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Media Censors Gaza Atrocity Terms; Police Crush Student Protests

4/24/2026

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The New York Times and CNN were instructed to omit words like “genocide,” “massacre,” “ethnic cleansing,” “refugee camps,” and “occupied territories” in Gaza coverage.
Police broke up student encampments in April 2024, framing protesters as “outside agitators” and fueling campus repression.
Reporters omitted the destruction of Gaza’s hospitals, schools, universities and cultural sites, reinforcing a narrative that devalues Palestinian lives.

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The New York Times and CNN were instructed to omit words like “genocide,” “massacre,” “ethnic cleansing,” “refugee camps,” and “occupied territories” in Gaza coverage.
Police broke up student encampments in April 2024, framing protesters as “outside agitators” and fueling campus repression.
Reporters omitted the destruction of Gaza’s hospitals, schools, universities and cultural sites, reinforcing a narrative that devalues Palestinian lives.