US press group memorializes Hamas-linked Al Jazeera reporters

Israeli intelligence documents identified several of those honored as active terrorists.

By JNS

The Association and Club of Foreign Press Correspondents USA honored several individuals later identified as Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror operatives at its Dec. 4 gala in Washington, according to media watchdog HonestReporting.

The ceremony included a moment of silence for 10 Al Jazeera reporters killed in Gaza, with their photos displayed at a memorial table. The organization also awarded Al Jazeera a “press freedom grant.”

An elite American press organization is honoring Hamas terrorists. That’s according to an astonishing scoop by @HonestReporting’s @Gil_Hoffman on a December 4 gala held by the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in the U.S., the self-described “leading independent… pic.twitter.com/itH7gxX4W9

— Amit Segal (@AmitSegal) December 8, 2025

Israeli intelligence documents identified several of those honored as active terrorists, including Anas al-Sharif, described as head of a Hamas cell responsible for rocket attacks, and Ismail al-Ghoul, identified as a member of Hamas’s Nukhba forces.

“The Association and Club of Foreign Press Correspondents USA did a disservice to journalism by honoring terrorists who attacked Israeli civilians at their dinner,” Gil Hoffman, HonestReporting’s executive director, told JNS on Tuesday.

“They transformed what should have been a celebration of journalistic integrity into a moral failure.”

The event also honored veteran NBC journalist Andrea Mitchell and featured Fox News correspondent Trey Yingst, who praised Palestinian journalists in Gaza during his acceptance speech.

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