Hajar Harb, a Palestinian journalist and Washington Post contributor who appeared to post messages celebrating the October 7 Hamas terror attacks on Israel and mocking their victims, lives in London, England, as an asylum seeker. Harb was outed by the Campaign for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis (CAMERA) for the posts, which have now been deleted.
The images include a picture of Hamas jihadists bursting into an Israeli building captioned, “Now we can truly say good morning,” another picture of jihadists infiltrating an Israeli city titled, “Enjoy your view,” and photos of an elderly Israeli woman and an Israeli woman with her young children, with captions appearing to mock them.
Harb also posted the number ‘600’ picked out in flowers when that appeared to be the Israeli death toll — it later rose to around 1,200 — with Arabic captions said to suggest she found the number “beautiful” or “sweet.”
It now emerges Harb herself fled from Hamas to the UK in 2019 after reporting that its health ministry in Gaza — responsible for the casualty counts emerging from the territory — was falsifying medical reports in exchange for cash. She was later given leave to remain.
London has become a haven for many Hamas sympathizers and even members, including Muhammad Qassem Sawalha — who is wanted by the Israeli government for helping command the terror organization in the West Bank.
Swalha lives in a substantial two-story property with its own garden and garage, originally provided by the state and eventually purchased by him with a £112,000 ($141,300) government discount.
The Washington Post says it is investigating Harb’s posts.
