Unfortunately, as has been said repeatedly, @mehdirhasan is not worthy of being called a "journalist." What he's been consuming and promoting as journalism is one-sided and subject to audience capture, such that he doesn't dare to offer differing Palestinian perspectives. He is part of the entrenched “pro-Palestine” narrative that I seek to disrupt; I reached out to him a few months ago asking him to appear on his show in an effort to model engagement, healthy dialogue, and respectful conversation. After all, you would think that a Gazan who carries literal battle scars from Israeli bombardment and has lost dozens of family members to Israel’s current war is worthy of listening to. Instead, we have a British-Pakistani in America trying to out-Palestinian an actual Palestinian, going down the same rabbit hole that conspiracy theorists often do in calling me a fraud, Zionist, sell-out, traitor, etc. Unfortunately, Mr. Hassan, like numerous non-Palestinians, has emerged to somehow speak on our behalf and tell the Palestinian story while arrogantly and smugly shutting down inconvenient Palestinian voices that challenge his heavily monetized narrative. He just blocked me simply because a comment on a recent post mentioned his name, causing Mr. Hassan to go on a rageful diatribe about how I’m a “fraud” and that he, as the savior of the Palestinian people, is not going to engage with me. Shame on Mehdi Hassan and other fraudulent “journalists” who have taken an oversized role in promoting a warped and distorted “pro-Palestine” narrative. Mr. Hassan could have played an important role in moderating discourse around Israel and Palestine to actually be helpful to the Palestinian cause. I am regularly shut out of “mainstream” media outlets because fraudulent characters like Mehdi are somehow viewed as more “authoritative” to speak about my people than I can. Mehdi Hassan is the embodiment of “No Jews, No News.”