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07-06-2010, 23:34
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=180553
CNN editor sad over ayatollah's death
Mideast affairs editor hails late leader as "one of Hizbullah’s giants."
By YAAKOV LAPPIN
07/06/2010 04:12
CNN’s senior editor of Middle East affairs, Octavia Nasr, posted a message on her Twitter account on Sunday in which she expressed sadness at the death of Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, described by terrorism analysts as the spiritual mentor of Hizbullah.
“Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah... One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot,” Nasr wrote.
Nasr’s remarks drew fire from the Honest Reporting media watchdog, which asked on its Web site, “Is Nasr a Hezbollah sympathizer? This is disturbing enough given that the group is designated a terrorist organization by the US and is committed to the destruction of Israel.
And which of Fadlallah’s individual views does Nasr admire?” CNN did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
Although described by sections of the Western media as a firebrand-preacher-turnedmoderate, Fadlallah went on record as praising the massacre of eight Israeli students at Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem in 2008, according to Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs researcher Shimon Shapira.
“In his sermon during Friday prayers, Fadlallah declared, ‘The heroic operation in Jerusalem proved that the mujahedeen in Palestine are able to hit the Zionists hard.’ His remarks were carried by Hizbullah’s television network, Al-Manar,’” Shapira said in a 2008 article for the JCPA.....
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http://www.mediaite.com/online/cnn-correspondent-regrets-pro-hezbollah-tweet-but-doesnt-apologize/
CNN Correspondent Regrets Pro-Hezbollah Tweet, But Doesn’t Apologize For Stance On Fadlallah
Steve Krakauer
8:06 pm, July 6th, 2010
Following a controversial tweet by CNN Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr, she has taken to CNN.com to further expand on her 140-character thought.
Her praise of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who died over the weekend forced the explanation, but noticeably no apology. And now CNN says it is a “serious matter and will be dealt with accordingly.”
Nasr’s initial tweet mourning the death of Fadlallah said, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” It was almost immediately called out by several sources, including Newsbusters and the Jerusalem Post. Also today the Simon Wiesenthal Center (“one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations”) formally denounced the remarks and called for CNN to take action....
CNN editor sad over ayatollah's death
Mideast affairs editor hails late leader as "one of Hizbullah’s giants."
By YAAKOV LAPPIN
07/06/2010 04:12
CNN’s senior editor of Middle East affairs, Octavia Nasr, posted a message on her Twitter account on Sunday in which she expressed sadness at the death of Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, described by terrorism analysts as the spiritual mentor of Hizbullah.
“Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah... One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot,” Nasr wrote.
Nasr’s remarks drew fire from the Honest Reporting media watchdog, which asked on its Web site, “Is Nasr a Hezbollah sympathizer? This is disturbing enough given that the group is designated a terrorist organization by the US and is committed to the destruction of Israel.
And which of Fadlallah’s individual views does Nasr admire?” CNN did not respond to a request for comment by press time.
Although described by sections of the Western media as a firebrand-preacher-turnedmoderate, Fadlallah went on record as praising the massacre of eight Israeli students at Mercaz Harav Yeshiva in Jerusalem in 2008, according to Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs researcher Shimon Shapira.
“In his sermon during Friday prayers, Fadlallah declared, ‘The heroic operation in Jerusalem proved that the mujahedeen in Palestine are able to hit the Zionists hard.’ His remarks were carried by Hizbullah’s television network, Al-Manar,’” Shapira said in a 2008 article for the JCPA.....
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http://www.mediaite.com/online/cnn-correspondent-regrets-pro-hezbollah-tweet-but-doesnt-apologize/
CNN Correspondent Regrets Pro-Hezbollah Tweet, But Doesn’t Apologize For Stance On Fadlallah
Steve Krakauer
8:06 pm, July 6th, 2010
Following a controversial tweet by CNN Senior Editor of Mideast Affairs Octavia Nasr, she has taken to CNN.com to further expand on her 140-character thought.
Her praise of Hezbollah leader Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah who died over the weekend forced the explanation, but noticeably no apology. And now CNN says it is a “serious matter and will be dealt with accordingly.”
Nasr’s initial tweet mourning the death of Fadlallah said, “Sad to hear of the passing of Sayyed Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah… One of Hezbollah’s giants I respect a lot.” It was almost immediately called out by several sources, including Newsbusters and the Jerusalem Post. Also today the Simon Wiesenthal Center (“one of the largest international Jewish human rights organizations”) formally denounced the remarks and called for CNN to take action....