MSNBC sidelines three Muslim anchors after attacks in Israel: Report

US broadcaster MSNBC has removed three Muslim news anchors from their scheduled slots since the attacks in Israel last Saturday amid accusations the network was too sympathetic to Palestinians.

According to a report from Semafor, MSNBC did not air an episode of The Mehdi Hasan Show on Thursday, reversed a plan for Ayman Mohyeldin to fill in on another show, and plans to have another anchor fill in this weekend for Ali Velshi, a third Muslim-American host "who on Sunday interviewed a spokesman for the Palestinian Authority".

MSNBC denied the idea that the hosts were being sidelined, and said the three were continuing to appear on network programming to provide analysis. Middle East Eye reached out to MSNBC for comment.

The report comes after Jonathan Greenblatt, director of the pro-Israel Anti-Defamation League, came onto a MSNBC show on Monday and accused the network of being sympathetic to Hamas.

“I must say, I love this show, and I love this network, but I’ve got to ask, who’s writing the scripts? Hamas?” he asked.