On the record · Updated October 18, 2026
13 things Mohammed El-Kurd said, verbatim, from August 8, 2026 to October 18, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the story each one belongs to.
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“Just did a live interview on France24 to talk about my book. When I said the word genocide, a producer told the TV anchor to say that “it hadn’t been juridically recognized.” Obviously I refuted him immediately and said we are not going to have this debate 3 years into this”[post continues]
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“idea for a video: put the entirety of the novara media team in a class room and quiz them with basic technical questions about the mechanisms of the occupation. we build a statue in honor of anyone whose grade is higher than a D.”
on Novara Media staff's grasp of how the occupation works, posted on X
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“Your definition of Zionism does not matter. Nor does mine. Zionism is defined by its material manifestations. The purpose of a system is what it does. And the Zionist system does racism and genocide. Simple. Please spare me the arrogant insufferable graaating Oxbridge debates. Your opinions are irrelevant. People are dying.”
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“I challenge you to tweet the same thing about Nazis. Yalla. After all, according to your logic, Nazi (shorthand for Nationalsozialist) can innocently mean National Socialist, “period.””
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“zionists do not need a government-funded task force to address their wimpy concerns they need psychotherapy!!”
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“I hope New Yorkers give Netanyahu the welcome he deserves”
on Netanyahu's expected visit to New York
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“Palestinian Journalist Naqaa Hamed Detained by the Israeli Occupation Forces After Jewish Settlers Targeted Her”
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“Generally, the window of hope is narrowing day by day; this is the second one.”
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“In light of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, the Green Party of England and Wales is set to vote on a motion declaring Zionism a form of racism—something that, in my opinion, is long overdue. If the motion passes, it would make the Greens Britain’s first anti-Zionist party and the”[post continues]
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“Synagogues with Israeli flags… disgusting”
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“why don’t we relocate israelis to germany? :)”
on suggesting Israelis be relocated to Germany
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“As if the Palestinian must pay with the bodies of their kin the toll for entering the public sphere. And in certain cultural and academic circles, Palestine becomes a currency that grants its owners prestige, while its people remain vulnerable to erasure.”
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“I challenge you to show me material proof of systemic/procedural antisemitism in New York.”
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