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An imam publicly curses journalists who visited Israel

2025-12-06 20:46:10Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
An imam publicly curses journalists who visited Israel

A group of Albanian journalists from Tirana and Pristina, representatives of several media outlets, were invited by the Israeli embassy to visit the country, on the anniversary of the massacre of October 7, 2024. In a completely normal undertaking, the Israeli government took care of the hospitality and organized a tour of the areas that the journalists proposed or expressed interest in. This practice is common in many countries around the world, even in the Arab-Islamic countries of the Gulf. Journalists travel, visit areas of interest and then write about what they see. This is part of the profession and public diplomacy.

But the return of the Albanian journalists and the publication of photos and notes from the trip caused an unprecedented phenomenon in Albania. The Ottoman-Erdoganist media began to threaten the journalists, publishing a list of their names, deliberately exposing them to lynching by fanatics.

"The soulless Albanian media to the heartless of the globe. Meet those who were paid by Israel to make Gaza forgettable," writes one of these media outlets with an unclear identity, which is run by an individual in Zubin Potok, Kosovo, but which targets the Albanian public.

This media, known for its open pro-Erdogan propaganda, has crossed every ethical, professional and legal boundary. Open incitement to hatred is a criminal offense. Where no one has attacked journalists, it is precisely this media that throws them into the living market of lynching.

Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries often organize tours for Albanian journalists. The journalists travel, see and report. No one has cursed them. Nor have there been any threats from so-called Christian fanatics. Nor from the state of Israel. Why should Albanian journalists be attacked?

Meanwhile, theologian and publicist Justinian Topulli publicly cursed them on his social media. "At least we now know publicly who we are facing. May shame cover you," he wrote, further fueling the hysteria.

An imam publicly curses journalists who visited Israel

In another comment, he accused the Albanian delegation of having fallen into the “net of Hasbara.” Hasbara is a term used in Israeli diplomacy and propaganda to explain the policies of the state of Israel, especially in the face of international criticism. But this interpretation by Topulli is political, not professional, and aims to demonize Albanian journalists.

What do these Ankara tools have to do with Albania's relations with Israel, a friendly state and political and economic partner? Many Albanians dislike Turkey's role in the region, but they have not attacked compatriots who like this relationship. Why should it be any different for Israel?

Another Erdogan-funded media outlet went into spirit-chasmism, attacking journalists who left a message of solidarity in Kibbutz Beeri, where children and the elderly were killed and massacred. The media called the kibbutz a “colonial settlement” and accused the journalists of being “embedded journalists,” but without any factual argument.

If Erdogan's government, the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, or even the Palestinian embassy were to organize a media tour of Gaza, no one would object to professional reporting from the ground. But Hamas has never allowed international journalists to report freely. Even the world's media work in Gaza only with reporters recruited by Hamas, because otherwise it is impossible.

Why then should Albania become an instrument of propaganda that does not belong to it? The reason is clear. We are not dealing with a spontaneous reaction of society, but with an organized attack with "boots", instigated by the Turkish secret service in Albania.

The goal is known: political influence and cultural control as part of Ankara's ambitions for regional dominance. But this intervention poses a real threat to religious peace and Albania's diplomatic relations with democratic countries, including Israel./ Pamphlet


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