Three Palestinian Journalists Were Killed in Their Clearly Marked Car While Filming a Humanitarian Mission in Gaza

On January 21, 2026, in Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, by admin

Mohammed Salah Qashta, Abdul Raouf Samir Shaath, and Anas Ghanem were targeted and killed by Israeli forces in a strike on their clearly marked vehicle while they filmed for an Egyptian government humanitarian initiative in central Gaza. Their deaths bring the total number of journalists killed in the conflict to more than 255 — and the man overseeing that killing has just been appointed to Trump’s “Board of Peace.”

For the Third Year in a Row, Israel Killed More Journalists Than Any Other Country. The Press Must Say So.

On December 10, 2025, in Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, by admin

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has confirmed that Israel was the world’s top killer of journalists in 2025 — for the third consecutive year. Israeli forces were responsible for the deaths of 29 Palestinian reporters, accounting for over 43 percent of all journalist killings worldwide. United Voices is calling on American and international media to break their silence.

The New York Post Had to Correct Its Anti-Muslim Smears — Twice. Rupert Murdoch’s Paper Has a Bigotry Problem.

The New York Post was forced to correct an article falsely claiming a Muslim civil rights organization funded the Zohran Mamdani mayoral campaign — the second time this year the Murdoch-owned outlet has had to walk back false anti-Muslim claims. United Voices is documenting the pattern and warning that there is a fine line between bigotry and defamation.

Armed Israeli Settlers Beat Palestinian Olive Harvesters and Reuters Journalists With Clubs. No One Was Charged.

On November 10, 2025, in Human Rights, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, by admin

During the annual olive harvest in the occupied West Bank, illegal Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists, and journalists — including two Reuters employees — with sticks, clubs, and rocks. It is part of a documented pattern of settler violence carried out with near-total impunity, as the Trump administration has lifted sanctions that once provided some measure of accountability.

A U.S. Military Investigator Said an Israeli Sniper Knew Shireen Abu Akleh Was a Journalist When He Shot Her. The Biden Administration Buried It.

On October 28, 2025, in Foreign Policy, Issues, News, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, by admin

Retired Colonel Steve Gabavics, who led the U.S. military investigation into the 2022 killing of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, has told The New York Times that he and his team concluded an Israeli sniper deliberately shot her knowing she was a journalist — findings that a senior general allegedly disregarded and that the Biden administration’s public statement covered up. United Voices is calling for a real investigation and criminal charges.

Van Jones Apologized for Joking About Dead Palestinian Children. It’s a Start — But Not Enough.

On October 6, 2025, in Commentary, Issues, News & Views, Palestine, Press Freedom, by admin

United Voices says CNN commentator Van Jones’ apology for mockingly dismissing images of slaughtered Palestinian children as a foreign disinformation campaign is a ‘positive but insufficient’ step — and is calling on him to fully retract his false claim, acknowledge Israel’s responsibility for the Gaza genocide, and meet with Palestinian-American leaders.

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