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Another Al-Jazeera Reporter Was a Hamas Terrorist; Al-Jazeera Should Be Designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization
Bassam Tawil/Gatestone Institute/August 14/2025
The television network al-Sharif worked for, Al-Jazeera (Arabic), has always served as the official mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its affiliates, including Hamas.
Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, the Gulf state that has long been endorsing the Muslim Brotherhood and providing shelter for the leaders of Hamas.
A press badge or vest is not — and should not be — a shield for terrorism.
Even the BBC, widely known for its bias against Israel, has acknowledged that al-Sharif worked for Hamas.
“Hamas’s entire defense system relies on disguising its fighters—posing as health workers, journalists, or ordinary civilians. That’s their weapon. They never admit that anyone killed was a Hamas member; it’s always ‘civilians,’ as if Israel never kills Hamas fighters.” — Brother Rachid, X, August 12, 2025.
When it comes to Qatar’s Al-Jazeera, it should come as no surprise that another one of its employees has been exposed as an Islamist terrorist.
The IDF has disclosed intelligence information and countless documents found in Gaza confirming the military affiliation of six Al-Jazeera journalists with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad…. The documents provide unequivocal proof… of the integration of Hamas terrorists within Qatar’s Al- Jazeera media network.
Al-Jazeera (Arabic) is not — and never was — a real news organization. Since its founding, the television network has been promoting radical Islam and glorifying terrorism against Israel.
As such, Al-Jazeera, like the Muslim Brotherhood, should be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Anas al-Sharif, the Al-Jazeera (Arabic) “journalist” who was killed by the IDF in Gaza this week, never concealed his affiliation with Hamas. Al-Sharif was recruited by Hamas on December 3, 2013, and served as the commander of a rocket-launch squad. A press badge or vest is not — and should not be — a shield for terrorism. Al-Jazeera (Arabic) is not — and never was — a real news organization. Since its founding, it has been promoting radical Islam and glorifying terrorism against Israel.
Anas al-Sharif, the Palestinian “journalist” who was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) this week, never concealed his affiliation with the Iran-backed Hamas terror group. Before and after his death, photos of al-Sharif continually socializing with top Hamas leaders appeared on social media platforms. Al-Sharif was also known for his public support for terrorism against Israel.
The television network al-Sharif worked for, Al-Jazeera (Arabic), has always served as the official mouthpiece of the Muslim Brotherhood organization and its affiliates, including Hamas.
Al Jazeera is owned by the government of Qatar, the Gulf state that has long been endorsing the Muslim Brotherhood and providing shelter for the leaders of Hamas.
A press badge or vest is not — and should not be — a shield for terrorism.
Al-Sharif was not killed because of his alleged journalistic work. He was killed because of his affiliation with Hamas, a group designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the US and several other Western countries. Those who rushed to condemn the killing of al-Sharif should have looked at the man’s posts and statements, especially on social media, to see that he was a proud member of Hamas who celebrated the murder of Jews.
In one of his Telegram posts, from January 27, 2023, al-Sharif celebrated the murder of seven Jews by Palestinian terrorists outside a synagogue in Jerusalem. The posts show a bullet casing, with the tip replaced by the Dome of the Rock. The caption, from Quran 17:5, reads: “We sent against them our servants of great might and strength.”
That Quranic verse is historically used to describe God sending warriors to punish enemies. The imagery in the post ties the act of murdering the seven Jews to the defense of the al-Aqsa Mosque – an apparent effort to frame the murders as a sacred duty.
“This is not the language of a neutral observer or a humanitarian,” commented the award-winning British investigative journalist David Collier.
“It is not the language of a Palestinian journalist. It is the language of someone who sees terrorism through a religiously sanctified lens, and a person who glorifies, legitimizes and celebrates the murder of these innocent Jews as part of a glorious religious duty. This is not journalism. This is not just a cartoon celebrating ‘resistance.’ This is jihadist propaganda, religiously justifying a brutal murder. His own public output shows he was not simply a ‘journalist,’ and this post is clear evidence he is not a semi-secular or moderate voice – but a man who views the world and the conflict through a genocidal jihadist vision.”
Al-Sharif was recruited by Hamas on December 3, 2013, and served as the commander of a rocket-launch squad in the northern sector of the Gaza Strip. His Hamas ID number was 305342. On April 7, 2017, he was wounded in his left eye and ear during a Hamas training exercise – but remained in the organization with a salary of $200 dollars a month. A document seized by the IDF shows that al-Sharif was a member of Hamas’s Nukhba (Elite) Battalion in East Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip.
Even the BBC, widely known for its bias against Israel, has acknowledged that al-Sharif worked for Hamas:
“Anas al-Sharif, who has been a familiar face on Al-Jazeera for much of the war, worked for a Hamas media team in Gaza before the current conflict, the BBC understands.”
In other social media posts, al-Sharif praised the Hamas-led October 7 massacre against Israel and took smiling selfies with Hamas leaders.
On October 7, 2023, while thousands of Hamas terrorists and “ordinary” Palestinians who invaded Israel from the Gaza Strip were slaughtering Israelis and foreign nationals, al-Sharif posted on his Telegram account:
“9 hours [have passed] and the [Hamas] heroes are still roaming the country (Israel) killing and capturing…Allah, Allah, how great you are.”
Because of his membership in Hamas, al-Sharif was regularly given unlimited access to the terror group and its activities. Last year, for instance, he was the only “journalist” to document the release of Israeli female hostage Agam Berger.
“Al-Sharif was a journalist only on the surface,” remarked terrorism expert Brother Rachid.
“In reality, he was a Hamas fighter using journalism as a cover while waging jihad (holy war). He was even quoting the Quran 9:111 to justify it: ‘Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and wealth in exchange for Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah, so they kill and are killed. [It is] a true promise binding upon Him in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran. And who is more faithful to His Promise than Allah? So rejoice in the transaction you have made with Him. And that is the great triumph.'”
Brother Rachid also wrote:
“Hamas’s entire defense system relies on disguising its fighters—posing as health workers, journalists, or ordinary civilians. That’s their weapon. They never admit that anyone killed was a Hamas member; it’s always ‘civilians,’ as if Israel never kills Hamas fighters. Even the ‘journalists’ follow strict orders never to say who’s Hamas and who’s not. The only exceptions are a few top commanders like Muhammad Deif or Sinwar—and even then, only after Israel announces it first. They denied Deif’s death for days at the start. So don’t expect them to admit Anas Al-Sharif was one of them—they hide their operatives’ identities to protect their cover, and they always will.”
In another post, Brother Rachid revealed that al-Sharif saw Jews and Christians as an enemy:
“To all the Westerners who thought Anas was a cute, innocent journalist – besides being a member of Hamas, he openly declared his hatred for Jews and Christians.”
On August 17, 2024 al-Sharif wrote: “And the Jews and the Christians will never be pleased with you until you follow their religion.” On August 18, 2024 he wrote:
“Fight them [Jews and Christians]; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the hearts of the believers (Quran 2:6).”
Al-Sharif was not the only Palestinian journalist working for Hamas. Last year, it turned out that three of four Israeli hostages rescued by IDF special forces from the central Gaza Strip were being held at the home of Abdallah Aljamal, a Palestinian journalist and member of Hamas terror group.
Aljamal had previously been a spokesman for the Hamas-run Labor Ministry and had contributed to several news outlets.
In the Gaza War, numerous articles by Aljamal were published by the Palestine Chronicle, while hostages Almog Meir Jan, Andrey Kozlov and Shlomi Ziv were being held captive in his home. The fourth hostage, Noa Argamani, was rescued from a nearby building.
Aljamal also wrote for Al-Jazeera’s website.
Argamani, Meir Jan, Kozlov and Ziv had been abducted from the Supernova music festival near the Israeli community of Re’im on the morning of October 7.
No journalist, as every Palestinian child knows, can operate in the Gaza Strip without the approval and backing of Hamas. This has been true since 2007, when the terror group seized control of the Gaza Strip and forcibly ousted the Palestinian Authority. The only Palestinian journalists allowed to work in the Gaza Strip were those who supported Hamas or were members of the group.
When it comes to Qatar’s Al-Jazeera, it should come as no surprise that another one of its employees has been exposed as an Islamist terrorist.
The IDF has disclosed intelligence information and countless documents found in Gaza confirming the military affiliation of six Al-Jazeera journalists with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the second-largest terror group in the Gaza Strip. They are: Anas Jamal Mahmoud al-Sharif, Alaa Abdul Aziz Muhammad Salama, Hossam Basel Abdul Karim Shabat, Ashraf Sami Ashour Saraj, Ismail Farid Muhammad Abu Omar, and Talal Mahmoud Abdul Rahman Aruki.
The documents include personnel tables, lists of terrorist training courses, phone directories, and salary documents for terrorists. The documents provide unequivocal proof that these individuals serve as military operatives for the terrorist organizations in Gaza, and of the integration of Hamas terrorists within Qatar’s Al- Jazeera media network.
The term “Al-Jazeera journalism” is an oxymoron. Al-Jazeera (Arabic) is not — and never was — a real news organization. Since its founding, the television network has been promoting radical Islam and glorifying terrorism against Israel.
As such, Al-Jazeera, like the Muslim Brotherhood, should be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Terrorists masquerading as journalists are not only a disgrace to the profession; they also endanger the lives of real journalists. In future wars, if they are all wearing press vests, it will be difficult to distinguish between a terrorist and a real journalist.
Al-Sharif chose to engage in terrorism instead of journalism. He chose to be a “martyr” in Hamas’s jihad to murder Jews and eliminate Israel. Israel helped him achieve his goal of martyrdom.
**Bassam Tawil is a Muslim Arab based in the Middle East. His work is made possible through the generous donation of a couple of donors who wished to remain anonymous. Gatestone is most grateful.
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