It looks like Abdel Bari Atwan, the former editor-in-chief of Al-Quds Al-Arabi, and a regular commentator on BBC and Sky News, is continuing his advocacy of weapons of mass destruction.
Having stated in 2007 on Lebanese TV: “If the Iranian missiles strike Israel, by Allah, I will go to Trafalgar Square and dance with delight,” Bari Atwan is now coming out in favor of Syrian chemical weapons:
For many years HonestReporting has been calling for Bari Atwan’s removal as a guest commentator on British TV screens.
After his comments calling for the destruction of Israel, his justification for a terror attack on Israeli civilians, and now this latest bout of extremism, what will it take for the mainstream media to dispose of his services?