Israel-Palestine

The matters most in need of public discussion, the ones that most urgently need to be discussed, are those that are difficult to discuss within the frameworks now available to us. Although one wishes to go directly to the matter at hand, one bumps up against the limits of a framework that makes it nearly impossible to say what one has to say.

We are living through bewildering times. Once again, the fog of war is driving the spread of hate and lies online — resulting in dangerous errors with real-time, real-world consequences. The case for information integrity has rarely been more compelling, or more urgent.

Airing criticism of the country’s response has become even more fraught than in previous conflicts, some journalists and press advocates said.

Arab Israelis, including members of the Bedouin community in the Negev, are among the victims of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack.

Noam Alon, whose partner Inbar Haiman was abducted by Hamas in the October 7 attack in Israel, is calling on international leaders to make the safe return of hostages their priority

In the absence of a ceasefire, this number will only keep growing. UN Women new report reveals the devastating impact of the crisis in Gaza on women and girls.

The Committee to Protect Journalists advises journalists currently reporting on the Israel Gaza Conflict, or planning to do so in the coming days, to review and share CPJ’s safety resources.

On Saturday morning, Oct. 7, my phone starting ringing non-stop. From the sheer quantity of calls from Western media outlets, and without seeing the news, I knew that Israeli lives must have been lost. Why? Because after living in Palestine for many years now, I have learned that Western media outlets rarely call with such urgency when Israel kills Palestinians.

As journalists’ deaths mount amid the blasts, Al Jazeera anchor Jamileh Tawfiq is one of the few media voices left in the strip

The humanitarian needs in #Gaza are immense. Access to help the wounded and sick is desperately needed.