THE LIVING RECORD
More than 260 journalists have been killed in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, more than in any war in history. To be witnesses for their people, they sacrificed everything. Here, in interactive archive, their own stories are told.
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“All the Consent That’s Fit to Manufacture”
Editorials
From The Ground
From The Archives
NYT VS. Palestine
NYT VS. History
Puzzles
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ONE STRUGGLE ON ALL FRONTS!
‘Our colleagues gave their lives to their people’
Mahmoud Shalha’s testament to Gaza’s journalists
From The Ground
Transforming Ourselves, Transforming the Movement
An open and honest discussion among members of PAL-Awda, the Palestinian Feminist Collective, the former Palestine Action, the Global Sumud Flotilla, and DSA
Editorials
A September That Resembles Us
The writer Nour Abdel Latif pens a letter to Gaza
From The Ground
Rebirthing the Spirit of the Revolution
Helyeh Doutaghi talks to organizers Alireza Mirghaffari and Mohammad Sadegh Shahbazi on how anti-imperialism shapes Iranian political life
From The Ground
A Season of Blood
Photojournalist Wahaj Bani Moufleh documents life in the West Bank
From The Ground
Sexual Violence and the Settler State
The Palestinian Feminist Collective on Israel’s reality-bending inversion of victim and perpetrator
Editorials
The Theater of Peace
A timeline showing how Israel uses ‘ceasefire’ as a weapon of genocidal war
Editorials
Palestine Is a Winning Cause
Published on the three-year anniversary of Al-Aqsa Flood, this issue is a tribute to the primary fronts of struggle against Zionist extermination — Gaza, the West Bank, South Lebanon, and Iran
Editorials
Poem: The Mathematics of Grief
A poem by Mohamad Nasreddine
From The Ground
Vol. IV ... No. 23: 'ONE STRUGGLE ON ALL FRONTS!'
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“For Hossam, Palestine was Everything”
Wissam Shabat tells us what his brother, the martyred journalist Hossam Shabat, taught him about life, work, and struggle
From The Ground
Broken Record: Why Is Media Accountability So Hard To Extract?
We are not waiting for the Gaza exhibit in the halls of shame. We seek accountability now.
Editorials
Hanging in the Balance: Gaza’s reconstruction must begin with accountability, not more arithmetic
Surviving in Gaza means fighting a fierce battle of preservation to protect our names, our thoughts, and our small human stories from being swallowed by cold statistics.
From The Ground
Together and United
A letter from Dr. George Habash to Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
From The Archives
‘This is a war on the medical sector in every sense’
Hadeel Deeb, a medical researcher from Sour in southern Lebanon, discusses Israel’s war on healing in the region
From The Ground
A Grave Threat to the Zionist State
Iran’s victory can reshape the regional order. We must renew our aims: expose the enemy’s crimes, exploit its hubris, and grind the imperial war machine to a halt.
Editorials
U.S. Lawmakers Are Pushing to Expand the Pentagon’s Relationship With the Zionist Entity
The new NDAA section could combine U.S. and Zionist forces into one
From The Ground
Gaza’s Orphan Generation: For thousands of children, the most basic facts of a life have come undone
Not every child breaks down. Some go quiet instead.
From The Ground
The Last Line of Defense: Israel’s war on Lebanese paramedics in the South
The paramedics understand the dedication and sacrifice required to save a life.
From The Ground
Did They Bulldoze My Father's Grave?
On the occupation’s cowardly destruction of Lebanon’s southern villages
From The Ground
Remembering Anas al-Sharif: Without Distortion or Falsification
FREE DR. HUSSAM ABU SAFIYA
The doctor’s life is in immediate danger
Editorials
Poetry: The Most Beautiful of Mothers Was the One who Waited
To the Guardian of Our Borders: A Letter to Ali Shoeib
From The Ground
Dancing on Graves: FIFA, sportswashing, and the destruction of Palestinian football
Across three years of genocide in Gaza, FIFA has repeatedly ignored international calls to hold the occupation to account for its war crimes.
Vol. IV ... No. 22: 'STRIKE! DEFEND! RESIST!'
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The Yellow Line Closes in on Gaza
Situated testimonies from North Gaza amidst the Zionist entity’s choking of the border
From The Ground
Making Rent in the Time of Genocide
'Sometimes, it’s as though I’m not living for my family. I’m living just to pay rent'
From The Ground
The Night Watchers
Resistance in the occupied West Bank has transformed into a delicate balancing act by small municipalities, which defend themselves in near isolation against waves of settler attacks
From The Ground
An Imperial War Against Iranian Civilization Itself
The US-Israeli aggression is one node in a decades-long attempt to fracture Iranian society and weaken the Axis of Resistance
Editorials
‘Save us from death, we live in graveyards’
One lawyer’s testimony from the war on Palestinian prisoners — a war of terror and revenge
From The Ground
Butchers of Humanity
Journalist and former prisoner Mohammed Qaoud records six forms of torture at Sde Teiman
From The Ground
‘We will never surrender the path of resistance’
The people of South Lebanon rise again and again
Hell and Back
Hassan Salameh’s stunning account of solitary confinement in Zionist prison
From The Archives
Against the Clock
Freed Palestinian prisoner Hussam Shaheen on conquering time in captivity
From The Ground
The Last Weapon of Struggle
A conversation with former prisoners Loay Odeh and Heba Muraisi on the strategic and collective power of the hunger strike
From The Ground
Studies from Prison: The Indomitability of Palestinian Knowledge Production
Basem Khandakji on the cultural and intellectual development of prisoners
From The Archives
Murder Becomes the Law
With Israel’s new execution bill, the Knesset seeks a final solution
Editorials
‘Even the chance to seek treatment has become almost impossible”
Mousa Hassan tells journalist Mohanad Maher el-Hemrawi about fighting cancer during a genocide, first from Gaza and later from Zionist detention
From The Ground
A Battle of Wills
A note from the editors of the twenty-first issue of the
New York War Crimes
Editorials
Vol. IV ... No. 21: 'UNBARRED AND FREE'
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To Stop a Land Sale
What will it take to fight a unified battle on the most contested terrain in New York City?
When a Place Becomes a Trace: The Memory of the Absent City
Engy Abdelal’s War Diary
From The Ground
What to Believe
Michelle Goldberg’s liberal brand of genocide apologia
Editorials
Palestine Action on Making the Struggle Continuous
“The last year should relieve all of us of the delusion that we’re going to be able to make any kind of change in the world without sacrifice”
Editorials
I Am the Funeral Procession and the Mourners
In that coffin lies a homeland
From The Archives
Two Poems by Nour Abdel Latif
’Between Here and Gone’ and ‘If I Must Starve’
From The Ground
Shatter-scapes
Two years in the Arab–Iranian region, where violence and political remolding of regional enemies have always been central to U.S.–Israeli policy
To Keep the Will
A note from the editors of the twentieth issue of the
New York War Crimes
Editorials
Vol. III ... No. 20: TWO YEARS OF GENOCIDE—
WHO WILL RISE FOR GAZA?
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‘The New York Times is an active accomplice in the ongoing genocide’
An anonymous communiqué from the actionists who redecorated the NYT’s headquarters on July 30, 2025
NYT VS. Palestine
Aiding the Baby-Killers
How
The New York Times
became an accomplice to the Israeli-led, U.S.-backed campaign of forced starvation in Gaza
NYT VS. Palestine
‘The time is today’
Hatem Bazian speaks to the transformative potential of the student movement, urging structural change over ‘symbolic inclusion’
Editorials
A Student from Bureij Writes to Their Former Math Teacher
Dima Hattab and her maths teacher talk about the lives they envisioned for themselves
From The Ground
In Birzeit, Students Carry the Revolution
Hundreds of students across Palestine have been locked up in the occupation’s prisons since October 7, 2023 — including 150 from Birzeit alone
Dismantle the Board of Butchers!
By taking aim at the true seat of power within the imperial university, the Student Intifada can harness popular support to more strategic ends
Editorials
Hadarim Prison University: Rebelling Against the Prison and the University
Qasam al-Haj on how Palestinian captives transform the prison into a site of knowledge production
From The Ground
Keep the Flame Alive
A note from the editors of the nineteenth issue of the
New York War Crimes,
produced in collaboration with the editors of
The Written Resistance
, a quarterly newsletter by National Students for Justice in Palestine
Editorials
Print issue Vol. III ... No. 19: THE DISORIENTATION EDITION—
THEY HAVE THE WATCHES, BUT WE HAVE THE TIME
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The Martyr Anas al-Sharif
A son of al-Majdal and the voice of Gaza
Editorials
Eternal Return
'The act of returning to northern Gaza demonstrates what it means to be of a place, to belong, and to be Palestinian'
From The Ground
The Two-Story Solution
How large-scale housing development serves the occupation in Palestine
From The Ground
Genocide Kitchen
Samaa Abu Allaban combines collages and diary entries to document the occupation’s starvation of her people
From The Ground
‘The Land Remembered Them’
Ola Al Asi on the meaning of home
From The Ground
Tehran Holds the Line
United, Iran Will Not be Be Defeated
From The Ground
Print issue Vo. III ... No. 18: THE REFUGE EDITION—
BRICK BY BRICK, WALL BY WALL
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We Are All Palestine Action
“If we defeat the government’s attempts to destroy our organization, victory in our fight against Elbit is near,” a spokesperson for Palestine Action told us this week. “If they do proscribe us, then let a thousand Palestine Actions bloom.”
Editorials
The Wounded Memory of the Nakba
From The Archives
Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 17:
“THE PROMISE TO RETURN”
Print Issues
Turning Walls Into Voices
Interview with I Witness Silwan on their cultural resistance
From The Ground
The “Israeli” “Forensic” “Institute” is Lying to You
How the Zionist Entity Fabricates Autopsies to Justify Slaughter
From The Ground
Solidarity is a Bridge
The Red Nation speaks about the struggle for a free Palestine and decolonization everywhere
Editorials
‘We will remain, and Gaza will remain — until the very end’
Nour Abdel Latif’s diary of return to the north
From The Ground
Free the People, Free the Land
A note from the editors of the sixteenth issue of
The New York War Crimes
Editorials
Print issue Vo. III ... No. 16: THE LAND DAY EDITION—
THE LAND OF THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE OF THE LAND!
Print Issues
The Martyr Hossam Shabat
Zionists kill Palestinian journalists with American weaponry. But they cannot kill the story.
Editorials
‘Taking the idea of the prison seriously’
Orisanmi Burton on Walid Daqqa and the parallels between Black and Palestinian prisoner struggles
Editorials
Education is a Weapon for Liberation
Principles of study and struggle in the Palestinian national liberation movement
NYT VS. History
‘I am speaking to you from the heart of the siege’
Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s dispatches from Kamal Adwan Hospital
From The Ground
Til the Last Drop of Blood
A note from the editors of the fifteenth issue of the
New York War Crimes
, produced in collaboration with Healthcare Workers for Palestine
Editorials
Refusing to Surrender to the Machine
Dr. Ezzideen Shehab's account of Israel's attack on Gaza's hospital system.
From The Ground
The Lincoln Pediatric Collective vs. COINTELPRO
How the FBI exploited anti-Palestinian racism to disrupt socialist health organizing in the Bronx
From The Archives
Print issue Vol. III . . . No. 15: THE HEALTHCARE EDITION—
THE WOUNDS BEAR WITNESS
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A Violation of My Human Dignity
Journalist Hani Issa on his detention by the Occupation in northern Gaza
From The Ground
Stand With Fadi!
A plea from Hiba Al-Wahidi and Anas Al-Sharif
From The Ground
Resisting on the Narrative Front
How the journalists of Palestine and Lebanon are overturning Zionist myths — and hastening the entity’s fall
Editorials
‘Reasons to Live Multiplied a Thousand Times Over’
Jocelyne Saab on filming for the cause during the 1982 siege of Beirut
From The Archives
The New York War Crimes crossword puzzle December 30, 2024
Puzzles
Arms Embargo Now
Only when the IOF turns to their stockpiles and finds them depleted will there be an end to the genocide. Not because they have decided not to kill, but because they will no longer have the means.
Editorials
‘I have lived my life with only half a heart’
Nour Abdel Latif’s diary of displacement and sorrow
From The Ground
Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 14:
“THIS MESSAGE MUST REACH THE WORLD”
Print Issues
The Genocidal Unconscious
Recognizing the Pattern in
NYT
’s Lies
NYT VS. Palestine
Retract “Screams Without Words”
The mass rape atrocity propaganda fabricated by
The New York Times
has been thoroughly debunked.
Editorials
“Better Off Dead”
Palestinian journalists and Israeli outlets have reported on the use of the Hannibal Directive on October 7. Why hasn’t
The New York Times
?
NYT VS. Palestine
The State and The Times
When U.S. and Israeli leaders need to justify their war crimes, where do they turn? To
The New York Times
, of course.
NYT VS. History
Fighting Words
A Tribute to Mr. Refaat, From Two of His Students
From The Ground
The Contents of Zionist Propaganda in the United States
The legendary Palestinian thinker Fayez Sayegh deconstructs the core themes of the Occupation’s hasbara
From The Archives
Free Yourself By Yourself
Daqqa offers insights into reclaiming and rebuilding what has collapsed of a Palestinian national identity
From The Archives
“Words Like Slaughter”
A Study of
The New York Times
’ Reporting in Ukraine and Gaza
NYT VS. Palestine
On Israel and Lebanon: A Response to Adrienne Rich from One Black Woman
June Jordan writes against the Zionism of her peers
From The Archives
“Zionism is the Catastrophe”
Seven months and seventy-six years of Nakba
Editorials
Boycott, Divest, Unsubscribe!
Introducing
The New York War Crimes
website and a call to action
Editorials
How to Make a Genocide Disappear
The Times
’ coverage of Israel’s most recent war on Gaza may be its darkest hour. Here, we break it down in detail.
NYT VS. Palestine
The New York Times vs. History
An interrogation of
The New York Times
’ archive reveals a sordid record of support for American wars, right-wing dictatorships and U.S.-backed regime-change.
NYT VS. History
IRAQ 2003
In the buildup to the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003,
The New York Times
aided President George W. Bush’s administration in creating, legitimizing, and supporting a pretext for war.
NYT VS. History
“A Continuous Series of Insults to Our Understanding”
Rashid Khalidi discusses
The New York Times
as state media
NYT VS. Palestine
An Open Letter to Solvers and Constructors of NYT Games
Your puzzle subscription supports
The Times
’ disgraceful coverage of Israel’s genocidal war.
Puzzles
There’s a Word for That
How can
The Times
report on a place it won’t name?
NYT VS. Palestine
The Times Quotes Israeli and American Sources More than Three Times as Often as Palestinians
Analysis finds deep disparities in
The Times
’ coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza
NYT VS. Palestine
On the Record
Writers dissect
The Times
From The Ground
Why Does The Times Own a Stolen House?
Ghada Karmi returns to Qatamon
From The Archives
LIBYA 2011
From the outset of the First Libyan Civil War in 2011,
The New York Times
propagated unsubstantiated claims that strengthened the case for NATO intervention.
NYT VS. History
GUATEMALA 1954
Just before the 1954 U.S.-backed coup in Guatemala,
New York Times
publisher Arthur Sulzberger removed his reporter from the country at the behest of the CIA.
NYT VS. History
How The New York Times Helps Israel Weaponize Rape Allegations Against Palestinians
An analysis by The Feminist Solidarity Network for Palestine
NYT VS. Palestine
Print issue Vol. III . . . No. 13: ONE YEAR SINCE AL-AQSA FLOOD—
REVOLUTION UNTIL VICTORY!
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Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 12: FROM KASHMIR TO PALESTINE:
REBELLION—THE PERMANENT REVOLUTION!
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Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 10: RIGHTS ARE WHAT WE MAKE AND WHAT WE TAKE—
UNTIL ALL OF US ARE FREE
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Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 11:
NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE—SHAME!
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Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 9:
REVOLUTION AND RESISTANCE UNTIL LIBERATION AND RETURN
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“Having meetings and issuing threats”
Avram Finkelstein discusses the crimes of
The Times
, ACT UP and how to steal the voice of authority
From The Ground
The Epic of the Goat and the Wolf
A new translation of Ghassan Kanafani on reading Western media
From The Archives
Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 8:
LONG LIVE THE STUDENT INTIFADA
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BOLIVIA 2019
In 2019
The New York Times
bolstered a flimsy Organization of American States report that served as the justification for a U.S.-backed coup in Bolivia.
NYT VS. History
Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 7: WORKERS OF THE WORLD,
STRIKE FOR PALESTINE!
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BRAZIL 1964
When the United States backed a military coup in Brazil,
The New York Times
helped build a narrative that the takeover was a triumph of democracy.
NYT VS. History
CUBA 2021
The New York Times
failed to investigate the validity of a decades-old US embargo against Cuba and its role in spurring anti-government protests in 2021.
NYT VS. History
“Their Words Were As Dangerous As Bullets”
Shuruq As’ad discusses journalism during genocide
From The Ground
Print issue Vol. II . . . No. 6: STOP THE PRESSES!
FREE PALESTINE!
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IRAN 1953
The New York Times
celebrated the CIA’s move to depose Iranian PM Mossadegh in 1953, underlining the importance of Western control over Iran’s rich oil reserves.
NYT VS. History
VENEZUELA 2019
The New York Times
openly supported a regime change and underreported the effects of U.S. sanctions on the Venezuelan economy.
NYT VS. History
Computational Analysis Methodology and Data
NYT VS. Palestine
Print issue Vol. I . . . No. 4:
MEDIA MANUFACTURES CONSENT FOR GENOCIDE
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Print issue Vol. I . . . No. 5: ALL FOR ALL,
“ISRAEL” MUST FALL
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Print issue Vol. I . . . No. 3:
IN USA, SUPPORT FOR GENOCIDE IS STILL STRONG
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Print issue Vol. I . . . No. 2: AS DEATH MOUNTS,
STILL NO CEASEFIRE
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Print issue Vol. I . . . No. 1: CEASEFIRE
NOW!
Honoring Gaza’s dead — and fighting for the living
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