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The Reporting on the Gaza War Is Fundamentally Broken

‘Colonizer’ bad. ‘Colonized’ good. This worldview has warped coverage to an alarming degree.

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Left: Palestinians carry aid supplies that they received from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in the central Gaza Strip, May 29, 2025. Right: An Israel Defense Forces soldier stands atop a tank as his unit prepares to enter the northern Gaza Strip.

Ramadan Abed, Jerry Lampen/Reuters

If you believed the recent claims about starving babies in Gaza or Israeli troops opening fire on a crowd of Palestinian civilians at an aid depot, you’ve been misled, according to those who initially misled you.

Yes, corporate newsrooms are scrambling (again) to explain how they (again) mishandled their coverage of the war between Israel and Hamas.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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