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Shaun King's avatar

What I need you all to know is this was pretty much the most reputable organization in the space. And they scrapped the entire thing they are known for so they wouldn't offend Israel. It's insane to me. I admired this organization. Past tense

Richard Pearce's avatar

The simple truth is that for over a century, the way something became 'internationally respected' (and well funded, large, well known) was by being useful to first the British Empire and now the American Imperium, but it's been falling apart for a while (small cracks, that could be spackled over, or ignored, or distracted from) but it's hit the point where denialism is having to become a willful act not on rare occasions, not on things that can be, retroactively, deemed unimportant, but so frequently, so blatantly, and so ubiquitously that its unsustainable.

Whether you call it fin de cycle, burnout, breaking point, crisis fatigue, discontinity or hell in a handbasket that's where humanity is.

And however each of us decides to cope, to act, what the outcome is going to be is completely unpredictable from this side of history, but will seem inevitable from the other side.

Aamir Razak's avatar

Well said Mr. Pearce, very important distinction about "internationally respected" organizations only receiving that designation due to their utility to the imperialists, first the British then their successors.

Motaz Ibrahim's avatar

Thank you for your reporting Shaun.

Aamir Razak's avatar

Absolutely shambolic and pathetic from the CPJ, and to think this was considered at one point the most respected and reputed organization in the journalistic domain. And they cave to pressure and completely remove the list because it would hurt the feelings of the genocidal occupiers committing multiple daily atrocities, just so weak and cowardly.

Mary-Elizabeth Meagher's avatar

Yet another disgraceful, deliberate choice to bend the knee to Israel instead of report the unvarnished truth. Sickening.

Teresa's avatar

I can't say it any better than you have, "It's cowardly and completely despicable." And, respectfully, inaccurate. It wasn't Israel that lost Journalists; it was Palestinian Journalists who lost their lives, murdered by IDF.

Mohamed Oraby's avatar

whoever is confident in escaping punishment will commit the worst crimes.

JBA's avatar

For what it’s worth, at least it recognizes this reality on its site…

https://cpj.org/issue/israel-gaza-war/

https://cpj.org/data/killed/2026/

NonZionistWorld's avatar

WOW like WTF, this is gross, just as the Noble Peace Prize, United Nothing aka UN, MSM, banking etc., etc., etc! So over this global corruption, elite oligarchy regime, all of it needs to topple and fall!

Tricia Cassel-Gerard's avatar

Let’s share this and repeat this everywhere. Israel killed more journalists than any other country. Not just by accident. Deliberately.

Ron Jacobs's avatar

CPJ has lost its credibility, like so many other entities, because of its fear of Israel.

Shaun King's avatar

It's crazy to see it Ron.

Carol Corrao's avatar

Sounds about right.

Shaun King's avatar

I wish it wasn't

Carol Corrao's avatar

Sometimes it feels hopeless to me but you give me hope because you’re getting the word out. I want you to know that I’m in complete awe of your courage and your compassion. We need more people like you!

Shaun King's avatar

Glad you are here my friend. Thank you