Times of Israel Corrects: Abdallah Aljamal, Who Held Israeli Hostages, Was Palestine Chronicle Correspondent

CAMERA’s Israel office has prompted correction at Times of Israel, which erroneously reported that Abdallah Aljamal, a Gaza resident who held Israeli hostages, was a contributor to Palestine Chronicle, a pro-Hamas outlet. In fact, Aljamal, who was killed when the Israeli military rescued hostages Shlomo Ziv, Almog Meir Jan, and Andrey Kozlov, held a more significant role at the U.S.-based outfit.

The July 10 Times of Israel item had inititally stated (“Rescued hostages sues US nonprofit with ties to journalist who held him captive”):

Jan was held by Abdallah Aljamal, a spokesman for the Hamas-run labor ministry in Gaza who has contributed to several news outlets in the past, including the Palestine Chronicle, which is run by the nonprofit.

Screenshot of the archived Palestine Chronicle page identifying Aljamal as its Gaza correspondent

Aljamal did not merely contribute to Palestine Chronicle; he was a correspondent at the pro-Hamas outfit. His title as correspondent was posted on the Palestine Chronicle site until the rescue operation exposed that he held hostages, at which point the organization sanitized his affiliation. The archived page listing him as correspondent is available here.