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New York Post
2 hours ago
- New York Post
Anti-Israel activists vandalized Guatemalan Holocaust museum
The Museum of the Holocaust—Museo del Holocausto in Guatemala City was vandalized this week by pro-Palestinian activists, in a rare incident of antisemitism in the Central American country, the museum's director said on Thursday. The vandals spray-painted 'Gaza Viva' on the museum's walls in Guatemala City on Sunday night, and affixed some 18 posters referencing the Gaza Strip. 'With all the problems happening in far-away Guatemala with criminal gangs, it is disturbing how a small group of people is using the excuse of the war in Gaza to target the Jews,' Marco Gonzalez, director of the museum, told JNS on Thursday. 3 Pro-Palestinian activists spray-painted 'Gaza Viva' on the Museo del Holocausto's walls in Guatemala City and put up 18 posters referencing the Gaza Strip in an incident of antisemitism. Museo del Holocausto Guatemala 3 The museum is the only Holocaust museum in Central America. Museo del Holocausto Guatemala The vandalism took place the night after about two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters held a small demonstration in Guatemala City, he said. Security cameras caught the images of three vandals just before midnight, the museum director said. No arrests have been made in the case. 3 According to the museum director, security cameras caught the images of three vandals just before midnight. Museo del Holocausto Guatemala The museum, which opened in 2016 and is operated by a Paris-based Christian organization, is the only Holocaust museum in Central America. Every morning, the NY POSTcast offers a deep dive into the headlines with the Post's signature mix of politics, business, pop culture, true crime and everything in between. Subscribe here! 'We stand firm in the face of the international antisemitism that attacked our monument; with the Jewish people and their friends, we say: No to antisemitism disguised as defense of the Palestinians,' said Father Patrick Desbois, founder of the Holocaust research organization Yahad-In Unum, which runs the Museo del Holocausto. 'We will not stop teaching the Holocaust to new generations, so that tomorrow Guatemala will be free of hatred and antisemitism.' Last year, nearly 20,000 people visited the museum. The strongly pro-Israel Guatemala, whose 18 million residents are split between Catholics and evangelicals, includes Holocaust education in its school curriculum. Guatemala's friendship with Israel dates back to the vote by the United Nations General Assembly to create a Jewish state in 1947, when it became the first country in Latin America to recognize the newly-reestablished Israel. It was also the second country to move its embassy to Jerusalem after the United States did so in 2018 during the first administration of President Donald Trump.
San Francisco Chronicle
7 hours ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
Letters: If Trump's extortion of UCLA succeeds, it will affect all of California
Regarding 'Trump demands $1 billion from UCLA in dispute over its handling of campus antisemitism' (California, Aug. 8): The Trump administration's demand for a $1 billion settlement from UCLA, following the freeze of $584 million in research grants, represents an unprecedented attack on public higher education that threatens the Bay Area community. This assault extends far beyond UCLA. It endangers vital research and educational programs at UC Berkeley and UCSF that our region depends on for medical breakthroughs, technological innovation and educational excellence. UC President James Milliken warned that 'a payment of this scale would completely devastate our country's greatest public university system,' compromising research that saves lives and drives economic growth throughout California. While we face multiple challenges from the Trump administration, we cannot allow this attack on our premier public university system to succeed. The damage would ripple through our local economy, medical institutions and research partnerships. Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to 'fight like hell' against this extortion. Bay Area residents must contact their representatives and demand that federal funding be restored without punitive settlements that would cripple the UC system we all rely on. The survival of UC's mission depends on our immediate action. Mary McAllister, Oakland Strengthen e-bike laws Regarding '4-year-old boy killed by driver on Burlingame sidewalk identified' (Bay Area, Aug. 11): For whatever reason, the driver who killed the boy may have been startled by an electric bike hitting her car and accelerated across the street into the restaurant. The Burlingame police said an 11-year-old was riding the Class 2 e-bike, and there are no age restrictions or license requirements for operating them. I do not lay blame on anyone for this tragedy. Except that there seem to be few regulations governing the use of e-bikes. What parent lets an 11-year-old ride something that can go as fast as a car? Elected officials need to pass laws regarding e-bikes that set age limits, regulate use on streets and sidewalks, and require mandatory safety instruction and safety gear like helmets. Parents who let kids ride e-bikes under the appropriate age should face steep fines. In the name of the families and friends of victims, I ask lawmakers to please enact strict enforcement guidelines in the next six months to prevent any more injuries or loss of life. Annie Cronin, San Mateo Denounce journalist killings I think it's important for the Chronicle, along with all newspapers, to condemn the recent killing of Al-Jazeera journalists in Gaza and the horrendous death toll of journalists during the conflict. Since October 2023, when the war in Gaza started, 184 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed by Israel, compared to the 18 journalists and media workers killed so far in the Russia-Ukraine war, the Associated Press reported, quoting the Committee to Protect Journalists. Violence against, and killing of, journalists is an attack on the public's right to understand what is happening in war zones. As a librarian who has focused part of my career on promoting media literacy, I think our journalistic institutions need to be clear about condemning these targeted killings. Gregory Hom, Oakland History repeats itself Regarding ''Why did this happen to us? ' Japanese Americans share heartwrenching WWII incarceration memories' (U.S. & World, Aug. 11): Thank you to reporter Ko Lyn Cheang and photographer Lea Suzuki for the timely story about the Ireichō book of names that lists the more than 125,000 Japanese Americans forcibly relocated to concentration camps during World War II. The Irei Project's book and its two-year nationwide tour to honor every incarceration survivor are a reminder that the Trump administration's current actions are not the first time our government has persecuted innocent immigrants and Americans. 'Oh when will you ever learn?/ Oh when will you ever learn?' The words from 'Where Have All the Flowers Gone?' from the Vietnam War era still hang tragically in the air. Judith Kirk, Redwood City
Newsweek
10 hours ago
- Newsweek
How Number of Journalists Killed in Gaza War Compares to WW2, Vietnam, Iraq
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. This is the "deadliest period for journalists" in decades, a press advocacy group has said, after six journalists were killed in an Israeli attack on northern Gaza on Sunday. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a U.S.-based nonprofit, made its assessment based on figures from its database, which includes publicly available information dating back to 1992. Anas al-Sharif, a journalist for Al Jazeera, was killed along with another correspondent, Mohammed Qraiqea, and photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher and Mohamed Nofal in a drone attack on a journalists' tent outside the main gate of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Sunday, Al Jazeera said in a statement. A freelance cameraman, identified as Momen Aliwa, and a freelance journalist, Mohammed al-Khalidi, were also killed, the network said. The Israeli military confirmed it had targeted al-Sharif, saying that he was head of a Hamas terrorist cell and was involved in rocket attacks on Israel. "A press badge isn't a shield for terrorism," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. Filipino activists light candles as they hold photos of Palestinian journalists who were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Gaza, during a protest in Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Filipino activists light candles as they hold photos of Palestinian journalists who were killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in Gaza, during a protest in Quezon City, Philippines, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. AP Photo/Aaron Favila An Arabic-language spokesperson for the IDF had last month posted an image appearing to show al-Sharif alongside Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed by Israel in southern Gaza last October. The IDF had previously accused al-Sharif and other Al Jazeera journalists of working with Hamas. A Hamas official said of al-Sharif that they had "no knowledge of his affiliation with the movement or its military apparatus." Al-Sharif himself had denied he was a Hamas member shortly before his death. "The pattern of labeling journalists as terrorists before killing them, effectively granting themselves the authority to extinguish these journalists, has become a specialty of the Israel Defense Forces," Gypsy Guillén Kaiser, advocacy and communications director for the CPJ, told Newsweek. Israel has repeatedly denied targeting journalists and has said it "takes all operationally feasible measures to mitigate harm to civilians including journalists." "Remaining in an active combat zone has inherent risks," the IDF said. It is difficult to accurately determine how many journalists are killed in a conflict, even in recent years. Those tallying often make a distinction between civilian and military journalists, as well as media representatives who are killed in the line of duty versus those who are killed away from the front lines. Others do not include those working for state-controlled outlets such as the Russian TASS news agency or the Hamas-operated Al Aqsa TV. Figures for the number of journalists killed in conflict zones before the early 1990s are even harder to verify. The CPJ has publicly available information stretching back to 1992. The Belgium-based International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said it had compiled accurate lists of journalist deaths since roughly two years prior. Before this, counts of media representatives killed likely omitted local or less high-profile journalists not working for mainstream outlets, Anthony Bellanger, the IFJ's general secretary, told Newsweek. How Many Journalists Have Been Killed in Gaza? At least 192 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza, the West Bank, Israel and in Lebanon since October 2023, the CPJ said in a press release updated on August 12 this year. The organization distinguishes between "journalists" (editorial personnel) and "media support workers" (such as drivers, fixers, translators, distribution staff). Its says its database does not include deaths in which "journalists are clearly not killed for their journalism." Nor does it include media support workers unless their death is confirmed as work-related. It is the deadliest period for journalists since its records began in 1992, the CPJ said. It said it is investigating another 130 potential cases of journalists being killed, arrested or injured, as well as media offices and homes being damaged. Of the 192 journalists killed in these areas in close to two years of fighting, 184 were Palestinian, according to the CPJ. Two were Israeli and six were Lebanese journalists. Israel does not allow international media to enter Gaza, with the exception of highly controlled trips stewarded by the IDF. "The abysmal situation faced by journalists in Gaza is an aberration in the field of conflict reporting," Guillén said. Nearly half of journalists killed in Gaza in 2024 were killed by drones, Guillén said, describing this as "a new and growing trend in conflict reporting." Roughly 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive nearly two years ago, press freedom groups say. Roughly 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its offensive nearly two years ago, press freedom groups say. Newsweek Illustration/Canva/Getty/AP Newsroom Other groups broadly agreed with the CPJ's figures. "Nearly 200 journalists have been killed" in this phase of hostilities from late 2023, according to International News Safety Institute. This is "an unprecedented toll in modern conflict reporting," the NGO said in a statement. The IFJ and the Paris-headquartered Reporters sans frontières (RSF), or Reporters Without Borders, both told Newsweek they had similar figures. "Unlike other conflicts in the past, where journalists were respected and often even welcomed to document the conflict because there were few or no means of communication, today in Gaza, journalists are very often targeted by the Israeli army," Bellanger of the IFJ said. Of the approximately 200 media operatives killed in Gaza in 22 months of war, around 50 have been deliberately targeted, while many others were killed in strikes impacting civilians in the strip, rather than while reporting, Thibaut Bruttin, RSF's director general, told Newsweek. The Israeli military has said it "has never, and will never, deliberately target journalists." Protection for journalists is enshrined in international law. As civilians, intentionally targeting members of the press is a war crime. Here, Newsweek uses available data from those monitoring groups to compare the death toll in Gaza to previous conflicts. Iraq A U.S.-led coalition of forces invaded Iraq in March 2003, and U.S. combat operations officially ended in 2010. Most Western troops had pulled out of the country by the end of 2011. Across these years, 228 journalists were killed in Iraq, according to the CPJ. Between 100 and 150 journalists were killed in Iraq between 2003 and 2006, Bellanger of the IFJ told Newsweek. The RSF's numbers put the number of journalists killed while reporting in Iraq at 242, making it the "the bloodiest war for journalists." "It was somewhat different, in the sense that journalists were really heavily targeted by the military forces," Bruttin said. This included terrorist groups that carried out strikes followed by attacks on the media and first responders arriving at the scene. In February 2007, RSF said it was "deeply concerned by repeated violations of journalists' rights in Iraq." At the time, at least 150 journalists and media workers had been killed in the country, it said. Afghanistan There are varying numbers on how many journalists were killed in Afghanistan. Following 9/11, the U.S. led efforts to remove the Taliban from power and set up a new government in Kabul, setting the stage for two decades of involvement in the country before the Taliban took back control in 2021. According to the CPJ, 76 international and local journalists and media workers were killed in Afghanistan between 2001 and 2021. In 2018 alone, 16 journalists and two media workers were killed in the country, according to these figures. Other counts come in slightly higher. Between 2010 and 2021, 87 Afghan journalists were killed, according to the IFJ. At least six journalists were killed between the Taliban coming to power in Kabul in August 2021 and November of that year, according to the IFJ. Vietnam The communist regime in North Vietnam—backed by the Soviet Union and China—fought the government in South Vietnam, supported by the U.S., from 1955. The U.S. become directly militarily involved in 1965, until the capture of Saigon by North Vietnamese forces in 1975. RSF research indicates around 60 journalists were killed during the Vietnam War, Bruttin said. One count referenced by the Associated Press in 2006 put the total number of journalists killed or presumed dead during the war at 71. Between 70 and 80 journalists were killed in Vietnam between 1962 and 1975, Bellanger said. Korea The Korean War began in 1950, when North Korean forces invaded South Korea in an attempt to unify the peninsula under communist rule. The North Korean forces were backed by the Soviet Union and later China. South Korea was supported primarily by the U.S. under the auspices of the United Nations. The Korean War lasted three years and was brought to a close with the signing of an armistice agreement in 1953. Approximately ten journalists died, Bellanger said. World War II It is "extremely difficult" to produce a casualty count for journalists during World War II, Bruttin said. Far predating meticulous records, the war sprawled across the civilian populations of many nations. Due to the unavailability of equivalent information, comparing these figures to more recent conflicts such as the war in Gaza is close to impossible. A total of 69 reporters covering the Allied campaign died during World War II, according to a count compiled by Ray Moseley, a former war correspondent. This number includes journalists who died in accidents or from disease. Moseley said that it is not clear how many journalists from the Soviet Union were killed, but that 16 reporters from the state-controlled Red Star newspaper died between mid-1941 and the spring of 1944. The IFJ estimates that between 60 and 80 journalists were killed between 1939 and 1945, Bellanger said. Ukraine A total of 29 journalists and media workers have been killed in Ukraine since 2014, when Moscow seized control of the Crimean peninsula to the south of the mainland and backed separatists in the country's eastern Luhansk and Donetsk region, according to the CPJ. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of its neighbor in February 2022. Nineteen journalists and media workers have been killed since then, CPJ figures show. The RSF estimates that 15 journalists have been killed in the conflict, Bruttin said. Ukrainian authorities have said 57 journalists have been killed in the country, but the RSF does not include those working for the military or communications operatives into its tally, Bruttin said. Unlike Israel in Gaza, Bruttin said, "other countries have been able to open up to the press — [to] maintain a sense of military censorship to prevent jeopardising their own military operation." "But it has not resulted in the killing of as many journalists as might have been expected or feared," he added. At the same time, Bruttin said, "we're globally seeing an increase in safety for journalists." This is driven by newsrooms putting their teams through more training on operating in conflict zones and equipping them properly, Bruttin said, but also by a feeling among military commanders and politicians that the media should be shielded. From roughly 1985, approximately 100 journalists were killed while carrying out their duties each year, Bruttin said. There was a "sharp decline" from 2018, down to just over half of this number by 2024, he added. "We are in an era where we have more military means to have precision strikes," the RSF chief said. "We have more safety within the newsrooms and more culture of safety," he added. For the last seven years, most of the journalists who have died were killed in non-conflict countries, like Mexico, Bruttin said. "Journalists were collateral victims of war, especially in World War Two and in the Vietnam War as well," Bruttin said. "Now they are targets. They are targeted and hit because they're journalists."
