As Israel's military actions in Gaza enter their fifth month, the conflict has taken a significant toll on journalists operating within the region. Reports indicate that the rate of journalists killed in Gaza has reached the highest level since the Committee to Protect Journalists began keeping records three decades ago. The AFL-CIO, a major labor union, has taken a historic step by calling for a cease-fire, highlighting the role of labor movements in advocating for peace. This call for action underscores the critical situation in Gaza, where journalists not only report on the unfolding humanitarian disaster but also face direct threats to their lives. The situation has sparked a broader conversation about the power of journalism and labor in challenging oppressive systems and advocating for human rights.
The task for rank-and-file union members who successfully organized to get their unions to issue cease-fire statements is to translate that commitment into concrete action to stop Israel’s brutal war on Gaza. https://t.co/7IMGk3pHcE
Palestinian journalists are struggling to survive the war on Gaza. https://t.co/TXK8pU3XLY
While unions calling for a cease-fire are significant in themselves, they are ultimately only tools to facilitate further action. Through the labor movement’s collective power, there is much more it can do to stop the mass killing in Gaza. https://t.co/7IMGk3pHcE
The growing swell of American unions demanding a cease-fire in Gaza is heartening. But labor will have to take its antiwar commitments further than issuing statements to stop Israel’s wanton slaughter. https://t.co/7IMGk3pHcE
FT Editorial on the plight of journalists in Gaza - "They are not just working, but battling for their own and their families’ survival." https://t.co/boQPTbc6ZU https://t.co/NJ8JZXBcwK
"@pressfreedom says more people engaged in journalism have been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict than in a single country in any year since the group began tracking journalist killings in 1992" https://t.co/cgb8lQf5WZ via @FT
More people engaged in journalism have been killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict than in a single country in any year since the group began tracking journalist killings in 1992 https://t.co/KL3xAwcEBp https://t.co/eYsH36jc06
The plight of journalists in Gaza https://t.co/nFGFWLVguF | opinion
⚡️Zionist terrorists attack a group of journalists in Gaza https://t.co/Hjec2gYPiw
If there were more journalists allowed into Gaza, the news would presumably be less about the idiotic, bigoted things people say - and more about the unfolding humanitarian disaster. Which, presumably, is why Israel doesn't allow in more journalists.
The AFL-CIO is standing with its most vocal and principled members in calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. https://t.co/ZMzqYbIJAV
Imagine how many more of the atrocities in Gaza we would see if Israel allowed journalists in.
Imagine how many more of the atrocities in Gaza we would see if Israel allowed journalists on.
Journalists, your work has the power to challenge Israel’s apartheid system and hold its abuses of Palestinian rights to account. Now is the time to wield that power for change: it can very literally save Palestinian lives. https://t.co/xj1s0pE4uH
rate of journalists killed in gaza: the highest since committee to protect journalists started keeping records three decades ago https://t.co/Oxe0PZPLMJ
Last week, the AFL-CIO called for a cease-fire in Gaza. It’s historic step for a federation that hasn’t always been on the side of peace. https://t.co/ZMzqYbIJAV
Labor has enormous power to demand an end to Israel’s murderous assault on Gaza. The AFL-CIO’s call for a cease-fire is a huge step toward the entire labor movement using that power. https://t.co/ZMzqYbIbLn
"Every day I would see countless dead people, it changed me. I would have to pause reporting to help transport dead bodies out of the hospital." Gaza's journalists describe the struggle to continue working as Israel's war on Gaza enters its fifth month https://t.co/FXtF0S2Q6d