By Black Star News
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Thursday the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent a letter to major media outlets asking them to “consistently broadcast video footage of the Israeli government’s ongoing destruction of Gaza City, including the killing dozens of children on a daily basis.”
In a letter to news executives at ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, and FOX, CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper wrote in part:
“While images of the destruction and its aftermath circulate widely on international and independent media outlets, such footage does not appear with the same frequency in mainstream American media.
“What’s happening in Gaza is the global story of our time. The American public deserves the opportunity to witness the full human impact of the Trump administration’s support for the Israeli government’s genocide in Gaza City.
“Rescue workers, survivors and local journalists who record the aftermath of destruction in Gaza readily make their videos available for use by the public and other media outlets; indeed, the purpose of filming the videos is for the world to see it. Although we recognize that some violent footage must come with a warning or blurring, there is no reason not to regularly broadcast at least some of the footage.
“We urge you to show, with the consistency and urgency this moment requires, videos of the children and families suffering and dying under Israeli bombardment with American weapons, just as many independent and foreign media outlets do.
“Giving airtime to the documentation of civilian suffering—particularly of children—is not only a matter of journalistic integrity, but also of moral responsibility.”
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