NYT Condemned for Clarifying Starving Palestinian Child's 'Preexisting Health Condition' | Common Dreams
NYT Condemned for Clarifying Starving Palestinian Child's 'Preexisting Health Condition' | Common Dreams
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NYT Condemned for Clarifying Starving Palestinian Child's 'Preexisting Health Condition' | Common Dreams
The U.S. media coverage of the impact of Israel's blockade on Gaza has sparked controversy. Israeli officials focused on one child's health condition to downplay reports of starvation.
"If a publication ran an editors' note to 'clarify' that some portion of Nazi death camp victims had preexisting conditions, it would rightfully be accused of Holocaust denialism," said one observer.