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Ismaik v Fadaat Media
ANNEX
Al-Arabi al-Jadid journal – web page (21 October 2021) -Yasser Abuhilala column
(‘Perspectives’)
Hasan Ismaik, a model for Arab Zionists
Yasser Abuhilala
1. Hasan Ismaik reveals the true face of an Arab Zionist, and no attempts to varnish his
image can hide his true persona. After being convicted in Jordan in financial cases
involving petty sums of money, he fled to the UAE and returned as a person
controlling tens of millions under his own name or in the name of those who control
him. He caused the resignation of the Governor of the Central Bank of Jordan, Faris
Sharaf, after he was prosecuted in a major money laundering case. Although Ismaik
is not known to have been active in politics or the media, he had a prominent role in
major events, such as his meeting with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and
his announcement of a major real-estate project, which, however, never saw the light
of day.
2. Naturally, he was busy reshaping his image through donations to the poor and to
students, and by supporting foundations. He also used the paid search facilities of
Google for the purposes of self-promotion and to hide court rulings and prosecutions
he had been subject to. All of this is understandable from someone who has
acquired great wealth and is attempting to create a new image. However, what is
incomprehensible is how the Zionists used him so crassly by putting his name to an
article that promotes the extremist right-wing Zionist view that the Arab-Israeli
conflict will be resolved by ending the Jordanian state and preventing the creation of
a Palestinian state.
3. It is certain that Ismaik is not an author, either in Arabic, or in English. His writing
talents only manifested themselves after the ‘Deal of the Century’ and subsequent
strategic alliance agreements – known as the Abraham Accords -- with the
Occupying State (Israel). He then started promoting rhetoric about the peace process
until he finally dropped a bombshell in Foreign Policy magazine, with an audacity
previously unseen, except in the well-known Zionist Mudar Zahran. However,
Ismaik’s words were not made public in a tweet or in the Clubhouse room, but in a
prestigious English- language magazine, where he was introduced to the world in his
capacity as a representative of Jordanians of Palestinian descent. This is the work of
states that provide millions in funding to PR companies for the publication of an
article by a convicted nobody promoting Zionist policies at the expense of his own
country. Fortunately, the Zionists were unable to find any notable Palestinian or
Jordanian figure to put his name to the article. The Zionist proposal was roundly
rejected by the Jordanian and Palestinian public opinion, who expressed themselves
in very strong and violent terms through articles, tweets, and publications on social
media platforms, which centred on the author and his background. This compelled
Ismaik to publish an explanation, which amounted to an apology for his article.