More than two dozen Palestinian journalists have called for a boycott of the upcoming White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which annually brings reporters, politicians and a glitzy array of celebrities together.
With President Joe Biden heading a long list of VIP guests, Palestinian journalists penned an open letter urging their American colleagues not to attend the dinner.
“You have a unique responsibility to speak truth to power and uphold journalistic integrity,” said the letter. “It is unacceptable to stay silent out of fear or professional concern while journalists in Gaza continue to be detained, tortured, and killed for doing our jobs.”
According to the New York-based Committee for the Protection of Journalists (CPJ), at least 97 journalists – including 92 Palestinians – have been killed since October 7. At least 16 others have been wounded.
In addition to the boycott call, an antiwar coalition is planning a demonstration not far from the Washington Hilton hotel where the dinner will take place.
The antiwar group Code Pink, part of the coalition, said it planned to “shut down” the dinner to protest “the complicity of the Biden administration in the targeting and killing of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli military”.
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Nobody should attend dinner with America's complicitor in chief.
No Arab countries allow Pals in their country for a reason
Perhaps he should be focusing his attention on stopping the war by releasing the hostages and demanding Hamas surrender – talk about skewed priorities…
Journalists at this shameless dinner are almost to the last one part of bolstering the US immoral lies keeping the genocide going. It’s a cringe worthy event while the Palestinian journalists are risking their lives to report truth.
Al Jazeera its about time you put ahmed back on the air. He's one of your most valuable journalists. Put him on the air more.
Rfk jr could have won in a landslide in November if he had supported Palestine for the past year. Now he's as corrupt as biden & trump.
🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🤲🤲🤲❤️❤️❤️, long live Palestine!
ISRAEL NETANYAHU THE REAL TERRORISTS ,US JOE BIDEN THE REAL TERRORISTS ,CANADÁ the real terrorists,england london the real terrorists,UEEU THE REAL TERRORISTS IN PALESTINE,STOP KILLED PALESTINIANS HUMANITY
Palestinian journalists being targeted for showing the truth about Israel's sick genocide…OUTRAGEOUS.
STOP THE GENOCIDE AND TERRORISM IN GAZA PALESTINE?STOP THE MASSACRED AND APARTHEID IN PALESTINE GAZA
FREE FREE JOURNALIST JULHIAN ASSANGE, IMOEACHMENT US JOE BIDEN THE REAL TERRORIST,IMPEACHMENT BENJAMIN NETANYAHU WAR CRIMINAL ARRESTED IN PRISION NOW
HEROIC BRAVE JOURNALISTS ARE ALL PALESTINIANS! THE WORLD WOULD STILL BE BLIND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THEM 🙏
The criminal netanyahu and biden how can they see theur ugly old face in a mirror they are evils criminals they have the dead children blood on their hands shame and malediction on them they will pay for their crimes God are only watching let him decide then we will see how the criminals will be destroy
Hummus dip terrace hide in press flak jackets…just saying😊😅😂❤
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
A very simple but outstanding question for Biden
Delicious food…..
Palestinian BLOOD cries out to world from the ground!
Sickening that this dinner actually happened
🛑🚫 🛑🚫 GEN. O. CIDE. 🛑🚫
As long palezrinian drama. al jackalzeera is always pozting
Deport them instead to gaza they r pro hamaz..
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