'Today’s newspaper editor comes clothed in the drab and accommodating aura of a bureaucrat, often indistinguishable from the publishers for whom they work.' Jack Shafer on the state of the modern newsroom:
politico.com/news/magazine/…

ICYMI: Al-Monitor learned the names of 4 Israeli units accused of gross violations of human rights that remain eligible for US military aid after 'remediation' measures.

No decision yet on the fifth unit, widely reported to be Netzah Yehuda. al-monitor.com/originals/2024…

2 weeks ago, we reported on a deadly strike in Gaza. The harrowing image of children's bodies splayed around a foosball table impossible to forget.
A CNN analysis of evidence recovered and documented at the scene of the strike now points to the likely cause: a precision-guided…

@issaamro is a nonviolent activist in the West Bank who I profiled in this Sunday’s @nytmag.

What is nonviolent resistance exactly? As university campuses debate that question themselves, I wanted to point out a few myths I encountered during my reporting. 1/6

The Pulitzer board recognizes the tireless and fantastic work of student journalists covering the campus protests and police crackdowns. Kudos to Columbia Journalism

US concludes five Israeli units have been involved in cross human rights abuses. yahoo.com/news/us-found-…

WASHINGTON, April 29(Reuters)-The U.S. State Department found five units of the Israeli military responsible for gross violations of human rights in incidents that took place outside of Gaza before conflict broke out between Israel and Hamas in October, the State Department said.

“We've become addicted to explosions.” Stunning work by Bellingcat tracking the scale of home demolitions by a single IDF unit in Gaza. “Behind each ruined building, there is a decision & an action which has been carried out by a specific unit or person.” bellingcat.com/news/2024/04/2…

SCOOP: I reviewed an internal State Dept memo, parts of which was classified, that included the most extensive and serious to date warnings to Secretary Blinken over Israel’s possible non-compliance with international humanitarian law. Here’s what I learned 1/X

UN says no evidence to support Israeli government claims against 4 of 12 UNRWA workers accused of taking part in Oct. 7 Hamas attack washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

What to know about Israel's possible #Rafah offensive - great teamwork from Becky Sullivan, ⁦Aya Batrawy⁩, ⁦jane arraf⁩, Anas Baba in #Rafah #Gaza and many more from our teams in Washington DC.

npr.org/2024/04/26/124…

At least six Western aid groups serving displaced, injured and starving Gazans shared their locations with the IDF, but were hit by Israeli strikes regardless. The VI team collected visual evidence and internal communications to show what happened. nytimes.com/video/world/10…