Amid the ongoing onslaught of Israel by Iran-backed terror group Hamas, CNN contributor Adeel Raja wrote: “The world today needs a Hitler.” Though this tweet has since been deleted, it’s not the first time Raja has praised Hitler and expressed his virulent antisemitism.
The Washington Examiner reports:
A journalist and verified Twitter user on Sunday said that “the world today needs a Hitler” in a since-deleted social media post as tensions continue to boil between Israel and Hamas.Adeel Raja, who lists himself as a “Freelance Contributor at CNN” on his LinkedIn profile, appears to have published several articles for CNN’s webpage, a review by the Washington Examiner found. According to the LinkedIn profile, Raja has held the position from August 2013 until the present day. His most recent byline for the outlet appears to have been from Sept. 16, 2020. Raja’s tweet appears to have been posted around 12:45 p.m. on Sunday. As of around 3:15 p.m., the tweet was deleted.
CNN is reportedly “looking into it,” the Washington Examiner continues.
Matt Dornic, a spokesman for CNN, told the Washington Examiner that he “never heard of him” and that he’s “looking into it” when asked about Raja.Raja, who appears to be an ally of Palestine during the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, has shared several opinions on the matter via Twitter in recent days. On Saturday, he tweeted, “What the Jews are doing in Palestine is similar to what Indian Hindus are doing in Occupied Kashmir. Same tactics.”A few days prior, the journalist responded to a tweet from former Vice President Mike Pence that read “America Stands with Israel,” saying, “A history of creating terrorists and standing with them!”
Here’s a screenshot of another of Raja’s vile vomitous pro-Hitler antisemitic hate.
The backlash has been swift on social media.
Social media users are demanding CNN respond after discovering that one of their freelance contributors, Adeel Raja, who has written dozens of pieces for the outlet, wrote in a now-deleted tweet that “the world today needs a Hitler.” After some digging, it turned out to be one of several messages Raja has posted praising the Nazi leader.”The only reason I am supporting Germany in the finals – Hitler was a German and he did good with those Jews!” Raja wrote during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Raja last had a CNN byline on Sept. 16, 2020. He still lists his affiliation with the network on LinkedIn.”Hail Hitler!” he wrote the following day.
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