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Briahna Joy Gray (BJG), an online talk show host of Nexstar Media Group (Rising) of The Hill, has been fired. On June 4, Ms. Gray conducted a terse interview with Yarden Gonen, the sister of Romi Gonen, one of the Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Several reports state NexStar fired Ms. Gray because she rolled her eyes at Yarden Gonen at the interview’s close.
Ms. Gonen addressed Ms. Gray (BJG) by saying, “I hope that you specifically will believe women when they say they got hurt.”
At this point, BJG rolled her eyes. One would have to get into the operations of BJG’s mind to know if the eye-roll came because of the accusation of her not believing women or because of BGJ’s “denials” of rapes committed by Hamas.
There is no evidence that Briahna Joy Gray does not take seriously claims of women victims of rape. Briahna Joy Gray is a Harvard-trained lawyer, and she is an outspoken journalist. She is left-leaning and a straightforward person. After the interview and social media backlash, BJG expected Hill to fire her.
It was no surprise to Ms. Gray as she tweeted on Thursday, June 6. “It finally happened. The Hill has fired me.”
There should be no doubt that @RisingTheHill
has a clear pattern of suppressing speech — particularly when it’s critical of the state of Israel.
It was only a matter of time before they fired me.
Below is a partial conversation between BJG and Ms. Yarden Gonen that caused the outrage.
Gonen, “What did my sister do wrong? Nothing.”
“If the world doesn’t help us, we will see 911th a second time in the US as well again.” And we can already see in the United States in Michigan rallies that are calling death to America.”
“I am just going to push back on the implication about Michigan, which has the largest Muslim population in America, that there is any threat of terrorism from our people. I would like to clarify also that one of the rationales that was presented for 911th was discussed about America’s support for Israel’s occupation of Palestine.”
The Controversy
So, that is neither here nor there. I hope that Benjamin Netanyahu agrees that Israel agrees to the cease-fire deal that could bring all the hostages, including your sister, home. And I’m sure many people watching are praying for her safety,” said Briahna Joy Gray.
To which Yarden replied, Thank you.”
Here are two women who could sit down over coffee at Starbucks to discuss the latest fashion. Instead, they joined a feud on opposite sides, started by bloodthirsty men. Now, one is out of a job, and the other is still hoping for the return of her kidnapped sister. Nothing has changed.
Briahna Joy Gray takes on a feeble-minded rancid bigot Bethany Mandel describing WOKE.
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The thought police are busy at work trying to suppress free speech — if allowed their march to madness — they will arrest your very thoughts.
