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'''Quds News Network''' ({{lang-ar|شبكة قدس الإخبارية}}; '''QNN''') is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine.<ref name=aboutquds>{{Cite web |url=https://qudsnen.co/?page_id=137|title=About Quds News Network|access-date=2023-12-31|work=Quds News Network]]</ref><ref name=qudsnenstmt /> The agency claims to be independent, but is alleged by [[Western media]] to be affiliated with [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thirty Palestinian children and three women released from Israeli jails – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/27/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-deal-end-extension-benjamin-netanyahu |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2023-11-27 |quote=The Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network}}<p>{{cite news |last1=Khaled |first1=Fatima |title=Israeli Airstrike Obliterates Palestine Tower in Gaza City As Hamas Fighting Intensifies |url=https://themessenger.com/news/israeli-airstrike-obliterates-palestine-tower-in-gaza-city-as-hamas-fighting-intensifies |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |date=2023-10-07 |quote=the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network}}</p><p>{{cite web |title=Human Rights Reports: West Bank and Gaza |url=https://www.state.gov/report/custom/24b1cc8b88/ |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=2 October 2023 |quote=PA police at a checkpoint stopped, assaulted, and arrested Anas Hawari, a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network, according to media reports and rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists.}}</p><p>{{cite news |title=Meta suspends page of ‘Quds News Network’ |url=https://www.jns.org/meta-suspends-page-of-quds-news-network/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[Jewish News Syndicate]] |date=2023-10-15}}</p><p>{{cite news |last1=Estrin |first1=Daniel |title=For Palestinians, social media is source of news — and anger |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-palestinians-social-media-is-source-of-news-and-anger/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Times of Israel |date=2015-10-24 |quote=The site says it is independent, but has a reputation for being affiliated with Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad}}</ref> The agency disputes affiliation with such groups, declaring "QNN does not adhere to any specific ideology, rather it aligns with the values of freedom, dignity, and the fulfilment[sic] of the Palestinian people’s aspirations for their right to self-determination under international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."<ref name="qudsnenstmt">{{Cite web |last=Quds News Network |date=8 December 2023 |title=Statement: An attempt to create fake narratives about Quds News Network on Wikipedia |url=https://qudsnen.co/statement-an-attempt-to-create-fake-narratives-about-quds-news-network-on-wikipedia|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208234705/https://qudsnen.co/statement-an-attempt-to-create-fake-narratives-about-quds-news-network-on-wikipedia/|archive-date=2023-12-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>
'''Quds News Network''' ({{lang-ar|شبكة قدس الإخبارية}}; '''QNN''') is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine.<ref name=aboutquds>{{Cite web |url=https://qudsnen.co/?page_id=137|title=About Quds News Network|access-date=2023-12-31|work=Quds News Network]]}}</ref><ref name=qudsnenstmt /> The agency claims to be independent, but is alleged by [[Western media]] to be affiliated with [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Thirty Palestinian children and three women released from Israeli jails – reports |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/27/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-deal-end-extension-benjamin-netanyahu |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2023-11-27 |quote=The Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network}}<p>{{cite news |last1=Khaled |first1=Fatima |title=Israeli Airstrike Obliterates Palestine Tower in Gaza City As Hamas Fighting Intensifies |url=https://themessenger.com/news/israeli-airstrike-obliterates-palestine-tower-in-gaza-city-as-hamas-fighting-intensifies |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]] |date=2023-10-07 |quote=the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network}}</p><p>{{cite web |title=Human Rights Reports: West Bank and Gaza |url=https://www.state.gov/report/custom/24b1cc8b88/ |publisher=U.S. State Department |access-date=2 October 2023 |quote=PA police at a checkpoint stopped, assaulted, and arrested Anas Hawari, a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network, according to media reports and rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists.}}</p><p>{{cite news |title=Meta suspends page of ‘Quds News Network’ |url=https://www.jns.org/meta-suspends-page-of-quds-news-network/ |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=[[Jewish News Syndicate]] |date=2023-10-15}}</p><p>{{cite news |last1=Estrin |first1=Daniel |title=For Palestinians, social media is source of news — and anger |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-palestinians-social-media-is-source-of-news-and-anger/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Times of Israel |date=2015-10-24 |quote=The site says it is independent, but has a reputation for being affiliated with Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad}}</ref> The agency disputes affiliation with such groups, declaring "QNN does not adhere to any specific ideology, rather it aligns with the values of freedom, dignity, and the fulfilment[sic] of the Palestinian people’s aspirations for their right to self-determination under international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."<ref name="qudsnenstmt">{{Cite web |last=Quds News Network |date=8 December 2023 |title=Statement: An attempt to create fake narratives about Quds News Network on Wikipedia |url=https://qudsnen.co/statement-an-attempt-to-create-fake-narratives-about-quds-news-network-on-wikipedia|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208234705/https://qudsnen.co/statement-an-attempt-to-create-fake-narratives-about-quds-news-network-on-wikipedia/|archive-date=2023-12-08|url-status=dead}}</ref>


QNN is popular among young Palestinian Internet users given its strong social media presence.<ref name="Patel">{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Yumna |title=Palestinian Authority blocks dozens of websites critical of Abbas government |url=https://mondoweiss.net/2019/10/palestinian-authority-blocks-dozens-of-websites-critical-of-abbas-government/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Mondoweiss |date=2019-10-23}}</ref> QNN combines breaking news reporting by freelancers and volunteers with rapid distribution of often graphic video content. In October 2015 ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' reported the agency's vast social media footprint and sharing of attack footage "has raised allegations from Israelis that Palestinian social media is helping to fuel a repeating cycle of violence."<ref name="CSM">{{cite news |last1=Mitnick |first1=Joshua |title=Palestinian uprising: Upstart website feeds youth the news they want |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/1026/Palestinian-uprising-Upstart-website-feeds-youth-the-news-they-want |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=2015-10-26}}</ref> Additionally, ''Christian Science Monitor'' claimed "the ultimate mission of Quds News is not about business or journalism but to promote the Palestinian fight against Israel."<ref name="CSM" /> The Australian Jewish Association has criticized the site as "a notorious anti-Israel antisemitic propaganda platform affiliated with Hamas."<ref name=JNS />
QNN is popular among young Palestinian Internet users given its strong social media presence.<ref name="Patel">{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Yumna |title=Palestinian Authority blocks dozens of websites critical of Abbas government |url=https://mondoweiss.net/2019/10/palestinian-authority-blocks-dozens-of-websites-critical-of-abbas-government/ |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Mondoweiss |date=2019-10-23}}</ref> QNN combines breaking news reporting by freelancers and volunteers with rapid distribution of often graphic video content. In October 2015 ''[[Christian Science Monitor]]'' reported the agency's vast social media footprint and sharing of attack footage "has raised allegations from Israelis that Palestinian social media is helping to fuel a repeating cycle of violence."<ref name="CSM">{{cite news |last1=Mitnick |first1=Joshua |title=Palestinian uprising: Upstart website feeds youth the news they want |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2015/1026/Palestinian-uprising-Upstart-website-feeds-youth-the-news-they-want |access-date=2 October 2023 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=2015-10-26}}</ref> Additionally, ''Christian Science Monitor'' claimed "the ultimate mission of Quds News is not about business or journalism but to promote the Palestinian fight against Israel."<ref name="CSM" /> The Australian Jewish Association has criticized the site as "a notorious anti-Israel antisemitic propaganda platform affiliated with Hamas."<ref name=JNS />

Revision as of 23:15, 31 December 2023

Quds News Network
AbbreviationQNN
Official language
Arabic, English
Websitequdsnen.co

Quds News Network (Template:Lang-ar; QNN) is a Palestinian youth news agency founded in 2011. The agency is staffed with volunteer correspondents across Palestine.[1][2] The agency claims to be independent, but is alleged by Western media to be affiliated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[3] The agency disputes affiliation with such groups, declaring "QNN does not adhere to any specific ideology, rather it aligns with the values of freedom, dignity, and the fulfilment[sic] of the Palestinian people’s aspirations for their right to self-determination under international law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."[2]

QNN is popular among young Palestinian Internet users given its strong social media presence.[4] QNN combines breaking news reporting by freelancers and volunteers with rapid distribution of often graphic video content. In October 2015 Christian Science Monitor reported the agency's vast social media footprint and sharing of attack footage "has raised allegations from Israelis that Palestinian social media is helping to fuel a repeating cycle of violence."[5] Additionally, Christian Science Monitor claimed "the ultimate mission of Quds News is not about business or journalism but to promote the Palestinian fight against Israel."[5] The Australian Jewish Association has criticized the site as "a notorious anti-Israel antisemitic propaganda platform affiliated with Hamas."[6]

In December 2023, QNN claimed pro-Israeli Wikipedia editors were editing the news agency's Wikipedia page to misrepresent the agency and its associations. They also allege incorrect descriptions from Israeli sources. The agency declared "We work professionally without succumbing to political propaganda. Our goals are to build common ground for the unity of the Palestinian internal front and create an electronic space characterized by credibility, with Palestine as our sole compass."[2]

Blocks

QNN has been blocked by the Palestinian Authority for its criticism of PA President Mahmoud Abbas and by social media companies for its affiliation with Hamas. In October 2019, QNN was one of more than 40 websites in the West Bank blocked by the PA as part of a crackdown of opposition voices and those critical of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The move became widely known after Palestinians protested the blocks on social media and in the streets.[4] In the same week, the block led to protests in the Gaza Strip, accusing Fatah of censorship.[citation needed]

Twitter subsequently suspended QNN's accounts in November 2019, as part of a broader suspension of accounts for their affiliation with Hamas or Hezbollah.[7][8][9] On 26 January 2021, QNN tweeted that its original Twitter accounts had been restored.[10]

In January 2021, TikTok banned QNN, stating that it was a move related to the account's content.[11] Meta suspended QNN's English and Arabic pages after the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.[6]

References

  1. ^ "About Quds News Network". Quds News Network]]. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Quds News Network (8 December 2023). "Statement: An attempt to create fake narratives about Quds News Network on Wikipedia". Archived from the original on 8 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Thirty Palestinian children and three women released from Israeli jails – reports". The Guardian. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023. The Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network

    Khaled, Fatima (7 October 2023). "Israeli Airstrike Obliterates Palestine Tower in Gaza City As Hamas Fighting Intensifies". The Messenger. Retrieved 29 November 2023. the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network

    "Human Rights Reports: West Bank and Gaza". U.S. State Department. Retrieved 2 October 2023. PA police at a checkpoint stopped, assaulted, and arrested Anas Hawari, a journalist for Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network, according to media reports and rights groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists.

    "Meta suspends page of 'Quds News Network'". Jewish News Syndicate. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

    Estrin, Daniel (24 October 2015). "For Palestinians, social media is source of news — and anger". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2 October 2023. The site says it is independent, but has a reputation for being affiliated with Palestinian terror group Islamic Jihad

  4. ^ a b Patel, Yumna (23 October 2019). "Palestinian Authority blocks dozens of websites critical of Abbas government". Mondoweiss. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  5. ^ a b Mitnick, Joshua (26 October 2015). "Palestinian uprising: Upstart website feeds youth the news they want". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Meta suspends page of 'Quds News Network'". Jewish News Syndicate. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Leading Palestinian news site accounts suspended by Twitter: Three accounts belonging to the Quds News Network were suspended on Saturday". Middle East Eye. 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Twitter suspends accounts of Palestinian Quds News Network". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ^ Tweh, Sarah E. Needleman and Bowdeya. "Twitter Suspends Accounts Linked to Hamas, Hezbollah". WSJ. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  10. ^ @Qudsn_en (26 January 2021). "Our esteemed followers, Please be advised that QNN will stop publishing on its spare Twitter accounts and will return to the original accounts after about one and a half years of strenuous efforts that succeeded in restoring the accounts after being blocked by Twitter.[https://twitter.com/QudsNen @QudsNen]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "Palestinian news platform QNN banned by TikTok". Middle East Eye. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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