Representative James P. McGovern leads 64 lawmakers in a powerful letter to US president, arguing the Israeli curbs on foreign reporting undermine 'the very foundation of press freedom and democratic accountability.'
Representative James P. McGovern leads 64 lawmakers in a powerful letter to US president, arguing the Israeli curbs on foreign reporting undermine "the very foundation of press freedom and democratic accountability."Since Israel began its war on Gaza, nearly 180 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli military, with those who still remain operating under dire conditions.
"The restrictions on media reporting have created significant challenges in obtaining accurate, verifiable information from Gaza, leading to increased scepticism about the limited reports that do emerge," the members wrote in a powerful letter. The call for action follows a similar plea from over 70 media and civil society organisations that signed an open letter in July, urging Israel to grant journalists access to Gaza. Israel rejected those calls.Foreign media remains largely barred from the blockaded area, with only a handful of controlled trips allowed by the Israeli military. This effectively places the burden of reporting on local journalists, who are facing extraordinary dangers in their pursuit of truth.
According to the International Federation of Journalists, the mortality rate for media workers in Gaza exceeds 10 percent. Alarmingly, 75 percent of all reporters killed worldwide in 2023 met their fate between October 7, 2023 and the year's end. The signatories of the letter that is addressed to Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken include Democrats such as Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Maxine Waters, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Barbara Lee among others.
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