Malcolm Ohanwe is a journalist, podcaster and TV presenter and has worked for channels such as ZDF and ARD in the past. On X he has now commented on the attack on Israel – causing controversy.
If the Palestinians’ tongues are systematically cut off, how can they defend themselves with words? If the Palestinians’ right to vote is stopped, how will they defend themselves with crosses? If their freedom of movement is restricted, how are they supposed to defend themselves with demonstrations? What…
— Malcolm Ohanwe (@MalcolmOhanwe) October 7, 2023
Hamas’s brutal terrorist attacks on civilians cannot be justified and are not an ethical tool. But as has been explained several times, they are anything but surprising and are the expected consequence of Israel’s current flawed security policies.
— Malcolm Ohanwe (@MalcolmOhanwe) October 7, 2023
Nowhere is terror relativized, justified or obscured; on the contrary, these terrible attacks and massacres are a terrible warning of what the intolerable occupation policy will lead to in the long term. This is a common classification.
— Malcolm Ohanwe (@MalcolmOhanwe) October 7, 2023
Bayerischer Rundfunk and Arte have now ended their collaboration with the journalist. Arte clearly distances itself from “inhuman statements that have nothing to do with our understanding of journalism.” He was also asked to remove all content related to the Arte broadcaster from his profile.
Bayerischer Rundfunk has made a similar statement and will no longer give the freelance journalist assignments in the future. «Malcolm Ohanwe works as a freelancer. The BR no longer gives him assignments,” the broadcaster reported. According to the company, this decision was already taken in the summer.
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