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Tamer Almisshal | |
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تامر المسحال | |
| Born | March 23, 1983 |
Tamer Almisshal (Arabic: تامر المسحال, romanized: Tāmir al-Misḥāl; 23 March 1983 –) is a Palestinian journalist who works at Al-Jazeera, and is the host of The Hidden is More Immense.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Almisshal grew up in Gaza City. He completed degrees in media at Islamic University of Gaza in 2004 and University of Westminster in 2007.[2]
Career
[edit]Almisshal started as an intern at the BBC in 2001, eventually serving as a Gaza correspondent for BBC Arabic. Since 2008, Almisshal has worked for Al-Jazeera, where he has covered multiple conflicts including the Gaza wars in 2008-2009, 2012, and 2014.[2] In 2015, he spoke at Gaza's first TEDx event.[2][3]
As of 2020, Almisshal was based in Doha, Qatar.[4] That year, Almisshal was one of 36 Al-Jazeera journalists whose phones were hacked by a group connected to Saudi Arabia and the UAE using Pegasus software.[5][4][6] The hack was discovered because Almisshal had received threatening messages and asked researchers from Citizen Lab to monitor his phone.[7]
After his colleague Shireen Abu Akleh's death in May 2022, Almisshal accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of assassinating her based on footage and witness testimony. At the time, Israel denied killing her.[8] He eulogized her as a "model" of journalism.[9]
The Hidden is More Immense aired an investigation into censorship of Palestinian content by Meta in September 2023. His Facebook profile was deleted 24 hours later.[10][11][12]
During the Gaza war, he heads a team of Gaza-based journalists, several of whom have been killed by Israel.[13][14][15] He has accused Israel of targeting Palestinian journalists in order to suppress their coverage.[14][16][17]
References
[edit]- ^ Marczak, Bill; Scott-Railton, John; Al-Jizawi, Noura; Anstis, Siena; Deibert, Ron (2020-12-20). The Great iPwn: Journalists Hacked with Suspected NSO Group iMessage 'Zero-Click' Exploit (Report). University of Toronto.
- ^ a b c "تامر المسحال". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ TEDx Talks (2015-11-16). Undefined nationality | Tamer Almisshal | TEDxShujaiya. Retrieved 2025-08-22 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b Brewster, Thomas. "Apple Security Warning: 'Zero Click' iPhone Hacks Hit 36 Al Jazeera Journalists". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Berger, Miriam (December 20, 2020). "Report accuses Saudi Arabia, UAE of probably hacking phones of over three dozen journalists in London, Qatar". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "The NSO File: A Complete (Updating) List of Individuals Targeted With Pegasus Spyware". Haaretz. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Safi, Michael; Al-Tahat, Jassar (2020-12-22). "Revealed: how abusive texts led to discovery of hacking of Al Jazeera". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ AP (2022-05-16). Al Jazeera pledges justice for journalist's killer. Retrieved 2025-08-22 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Shireen Abu Akleh: A trailblazer who gave voice to Palestinians". Al Jazeera. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ "Meta deletes Al Jazeera presenter's profile after show criticising Israel". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Facebook removes Al Jazeera presenter's profile after he releases expose". Middle East Monitor. 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ Kilani, Hazar (2023-09-11). "Meta deletes Al Jazeera journalist profile following expose investigating their censorship of Palestinian content". Doha News | Qatar. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ Admiraal, Lucia; Baroud, Rita (2025-08-17). "In Palestina is de journalistiek levensgevaarlijk: 'We zijn allemaal doelwit'". NRC (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2025-08-17. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ a b "Al Jazeera journalists hold vigil for staff slain in Gaza - AL-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012". www.al-monitor.com. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ Malik, Nesrine (2025-08-18). "Gaza's journalists are talented, professional and dignified. That's why Israel targets them". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
- ^ Parsons, Adam (2025-10-24). "Al Jazeera says Israel's claim that six of its journalists are terrorists is a 'baseless fabrication'". Sky News. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "'Our voices will go on': Dahdouh's Al Jazeera team stands behind him". Al Jazeera. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
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