Middle East Violence
New York Times reporter resigns in reaction to coverage of the war in the Middle East
A New York Times writer has “resigned†after signing a letter accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people — and denouncing her own paper’s coverage of the country’s war against Hamas. Jazmine Hughes, a staff writer for New York Times Magazine, left the publication Friday, the paper told staffers in an email obtained by…
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The Ethnic Media Weekly By Peter Schurmann Last Saturday Israel experienced an unprecedented attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas members along its southern border. The invasion targeted civilians in areas surrounding Gaza, where 2.3 million Palestinians live in what many describe as apartheid conditions. Over 1,000 Israelis have been killed, with women and children among them,…
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