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Khaled Abu Toameh

Khaled Abu Toameh (Arabic : خالد أبو طعمة, Hebrew : חאלד אבו טועמה) is an Israeli Arab journalist, lecturer and documentary filmmaker. [1]

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Abu Toameh writes for The Jerusalem Post [2] and for the New York–based Gatestone Institute, where he is a senior distinguished fellow. [3] He worked a producer and consultant for NBC News. [4] [5] His articles have also appeared in numerous newspapers around the world.

Biography

Khaled Abu Toameh was born to an Israeli Arab father and a Palestinian Arab mother. [6] He grew up in the Arab-Israeli town Baqa al-Gharbiyye. [7] He studied English literature at the Hebrew University and lives in Jerusalem. [8]

Media career

Starting in 2002, Khaled Abu Toameh reported for The Jerusalem Post on Arab affairs. [2] He previously worked as a producer and consultant for NBC News . [4] He has produced several documentaries on the Palestinians for the BBC, Channel 4, Australian, Danish and Swedish television. [8]

Abu Toameh has served as a lecturer with the University of Minnesota – School of Journalism and Mass Communication. [9] He has also lectured at the London School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), [10] as well as the London-based think tank Chatham House. [11]

He has also contributed to Times of Israel, [12] Commentary, [13] US News and World Report, [14] and AIJAC. [15]

Abu Toameh was invited to speak at the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. [16] Due to his expertise, he's a regular speaker on the Palestinian issue in Israel, the US, Canada, Australia and Europe.

Recognition and awards

Abu Toameh received the 2014 Daniel Pearl Award. [17] Abu Toameh shared Israel Media Watch's 2010 award for media criticism with the satirical Israeli website Latma. [18]

On 10 May 2011, Khaled Abu Toameh won the Hudson Institute Award for Courage in Journalism. [19]

Canada's Toronto Sun columnist Salim Mansur praised Abu Toameh for his courage and knowledge of the politics of the Arab world. [20]

Abu Toameh is the 2013 recipient of the Emet award given by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA). [21]

He was chosen on the Algemeiner Journal 's 2013 list of The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life. [22]

In 2018, Abu Toameh received the Speaker of Truth Award from the Endowment for Middle East Truth. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Khaled Abu Toameh". aishcom.
  2. 1 2 "Khaled Abu Toameh". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Distinguished Senior Fellows". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 "Khaled Abu Toameh, Distinguished Senior Fellow". Gatestone Institute. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  5. ↑ Levine, Charley J. (24 August 2013). "Interview: Khaled Abu Toameh". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Astor, Maggie (2 February 2008). "Journalist Takes Even Handed Approach to Arab-Israeli Conflict". Columbia Daily Spectator . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  7. ↑ Khaled Abu Toameh and the Israeli-Palestinian Dilemma
  8. 1 2 Abu Toameh, Khaled (27 April 2004). "Telling the Truth about the Palestinians". Middle East Forum . Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Jerusalem Post Correspondent Khaled Abu Toameh to speak on campus". Murphy Weekly. University of Minnesota School of Journalism & Mass Communication. 2009. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  10. ↑ Gross, Gavin (2008). "Anti-Israeli Activity at the School of Oriental and African Studies: How Jewish Students Started to Fight Back". From Manfred Gerstenfeld ( ed.) Academics against Israel and the Jews. Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
  11. ↑ "Meeting: An Israel Arab's Perspective On Gaza, The New Palestinian Authority, Hamas And The Elections". Member Event, transcript included. Chatham House. April 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2010.{{cite web}}: |archive-url= is malformed: timestamp (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Khaled Abu Toameh". Times of Israel. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Khaled Abu Toameh". Commentary. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Khaled Abu Toameh". US News. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Khaled Abu Toameh". AIJAC. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "HJS Event Israel-Palestinian Relations". Transcript of remarks made at the House of Commons. Henry Jackson Society. December 2009. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
  17. ↑ "Abu Toameh wins 2014 Pearl prize for journalistic courage". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 17 January 2015.
  18. ↑ Hartman, Ben (3 January 2011). "'Post' reporter, Latma site win award for media criticism". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  19. ↑ "Post's Khaled Abu Toameh gets Hudson award". Jerusalem Post. 8 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  20. ↑ Mansur, Salim (4 November 2011). "Arab Spring a mask for ruthless men". Toronto Sun . QMI Agency. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "CAMERA to honor Post's Khaled Abu Toameh with Emet Award". The Jerusalem Post. 29 March 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  22. ↑ "The Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life (INTRODUCTION)". Algemeiner Journal. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
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