cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12696584
In December 2023, The New York Times published an explosive article - now widely discredited - that detailed Hamas’s agenda to weaponise rape and sexual violence on October 7. We reveal the controversies surrounding the article along with the broader issue of Western media outlets’ pro-Israeli/anti-Palestinian bias.
Lead contributors: Ali Abunimah - Director, Electronic Intifada Chris Hedges - Former Middle East Bureau Chief, The New York Times Yumna Patel - Palestine News Director, Mondoweiss
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The Listening Post collected and reviewed hundreds of items. We asked three experts on human rights and torture to examine the material.
Featuring: Basil Farraj - Assistant Professor, Birzeit University Lisa Hajjar - Professor of Sociology, UC Santa Barbara Sarah Leah Whitson - Executive Director of Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN)
Producers: Tariq Nafi and Elettra Scrivo With thanks to: Younis Tiwari and Tali Shapiro
The Intercept has a long, detailed piece on NYT’s coverage claiming systemic sexual violence on 10/7:
https://theintercept.com/2024/02/28/new-york-times-anat-schwartz-october-7/
I knew the Times leaned pro-Israel, but this report was pretty surprising in terms of failing to meet basic journalistic standards.