Hundreds of journalists have signed an open letter condemning Israel’s killing of reporters in Gaza and slamming Western media’s coverage of the war.
Over 750 journalists have signed an open letter published on Thursday condemning Israel’s killing of reporters in Gaza and slamming Western media’s coverage of the war, the Washington Post reported.
The letter, which includes signatories from Reuters, the Los Angeles Times, the Boston Globe and The Washington Post, states that newsrooms are “accountable for dehumanizing rhetoric that has served to justify ethnic cleansing of Palestinians”.
Israeli occupation forces continued their relentless assault on hospitals and ambulances in the Gaza Strip.https://t.co/Y9cScJ8tEU pic.twitter.com/5w9XHoFbpQ
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) November 10, 2023
“For some of the journalists, signing the letter was a daring or even risky move,” The Washington Post said, adding:
“Reporters have been fired from some newsrooms for espousing public political stances that could open them to accusations of bias.”
“The journalists’ letter follows several other open letters in recent weeks, most expressing solidarity with Palestinians,” the Washington Post wrote, noting that a letter – signed by hundreds of Jewish writers and published in N+1 magazine read, “We are horrified to see the fight against antisemitism weaponized as a pretext for war crimes with stated genocidal intent.”
Much of the text of the letter “focuses on the journalists who have been killed in the month-long conflict”, The Washington Post said.
In a grim estimate, the UN said that Israel has destroyed nearly half of Gaza in only one month. The UN statement comes at a time when Israel is systematically targeting Gaza hospitals, which resulted in many casualties.https://t.co/wroV7H9To5 pic.twitter.com/YKFtkt7fX8
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) November 10, 2023
The Government Media Office in Gaza has reported the killing of 46 journalists since the beginning of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7.
(The Palestine Chronicle)
