Israel Arrests NBC Journalist For Inciting Terror

Reporter Arrested

A journalist employed by NBC was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of inciting terrorism and identifying with a terrorist organization, The Jerusalem Post reports.

Marwat Al-Azza, a 45-year-old journalist, employed by the NBC television network and living in east Jerusalem, was arrested after four recent posts on her personal Facebook page regarding the October 7 terror attack by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in which at least 1,200 people were murdered and 240 taken hostage.

The police claim that Al-Azza "arrived ready for arrest," without a mobile phone, and even wrote phone numbers on her leg.

"These are very serious offenses during a time of declared war when the respondent lives and makes a living in the same country that is under attack and yet chooses to incite and glorify the horrible acts committed against civilians," a police representative concluded at yesterday's hearing at the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court.

An NBC spokesperson stated, “The investigation of Ms. Azza is unrelated to NBC News. It is based on her personal Facebook posts that predate her time with us as a freelancer. We were not aware of those posts before we engaged Ms. Azza four weeks ago. She will not be contributing to our coverage going forward.”