One presumes that readers of a media institution which calls itself the ‘paper of record’ would be informed about an important issue which in other media has for month led the headlines of the day.
Here are a few examples of such headlines:
- Israel announces ‘total’ blockade on Gaza – Al Jazeerah, Oct 9 2023
- Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of blocking aid in violation of UN court order – Lancashire Telegraph, Feb 26 2024
- Israel’s blocking of aid creating ‘apocalyptic’ conditions in Gaza – Al Jazeerah, Mar 7 2024
- Israelis block aid from reaching Gaza … – Daily Mail, Mar 9 2024
- Israel ‘blocking aid getting into Gaza’, Tory foreign affairs committee chief claims, as food begins to run out – LBC, Mar 9 2024
- Israel Gaza war: EU says starvation being used as a weapon – BBC, Mar 13 2024
- War on Gaza: UK committee head calls out Israeli spokesperson over aid blocking claims – MEE, Mar 16 2024
- Top EU official says Israel provoking famine by blocking aid into Gaza – Radio Havanna, Mar 18 2024
- Oxfam says Israel ‘deliberately’ blocking aid to Gaza – Manila Bulletin, Mar 18 2024
- UN agency chief says Israel blocked him from entering Gaza – AFP / Yahoo, Mar 18 2024
- Oxfam accuses Israel of ‘deliberately’ blocking aid to famine-stalked Gaza – Al Jazeerah / MSN, Mar 19 2024
- EU’s Borrell says Israel is provoking famine in Gaza – Reuters / MSN, Mar 19 2024
- Israel continues blocking aid to Gaza despite ICJ genocide ruling – Ekklesia, Mar 21 2024
Israeli ministers, OXFAM, HRW, the UN, the EU and various other international organizations and politicians say that Israel is blocking aid to Gaza.
Everyone knows this.
Everyone but readers of the New York Times who have yet to receive that information.
Only for them can such a headline make sense:
- Why Isn’t More Aid Getting to Gazans? – New York Times, Mar 20 2024
The piece tries to obfuscate the naked fact that screams from every other media by claiming that “its complicate”.
Why would anyone pay to read such dreck?