Fady Hanona lost his gig as a proofreader in the Gaza Strip after the pro-Israel watchdog Honest Reporting exposed the violent posts. He had been contributing to reporting on the fighting between Israelis and Palestinians just last week. “The New York Times had only been working with this freelance reporter for the last few weeks. We no longer do that,” a Gray Lady spokesperson told The Post. The Times did not respond to questions about whether Hanona was vetted and how many articles he contributed. Hanona has since deleted his social media accounts and The Post could not be reached for comment. Fixers are usually freelancers who help foreign journalists coordinate logistics and translate. In screenshots of the alleged posts, Hanona encouraged violence against Jews, saying he supported “the culture of fighting and killing Israelis.” “I do not accept a Jew, an Israeli or a Zionist or anyone else who speaks Hebrew. I’m with killing them wherever they are: children, the elderly and soldiers,” Hanona wrote, according to the watchdog. “The New York Times had only been working with this freelance reporter for the last few weeks. We don’t do that anymore.” Fady Hanona / Twitter The Post could not verify the messages. The freelancer also reportedly wrote that “Jews are sons of dogs… I’m all for killing and burning them like Hitler did. I will be so happy.” Honest Reporting did not specify when all the posts were made. Hanona also appeared to have worked with the BBC, Vice and the Guardian.
