Khalid Amayreh

Khalid Amayreh (Arabic: خالد عمايرة‎, b. 1957 Hebron) is a Palestinian journalist based in Dura, near Hebron. Amayreh has experienced years of restrictions on his activities and travel, including imprisonment.

Life and work

Amayreh received university degrees in the United States: a BA in Journalism at the University of Oklahoma, 1981 and an MA in Journalism from the University of Southern Illinois, 1983.

Amayreh has been a correspondent with numerous newspapers and news outlets including:

• Sharja TV, correspondent, 1994–2001
• Iranian News Agency (IRNA), 1995–2006
• Middle East International (London) 1995-2003
• Al Ahram Weekly (English) 1997–present
• Al Jazeera English (aljazeera.net): 2003-2006suspicion of affiliation with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Others state the reason for his arrest was his statements about the collaborationist nature of the PA during the 2008-2009 Gaza War.^[1] He was released due to a mass outcry and protest at his arrest.

In an interview with Iran's Press TV, which aired on October 8, 2010 (as translated by MEMRI), Amayreh alleged:

"The Israelis are trying to divert the attention of the world from the Nazi-like crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, by inventing an imaginary threat called Islamism. The people who are trying to take over the world, including superpowers... you know... are Zionism, not Muslims. Muslims are being persecuted all over the world. In Palestine, in Lebanon, and everywhere, Muslims are persecuted. The only people who are taking over Europe and the United States – they do that by lying and by mendacity – are the Zionist Jews."^[2]

Books

References

1. ^ Sherine Bahaa, Details on the Arrest of Khalid Amayreh, PTT, 25 January 2009.
2. ^ Palestinian Journalist Khaled Amayreh: The Zionist Jews Are Taking Over Europe and the U.S. by Lying and Mendacity, MEMRI, Clip No. 2657, October 8, 2010.