The report published by The New York Times last Saturday that one of its journalists, David Kirkpatrick, on the sound recordings leaked from Egypt, a big debate in the Egyptian arena of government and media. The alleged leaks were telephone calls between an Egyptian intelligence officer and a group of Egyptian media and technical figures to give them guidance to convince the Egyptian people of the US president's decision to move his country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Reactions from inside and outside Egypt echoed the report published by American journalist David Kirkpatrick in The New York Times on Saturday January 6.
The American newspaper claimed in the report that it received audio recordings between an Egyptian intelligence officer named Ashraf al-Khouli and four Egyptian media and artistic figures (represented by Yousra, journalist Mufeed Fawzi and the talk show coordinators Azmi Mujahid and Said Hassassin). The officer urges these figures to promote US President Donald Rumsfeld's decision Trump on the recognition of the city of Jerusalem, including the eastern part of the occupied capital of the State of Israel as a fait accompli and that the Palestinians accept the city of Ramallah as the capital of the Palestinian state.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has denounced the American decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, and stressed that it rejects any consequences and is contrary to the resolutions of international legitimacy, and will not change the legal status of the city of East Jerusalem As being under occupation.
The New York Times has generated considerable controversy in the Egyptian and international media and on the means of social communication between supporters and opponents of what audio recordings contain.
In the Egyptian camp, the publication of the Muslim Brotherhood's "McMullen" channel for the same sound recordings, which the American newspaper did not do, was a major factor in the official government response and the accusations of Egyptian journalists by American journalist David Kirkpatrick. The Muslim Brotherhood, whom the Egyptian authorities regard as a "terrorist organization".
Al-Jazeera, which was accused by the Egyptian regime of sympathizing with the Muslim Brotherhood, was aired on Al-Jazeera by Al-Jazeera.
Two days after the report was issued and the uproar surrounding it in Egypt, there was no reaction from the American newspaper, and no amendment to the information was published. This means that the New York Times is sticking to the report and has no intention of apologizing or retracting it.
Egyptian reactions
The first official reaction came from the State Information Service of the Egyptian presidency in a statement issued on Saturday evening, January 6, refuting what the New York Times considered the newspaper's claims to be inappropriate for its name and prestige in the world of journalism. Diaa Rashwan, the chairman of the board, described the report of the American newspaper as "lying" in an interview with Al-Hayat Al-Youm on the Egyptian TV channel of the same name and affiliated with the regime, stressing that there was no Egyptian intelligence officer with this name. To respond to the report of the newspaper, and that the body is waiting for the reaction of the newspaper on Sunday, the publication of a correction to the report.
The four figures mentioned in the report vow to prosecute
Meanwhile, the media, whose names were mentioned in the report, lied to this matter and denied their connection to this recording completely and threatened the American newspaper with prosecution.
She denied the knowledge of the intelligence officer, and confirmed in contact with the State Information Service, quoted by the Egyptian media, she did not discuss with anyone about the subject of Jerusalem at all, and did not indicate any information on political topics, but did not exist in Egypt at that time.
Azmi Mujahid denied the authenticity of the recording and accused the American newspaper of "fabrication." Mujahid said in a televised speech: "I do not have any records on my patriotism ... if the New York Times had any recordings to look forward to ... The New York Times director, And tries to abuse them through reports claiming to restrict the freedom of the press. " It is noteworthy that the American newspaper has indicated in its report that Azmi Mujahid has confirmed the validity of registration.
"I do not know an intelligence officer by this name, I know my frankness, my history is well known, I do not accept directions from anyone, the report has big question marks, and I publish these," said the famous Egyptian media analyst Mofid Fawzi. Slander at this time has its understandable purposes, especially the questioning of the institutions of the national state, and an attempt to undermine confidence in the media.
Egyptian media
Egyptian media outlets have attacked the New York Times, and Egyptian media analyst Amr Adib wondered how the leaked recordings from the New York Times reached Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated television channels in a clear reference to cooperation between the American journalist and journalists belonging to the banned group in Egypt.
While journalist Mahmoud Bakri, editor of the Egyptian newspaper "Al-Obeb", said that the report of the American newspaper aims to distort the image of Egypt and that there is an outline practiced by some Western media in cooperation with members of the Muslim Brotherhood from outside Egypt.
Wael Qandil, the former editor of the popular Egyptian newspaper Al-Shorouq in London, told Reuters on Twitter that he was not surprised by the content of the leaks because Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a small official in the administration of US President Donald Rumsfeld. Trump.
