In December 2023, the New York Times published an explosive article – now widely discredited – that detailed Hamas’s program to weaponize rape and sexual violence on October 7. We reveal the controversies surrounding the article as well as the broader issue of Western media promotion. Israeli/anti-Palestinian bias.
Main contributors:
Ali Abunimah – Director, Electronic Intifada
Chris Hedges – former Middle East bureau chief, The New York Times
Yumna Patel – Palestinian News Director, Mondoweiss
On our radar:
After winning an award at the Berlin film festival, the reaction to the speech by filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra has become the latest example of Germany’s toxic debate over Gaza. Meenakshi Ravi reports.
Genocide in Gaza seen by Israeli soldiers
For months, Israeli soldiers in Gaza have been documenting their own war crimes against Palestinians and sharing them on social media.
The Listening Post has collected and reviewed hundreds of articles. We asked three experts on human rights and torture to review these documents.
With:
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
