege it is to be here stood on this stage on what I consider to be the most important topic of our age. I have to begin with a debating tip coming from uh a land with a culture of uh a rich history of debate. Uh and that is that in debates it is for the proposition to define the motion and Douglas did that for you loud and clear.
Don't stand with the terrorists and anti-semites. Stand on the side of moral integrity. Stand with the proposition...}}
Don't stand with the terrorists and anti-semites. Stand on the side of moral integrity. Stand with the proposition...}}
In Nov 2024, Hasan justified the racist [[Amsterdam Pogrom by Arab Muslims (2024)]].<ref>[https://nypost.com/2024/11/11/us-news/ritchie-torres-blasts-mehdi-hasan-for-justifying-a-pogrom-in-amsterdam/ NY Rep. Torres blasts former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan for ‘justifying a pogrom’ in Amsterdam]. By Matt Troutman, ''NY Post'', Nov. 11, 2024</ref><ref>[https://honestreporting.com/globalize-the-intifada-becomes-reality-as-amsterdam-erupts-in-fresh-wave-of-antisemitic-riots/ ‘Globalize the Intifada’ Becomes Reality as Amsterdam Erupts in Fresh Wave of Antisemitic Riots]. Rachel O'Donoghue, ''Honest Reporting'', November 12, 2024</ref>
In Jan 2025, Hasan and [[AOC]]
In Jan 2025, Hasan and [[AOC]]
In February 2025, Hasan deletes ‘Make American Planes Crash Again,’ and blames the backlash on so called "Islamophobia."<ref>Alexandra Steigrad, [https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/media/mehdi-hassan-host-deletes-poorly-worded-x-post-after-plane-crash/ Ex-MSNBC Host Deletes ‘Make American Planes Crash Again,’ Blames Backlash on Islamophobia]
In February 2025, Hasan deletes ‘Make American Planes Crash Again,’ and blames the backlash on so called "Islamophobia."<ref>Alexandra Steigrad, [https://nypost.com/2025/02/18/media/mehdi-hassan-host-deletes-poorly-worded-x-post-after-plane-crash/ Ex-MSNBC Host Deletes ‘Make American Planes Crash Again,’ Blames Backlash on Islamophobia]
''New York Post'', Feb. 18, 2025.</ref>
''New York Post'', Feb. 18, 2025.</ref>
On Dec 30, 2025, Mehdi Hasan distorted [[Holocaust]] History. <ref>[https://honestreporting.com/mehdi-hasans-haavara-claim-and-the-distortion-of-holocaust-history/ Mehdi Hasan’s Haavara Claim and the Distortion of Holocaust History]. Sharon Levy, ''Honest Reporting'', January 1, 2026</ref>
In March 2026, Mehdi Hasan downplayed Nazis, claiming "American sailors Amare worse [sic] than Nazis.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2026/03/07/vile-mehdi-hasan-claims-american-sailors-are-worse-nazis Mehdi Hasan Claims American Sailors Are Worse Than Nazis]. ''NewsBusters'', March 7, 2026.</ref>
In March 2026, Mehdi Hasan downplayed Nazis, claiming "American sailors Amare worse [sic] than Nazis.<ref>[https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/alex-christy/2026/03/07/vile-mehdi-hasan-claims-american-sailors-are-worse-nazis Mehdi Hasan Claims American Sailors Are Worse Than Nazis]. ''NewsBusters'', March 7, 2026.</ref>
This Islamist bigot Hasan is believed to be very active on [[Wikipedia]]. Not just about himself, of course.
This Islamist bigot Hasan is believed to be very active on [[Wikipedia]].<ref>Article discussing Wikipedia controversies in media commentary mentions Hasan interacting with Wikipedia-related issues. On radical liberal "dissident" in Oct 18, 2018;
Hasan referencing his own Wikipedia page in an interview with Jimmy Wales, posted on April 8, 2014; Hasan has been very busy 'collecting' ''pallyweid'' promoters, whoever used both buzzwords "apartheid/genocide".</ref> Not just about himself, of course.
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