PMW exposé impacts around the world
Palestinian Media Watch analyst Ahron Shapiro's report in the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre was featured extensively across both broadcast and print news worldwide. The report brings to light condemnation by Palestinians of Ahmed Al-Ahmed following a Ramallah News item about how he had disarmed one of the Bondi shooters. Here are a few highlights from the most prominent media outlets:
"After the West Bank-based, aka Judea and Samaria-based, Ramallah News outlet shared a story about the life-saving actions taken by Ahmed Al-Ahmed, 43, many of the outlet's readers trashed the Muslim hero and prayed that he would not recover from his serious injuries, according to Palestinian Media Watch."
[The Mark Levin Show, December 19, 2025]
Muslim Bondi Beach hero who disarmed terrorist branded a ‘traitor' in Arab media for saving Jewish lives: report
By Ronny Reyes
The heroic Syrian-Australian man who disarmed one of the terrorists firing at a crowd of Hanukkah revelers at Australia's Bondi Beach has been slammed as a traitor by many Palestinian commenters for saving Jewish lives, according to a new report.
After the West Bank-based Ramallah News outlet shared a story about the life-saving actions taken by Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, many of the outlet's readers trashed the Muslim hero and prayed that he would not recover from his serious injuries, according to an analysis by the Israeli-based Palestinian Media Watch (PMW).
While Ahmed's heroism served as a "feel-good story" for most of the world, shining a light on the tragic events of Sunday's massacre, at least 75% of more than 1,000 comments on the Ramallah News post were hostile, Ahron Shapiro, an Australian and senior researcher for PMW, told The Australian...
Bondi Beach hero given $1.6M check donated by 43K supporters: 'I deserve it?'
By Patrick Reilly
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Despite saving so many lives, Ahmed was disparaged by Arab commenters in response to a story about his heroics posted on Facebook by the Palestine-based Ramallah News outlet.
At least 75% of more than 1,000 comments on the Ramallah News post were hostile, Ahron Shapiro, an Australian and senior researcher for the Israeli-based Palestinian Media Watch, told The Australian…
HERO OF BONDI
Ashley Nickel
Palestinians have called Ahmed al-Ahmed, the brave Syrian-Australian who risked his own life to disarm a gunman during the Bondi massacre, a 'traitor'.
Ramallah News, one of the most popular news outlets in Palestine, shared a story about Mr al-Ahmed's brave actions on Sunday…
According to analysis by a senior researcher for Palestinian Media Watch, Ahron Shapiro, of the 1,000 comments left under the article - 75 per cent were unsupportive of Mr al-Ahmed, 20 per cent were supportive and five per cent were neutral…
Bondi attack sparks genocide calls by Palestinian extremists on popular Facebook site
BEN PACKHAM
The Bondi massacre has sparked an outpouring of anti-Semitic hatred in the Middle East, with hundreds of Palestinian extremists using the tragedy to call for a genocide against Jews.
A new analysis of Arabic comments on the popular Ramallah News article on the attack found nearly 90 per cent of more than 1400 posts rejoiced at the killing of Australian Jews by gunmen Naveed and Sajid Akram.
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The posts were examined by Ahron Shapiro, a senior analyst at Palestinian Media Watch and the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council, who said they reflected "Palestinian popular sentiment about the murderous terror attack at Bondi Beach".
"Ramallah News is one of the most active Palestinian news feeds on Facebook, which is read by a cross-section of their society active on social media," Mr Shapiro told The Australian. "For this reason, it would be wrong to brush off these comments as those of a few extremists."
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"Are these just and humane reactions to someone hearing first time of the mass murder of innocent people in a terrorist act?" Mr Shapiro said…
Hero of Bondi Beach savaged in Arab media as a 'traitor' for saving Jewish lives
By Adam Toms
The hero who disarmed a gunman during the Bondi Beach shooting has been savaged in Arab media for being a "traitor" and saving Jewish lives, according to a report. Palestine-based Ramallah News shared a report about the noble actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, 43, at the weekend, and this was met by commenters praying that he would not recover from the serious injuries he sustained, an analysis by the Israeli-based Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) suggested…