‘A war crime, plain and simple’: CAIR condemns Israel’s latest killing of journalists
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has condemned Israel’s killing of five Al Jazeera journalists and called on US and international media workers to “stand in solidarity” with their Palestinian colleagues.
“Israel’s ongoing campaign of targeted assassinations of Palestinian journalists is a war crime, plain and simple,” CAIR National Executive Director Nihad Awad said in a statement.
“The murder of these Al Jazeera journalists is not an accident or collateral damage – it is part of a consistent, documented policy of silencing media voices and hiding the truth of the genocide being carried out by Israel in Gaza,” Awad said.
Since October 2023, Israel has killed more than 200 journalists in Gaza in the deadliest conflict ever recorded for reporters.
A journalist inspects the damage at the site of the Israeli assault on the tent near al-Shifa Hospital that killed five Al Jazeera staff, including Anas al-Sharif and Mohammed Qreiqeh, in Gaza City, August 11
Israeli forces bombed al-Sharif’s home and killed his father in 2023
Israel’s assassination of al-Sharif comes more than a year after it bombed his family home in the Jabalia refugee camp and killed his 65-year-old father, Jamal al-Sharif.
At the time, our colleague promised to continue his work.
“Despite all of this, and despite the targeting of my home and the killing of my father, I will continue to cover from Jabalia refugee camp and from northern Gaza,” al-Sharif said.
US legislator says US must stop arming Israel after journalists killed
US Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said “the US must stop providing weapons for this genocide” after its “latest strike killed 5 journalists including a prominent Al Jazeera journalist”.
“The Israeli military has killed more than 200 journalists and media workers,” Jayapal said in a post on social media.
Jayapal, a Democrat, has joined with her colleague Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib to push for restrictions on US weapons sales to Israel, including through a bill introduced by the pair in April.
The Israeli military has killed more than 200 journalists and media workers. The latest strike killed 5 journalists including a prominent Al Jazeera journalist. The US must stop providing weapons for this genocide. https://t.co/EYwnBxFHu8
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) August 11, 2025
