Personal Info
- Country of residence: Palestine
Information
Ali Sadiq Salim Samoudi (born 13 April 1967 in Jenin) is a Palestinian journalist who works as a correspondent for the Palestinian newspaper Al-Quds and a producer for the Al Jazeera Media Network. His media activity is focused on covering events in Jenin governorate. Smoudi studied at An-Najah National University, and was arrested several times by the Israeli occupation.
Currency
- On August 6, 2018, Reuters abruptly fired Ali Smoudi, who began working with it in 1992, without compensating him or granting him any of his rights, according to Somoudi.
- Smoudi emerged during his coverage of the Israeli invasion of Jenin camp in 2002 and the repeated incursions into Jenin during Operation Breakwater launched by the Israeli occupation since April 1, 2022 on the West Bank as a result of Palestinian guerrillasfrom the Jenin area carrying out military operations against it.
Injuries
- According to Samoudi, as of 2022 he had suffered seven injuries while covering the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
- On 24 April 2004, Samoudi was shot in the face during the Second Palestinian Intifada.
- On 3 January 2013, Smoudi was suffocated and fainted as a result of Israeli occupation soldiers throwing a poisonous explosive bomb at him.
- On 10 October 2015 and 16 October 2015, Smoudi was suffocated and fainted as a result of the intensity of tear gas canisters fired at Palestinian protesters at the Jalameh checkpoint, north of Jenin.
- On May 11, 2022, Samudi was shot in the back by the Israeli army while working as a producer for the Al Jazeera satellite channel team covering the storming of the Jenin camp, after which he was transferred to Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital in Jenin for treatment. Shirin Abu Aqeel, Al Jazeera's correspondent, was with him, where she was killed by Israeli gunshots to her head.
Decorations and awards
- Samoudi was awarded the Order of the Deans of Palestinian Prisoners in Israeli Prisons to the best journalist on prisoner issues, and received a medal from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
- On September 9, 2012, Smoudi won first place in the Best Story Contest for the Battle of the Empty Intestine. Smoudi wrote 3 stories:
- «The wife of the prisoner Rikhawi: You are the strongest and you will triumph over the jailer»
- "How long will my father continue to face death and the jailer, rob him of his freedom and deprive him of treatment?"
- «My son's life is in danger and statements of condemnation and denunciation will not save him»
Source
Achievements and Awards
- Years in active
: From
To