Censorship
Media Censorship
The New York Times famously got caught telling its journalists to avoid using words like "apartheid," "occupation," and "genocide.
https://www.israelhayom.com/2026/07/15/new-york-times-shareholder-lawsuit-israel-bias/
https://theintercept.com/2024/01/28/new-york-times-daily-podcast-camera/
How pro-Israel bias took over the New York Times newsroom
An exposé gone awry, an inexperienced reporter with evident bias and the breakdown of gatekeeping at one of the top newspapers in the world
SM Abrar Aowsaf
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/nyt-under-fire-leaks-israel-coverage
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/leaked-new-york-times-gaza-memo-tip-iceberg-israel-why
Coverage of Gaza War in the New York Times and Other Major Newspapers Heavily Favored Israel, Analysis Shows
The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Washington Post skewed coverage toward Israeli narratives, according to a quantitative analysis.
Adam Johnson
Palestinian Journalism Faces Ruthless Censorship in Israel and US
While Palestinian journalists are killed or jailed by Israel, criticism of Israel is voluntarily blocked by U.S. media.
Merula Furtado
Direct Israeli Censorship
Israel’s censorship of the AP is a cautionary tale for the US
To stop the slide, the Biden administration needs to loudly call on Israel to stop censoring the media — including not just American outlets like The AP, but also foreign ones like Al Jazeera — and…
Seth Stern, opinion contributor
On Israel–Palestine, Pro-Palestine Journalists Are Subject to Unique Censorship
The sanitization of Israel–Palestine coverage spans from U.S. censorship to dangerous incitement of violence against journalists on the ground in Israel and Gaza. By Juliana George FEB 20, 2024 Wri…
Exclusive: Israeli Military Censor Bans Reporting on These 8 Subjects
The highly unusual, English-language order for the Gaza war breaks from the secretive and informal way IDF censorship normally works.
Ken Klippenstein and Daniel Boguslaw
IDF Accused of Assassinating Palestinian Journalists
And Let's Remember Shireen Abu Akleh
Record 129 press members killed in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of deaths - Committee to Protect Journalists
Key findings Introduction At a time when armed conflict has reached historic levels around the world, journalist killings also reached an all-time high primarily due to the actions of one government: Israel was responsible for two-thirds of all journalist and media worker killings in 2025, driving the total number killed worldwide last year to a…
List of journalists killed in the Gaza war - Wikipedia
Contributors to Wikimedia projects
Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh - Wikipedia
Contributors to Wikimedia projects
Anas al-Sharif among four Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
Al Jazeera Staff
Israel’s killing of journalists follows a pattern of silencing Palestinian media that stretches back to 1967
Since October 2023, Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed nearly 200 journalists. But the targeting of media predates the current conflict.
Maha Nassar
New documentary identifies Israeli soldier who killed Shireen Abu Akleh
Who Killed Shireen? also lifts lid on US attempts to stifle truth about killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist.
Al Jazeera
Colonel says US watered down report on Shireen Abu Akleh’s killing
Former Colonel Steve Gabavics says evidence Israeli soldier intentionally shot journalist shrugged off by US government.
Joseph Stepansky
UN Human Rights Council inquiry hears testimonies on Shireen Abu Akleh killing
A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem, and Israel, wrapped up a week of public hearings in Geneva on Friday that included testimony on the killing of veteran US-Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh.
Al Jazeera
U.S. Government Censorship
The U.S. revoked hundreds of student visas and moved to deport them, citing "pro-Hamas" comments. Are these students pro Hamas or pro Palestinian rights and against occupation, apartheid and genocide? What will the courts say to First Amendment challenges, like the lawsuit filed by Mahmoud Khalil this summer?
Weaponizing ‘Antisemitism’: Elise Stefanik, Campus Speech, and the Death of the First Amendment
How a Political Crusade Became a Constitutional Crisis
Christopher Rixman
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/marco-rubio-student-visas-palestine-00005141
“I take these lunatics’ visas”: Rubio admits to revoking 300 student visas over campus activism - Salon.com
Rubio defended the detention Rumeysa Ozturk, saying international students should avoid “creating a ruckus.”
Griffin Eckstein
Government memo on pro-Palestinian protesters cautioned that authority Rubio used to strip visas would face scrutiny
Government memos on pro-Palestinian protesters sent to Marco Rubio said the authority he used to strip their visas had never been used and would likely face scrutiny.
Nadine El-Bawab
Rubio warns more arrests like Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil’s will be on the way
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says more student visas and green cards will be revoked as the federal government makes the case to remove Mahmoud Khalil.
Sonia Rincón
U.S. has revoked 6,000 student visas under Rubio: State Dept
The US State Department has revoked 6,000 student visas in seven months under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, citing law violations and national security concerns, with critics warning of overreach and targeting of pro-Palestinian activists.
Agence France-Presse
Continued Efforts to Pass Bills to Adopt International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition of antisemitism
The objection is that the expanded definition stifles criticism of Israel because it includes claiming the state of Israel is a racist endeavor and comparing contemporary Israeli policies to those of the Nazis. Israel is racist. And its annihilation of Gaza and the apartheid state and murder of more than 700,000 people should be scrutinized. While it is important to guard against discrimination against Jews, it is also important not to let antisemitism be weaponized to stifle speech concerning Israel.
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/s558/BILLS-119s558is.pdf
https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr9211/BILLS-119hr9211ih.pdf
IHRA Definition of Antisemitism Advances Toward Approval in Two US States
Part of an exhibit on the Holocaust supported by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). Photo: courtesy of IHRA. The …
The Algemeiner
https://holocaustremembrance.com/resources/working-definition-antisemitism
New act in Wisconsin adopts definition of antisemitism for determining discrimination, opponents say will curb free speech
The state of Wisconsin has added a definition of antisemitism to state law, drawing criticism from opponents who say it will police free speech rights, specifically on college campuses according to lobbyists. On March 27, Gov. Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 446, now Act 143, which codifies the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition and examples…
Julia Walkowicz
Indiana bill remains stuck over Israel references, antisemitism definition
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — State lawmakers on Thursday remained deadlocked over how to define antisemitism as the 2024 legislative session entered what are expected to be its final two days. The House in mid-January unanimously approved a bill classifying antisemitism as a form of religious discrimination. That version of the bill included the International Holocaust Remembrance […]
Garrett Bergquist
What’s in a name? San Diego City Council’s push to adopt definition of antisemitism sparks controversy
Amid a rise in hate crimes, the San Diego City Council adopted a definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Jared Aarons
MSN
Jewish groups rally behind bipartisan Senate antisemitism bill with $1B security allocation
The Jewish American Security Act Democratic author is Jacky Rosen, the Jewish senator from Nevada
Philissa Cramer
The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan
Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protection
Guardian staff reporter
The Trump Administration forced Harvard to adopt the IHRA definition.
https://www.npr.org/2025/01/22/g-s1-44170/harvard-antisemitism-lawsuits-settlement
What Is Wrong with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Definition of Antisemitism? - PMC
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) developed a ‘Working Definition of Antisemitism’ in 2016. Whilst the definition has received a significant amount of media attention, we are not aware of any comprehensive philosophical…
✉Corresponding author.
https://jsis.washington.edu/nie/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/23_TFSPQRT-JSIS_495B_Pianko.pdf
New law establishing statewide antisemitism definition draws mixed reactions
The state will now use the working definition of antisemitism from the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance.
Alex Loroff
How a Leading Definition of Antisemitism Has Been Weaponized Against Israel’s Critics
Pro-Israel groups have used the examples attached to the IHRA definition of antisemitism to silence dissent about Israel’s attacks.
smccroskey