The protest was “a powerful show of solidarity,” Jayne Zirkle of the Lawfare Project told JNS. “To condemn people for attending such an event is to condemn the very principles of freedom our nation was founded on.”
“It is critical that we do not continue to rely on failed systems that have further entrenched the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” the legislators wrote.
This story, among others, highlights how these pieces aren’t an aberration. It’s part of a deeply ingrained editorial culture that eschews journalistic judgment and common sense.
The protest was “a powerful show of solidarity,” Jayne Zirkle of the Lawfare Project told JNS. “To condemn people for attending such an event is to condemn the very principles of freedom our nation was founded on.”
“It is critical that we do not continue to rely on failed systems that have further entrenched the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” the legislators wrote.
This story, among others, highlights how these pieces aren’t an aberration. It’s part of a deeply ingrained editorial culture that eschews journalistic judgment and common sense.
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