'NYT' portrays pro-Palestinian activists as unhinged in article on campus debate – Mondoweiss
The New York Timesran a long article about the campus debate over Israel that highlighted Zoom’s cancellation of talks by Leila Khaled, because she had participated in two hijackings 50 years ago. Titled, “What Zoom Does to Campus Conflicts Over Israel and Free Speech,” the article placed Palestinian activism outside the normal range of political activism on campus, portraying supporters as leftwing crazies who are opposed by rightwingers– and watch out for the antisemitism! The article fits into the larger NYT narrative of the Israel/Palestine discourse: People aren’t motivated b...