Three Palestinian creatives grapple with their responsibility to make art that meets the moment while Israeli authorities stifle free expression.
‘Our role is to hold on’: Palestinian artists in Israel after October 7
Tags: Progressive Except Palestine (PEP)
The New York Times enabled the Gaza genocide and lost its legitimacy in the process
Some of NYT’s most thoroughly discredited pieces have had a serious impact – for example, libelous reporting on UNRWA led directly to months of famine and mass starvation among Gazans. Many stories were sourced to Israeli agencies with well-established records of lying and disinformation – that is, NYT provided propaganda instead of facts. There may be a strong case for prosecuting many at the paper for their role in the genocide.
British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays
Internal emails reveal changes resulted directly from complaints by pro-Israel activists, with the museum and its director subsequently misleading prominent critics
CPJ board member removed as it undertakes questionable review of journalists killed in Gaza
The publisher of Drop Site News is no longer on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) – she asked why Palestinian journalists are excluded from the Committee to Protect Journalists’ death toll
A Journalist Reported From Palestine. Youtube Deleted His Account Claiming He’s An Iranian Agent.
YouTube offered conflicting explanations for deleting the account of Robert Inlakesh, who covered Israel’s occupation of the West Bank.
‘Western coverage of Palestine remains structurally biased’: Study
Researchers at Media Bias Meter analyzed 54,449 articles and eight major Western news outlets to expose bias in favor of Israel amidst ongoing genocide.
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder creating watermelon-flavoured ice cream to support Palestine
Ben Cohen said the parent company stopped Ben & Jerry’s from creating the flavor that supported peace for Palestine as part of the brand.
A short history of the UN’s complicity in Israel’s mass rape propaganda since October 7
Why the UN Secretary-General’s recent decision to blacklist Hamas, and not Israel, as perpetrators of sexual violence flies in the face of the UN’s own evidence.
Obama faces backlash for ‘bothsides-ing’ Israel’s genocide in Gaza truce post
Former US President Barack Obama has faced criticism for a social media post on the Gaza ceasefire that activists say dehumanizes Palestinians.
Nonprofits Are Taking a Stance on Gaza — and Paying the Price
Some progressive groups say donor response to their political statements about the Israel-Gaza War are leading to painful conversations about whether to tone down messaging to preserve needed revenue and avoid layoffs and program cuts.