In the midst of Israel’s war on Palestine, WANN mentors and writers are raising awareness of the Palestinian perspective in multiple media outlets. They are providing context demonstrating that Gazans, and all Palestinians, are not numbers. This news report will be updated regularly.
Note: Some of these articles may be behind paywalls.
Nov. 30
In Gaza, Storytelling and Silence
Sarah Jacobus (WANN mentor)
Zócalo Public Square
Nov. 22
Watching the watchdogs: America’s reckoning with Israeli media manipulation
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor)
Al Jazeeera Opinions
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison) in conversation with Dr. Bram Wispelwy
The Arabic Hour
Nov. 21
Zeina Assam (WANN mentor); Dutch translation of her poem, “Write My Name,” first published at Vox Populi (see below, Oct. 20). The poem is being translated into multiple additional languages (Spanish, Japanese, Arabic, and Turkish); both the text and a reading of it have gone viral on social media.
Ander Europa
Israel is Targeting Gaza’s Brightest and Best
Mahmoud Alnaouq, Huda Al-Sosi, and Yousef Dawas featured; Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder) interviewed
Gaza Frontline: Palestine Deep Dive and Double Down News
Nov. 20
A group in Gaza writes about Palestinian lives lost since Oct. 7 Hamas attack
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder) interviewed
NPR Morning Edition
Nov. 19
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder)
BBC Sounds
Nov. 18
How hospitals became ‘fair game’ in Israel’s war on Gaza
Aice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison) interviewed
Al Jazeera/The Listening Post
Nov.16
A Letter from Gaza to the World
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
Politics Today
Nov. 15
Statement to British Parliament
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder)
X (formerly Twitter)
Nov. 14
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
KBCS Radio
Nov. 13
‘Contagious diseases running rampant,’ warns doctor
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Al Jazeera English
London-based Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq has lost 21 family members in Gaza
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder) interviewed
Le Monde
In text messages from Gaza, a raw tale of hope and despair
Sharon Weinman (WANN mentor) sharing text messages from Nada (WANN writer)
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Nov. 12
Local rally in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Jessse Boylan (WANN mentor) shared stories and words of WANN writers
With the Death Toll in Gaza Rising, Palestinians Are Not Just Numbers
We Are Not Numbers profiled; Ahmed Alnaouq (founder) interviewed
New York Times
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
Latitude Adjustment (radio program)
Palestinians in Gaza say finding clean drinking water is like “prospecting for gold”
Michelle Lerner (WANN mentor)
Mondoweiss
‘Families want to die together’: relatives count the cost of Gaza airstrikes
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder) interviewed
The Guardian
Nov. 11
Why are Western media accused of bias on Israel-Palestine?
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed; interview begins at 11:08
Inside Story, Al Jazeera English
Nov. 10
Gaza casualties: ‘Most of the children in my family photo are dead’
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed
BBC News
“Palestinians Deserve To Be Heard, They Deserve To Live” Man Lost 21 Family Members In Gaza Conflict
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder)
TalkTV
Nov. 9
Watching the watchdogs: Israel’s siege, bombs drown out its PR stunts
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor)
Al Jazeera (op ed)
Nov. 8
The Voices Israel Wants to Kill
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN co-founder), panelist
Gaza Frontline: Palestine Deep Dive and Double Down News
Second interview with Rami Khouri
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor) interviewed
Al Jazeera
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder)
Anadolu Agency
When the messages stopped: Reflections on Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Substack
Nov. 7
Video taken at Harvard University
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor) provided the narration of an event at which Harvard students wrote and spoke the names of all 10,000 Palestinians killed by Nov. 6
X (formerly Twitter)
Israel Killed 23 Members Of His Family. Now He Holds The Media To Account
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed
Owen Jones (YouTube channel)
A spiral of worry: Local voices on the Israel-Hamas war
Iris Keltz (WANN mentor) interviewed
Albuquerque Journal
Nov. 6
Jewish Voice for Peace Health Adviser Dr. Alice Rothchild on Gaza Catastrophe as Health System Fails
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison) interviewed
Democracy Now!
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison) interviewed
Democracy Now!
Nov. 4
Israel-Hamas War: Story of Man Who Lost 23 Family Members in Gaza
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed; interview begins at 2:06:48
The Week with Trisha/TalkTV
Nov. 3
‘Fear and anxiety’: Daily life of a student in Gaza
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
WBUR Radio
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed
The Mehdi Hasan Show/NBC Universal
Gaza amid bombings and blackouts: “We are being physically and mentally terrified and terrorized”
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
Analyst News
Nov. 2
Ahmed Wanted Israelis to Listen to Gazans. Then 23 of His Family Members Were Killed
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) profiled
Haaretz
Should Israel agree to a cease-fire? Commentators weigh in.
Ahmed Alnqouq (WANN cofounder) provided a commentary
The Washington Post
Nov. 1
Watching the watchdogs: Fear in newsrooms silences pro-Palestine voices
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor)
Al Jazeera (op ed)
Palestinian student describes destruction and fear in Gaza amid Israel’s siege
Younes Elhallaq (WANN writer)
ABC News
Listening to the Voices of Young People From Gaza
Zeina Azzam (WANN mentor)
TIME
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) interviewed
Good Morning Britain (TV)
Oct. 31
A Second Nakba: Israeli attacks are erasing entire families from Gaza’s civil registry
Mahmoud Mushtaha (WANN writer)
The New Arab
Anguished UK Palestinians grieve for loved ones in Gaza
Ahmed Alnaouq (WANN cofounder) profiled
BBC News
Out of the frying pan and into the fire: Ukrainian nationals trapped in Gaza need help
Michelle Lerner (WANN mentor)
The Hill
“We need electricity, we need fuel, we need flour, we need bread”
Shahd Safi
Unsettled (Podcast)
Ahmed Alnqouq (WANN cofounder)
Electronic Intifada (podcast)
We are the Silence: How words bear witness in life and in death
Jesse Boylan (WANN mentor)
Pearls and Irritations
Oct. 30
As Israel bombards Gaza, a woman sees her world collapse
Shrouq Aila (WANN writer) interviewed; article describes the killing of her husband Roshdi Sarraj (WANN video producer)
The Washington Post
Zeina Azzam, Andy Young, David Adès: Three poems about Gaza
Zeina Azzam (WANN mentor)
Vox Populi
Oct. 29
To the loving memory of our colleague Mahmoud Naouq
Maha Hussaini (WANN management committee)
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor
[Commentary on the life of Mahmoud Alnaouq, killed Oct. 20, 2023]
Oct. 27
Please keep marching for Palestine – your protests are giving hope to the people of Gaza
Noar Diab (WANN writer)
The Guardian
Dreams Buried in Rubble: The Bombing of Saint Porphyrius Church
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Substack
Oct. 26
The long walk to Palestine’s freedom
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
Mondoweiss
To be Displaced at an UNWRA School in Gaza
Shahd Safi (WANN writer)
Institute for Palestine Studies
Oct. 25
Urgent health update: Consequences of war on Gaza
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Jewish Voice for Peace Health Advisory Council
Oct. 24
If we survive the bombs, what will remain of our lives?
Mahmoud Mushtaha (WANN writer)
+972 Magazine
Palestinian American Journalist Rami Khouri on Israel’s Gaza Bombardment & Risk of a Regional War
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor)
Democracy Now!
Critical Condition: Understanding the Medical Catastrophe in Gaza
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
[presentation]
The Jerusalem Fund and The Palestine Center
Oct. 22
Writing While Expecting to Die
Catherine Baker and Alice Rothchild (WANN senior editor and WANN mentor lisison, respectively)
Mondoweiss
Oct. 20
Iriz Keltz (WANN mentor) interviewed beginning at 29:55; find the direct link to the interview under “October 2023,” in the center of the page
Cultural Energy/KCEI 90.1FM
Flagrant human rights abuses take place with our money on our watch
Kate Casa (WANN mentor)
VTDigger
Ahmed Al-Sammak (WANN writer)
The Electronic Intifada
Oct. 19
A moral compass in Israel/Palestine
Iris Keltz (WANN mentor)
Taos News
Oct. 18
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Israel-Palestine war: In Gaza, whether we flee or stay, each night may be our last
Ahmed Dremly (WANN writer)
Middle East Eye
Oct. 17
Breaking News on the Israeli air strike on Al Ahli Baptist Hospital
Ahmad Abu Risik (WANN writer) interviewed
Al Jazeera
“Am I dead?”: A diary from the Israeli aggression on Gaza
Abdallah Al-Jazzar (WANN writer)
Mondoweiss
[this article was subsequently co-published on our website. A revised and expanded version was published Oct. 23 at Global Voices.]
No, Palestinians are not ‘all antisemitic’ — has Ron DeSantis ever even met a Gazan?
Michelle Lerner (WANN mentor)
The Hill
Oct. 13
Express empathy for all victims
Kate Casa (WANN mentor)
Battleboro Reformer
A rave for ‘peace.’ A surprise attack—and hell unleashed. How the Israel-Hamas war erupted
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor coordinator) interviewed by Allan Woods
Toronto Star
Oct. 12
Gaza Residents Say They Have Nowhere to Go
Shahd Safi and Nowar Diab (WANN writers) interviewed by Carol van Damm Falk
Voice of America
Oct. 11
Oct. 7 was not Day 1 of Israel’s war on Palestinians
Kate Casa (WANN mentor)
The Commons (website)
Oct. 9
Coming and Going: On the issue of borders and fences
Alice Rothchild (WANN mentor liaison)
Substack
Oct. 8
Hamas’ assault on Israel and its regional dimension
Rami Khouri (WANN mentor) interviewed
Al Jazeera
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