University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lecture: Forced Bias: Why Does the Palestinian Authority Censor Journalists?

A Lecture by:

Khaled Abu-Toameh

What does the lack of freedom for reporters in Palestinian areas indicate about the news we receive on Palestinian matters?

Abu-Toameh is an award-winning Israeli-Arab journalist for The Jerusalem Post and NBC News. He speaks about the censorship he encountered and the continual violence orchestrated by the Palestinian Authority.

Abu-Toameh uncovered the Hamas staged blackouts of Gaza in which the Palestinian government abused its own people by canceling electricity to Gaza in a "media ploy" to make Gaza look worse than it actually is.

Co-sponsored by Student Alliance for Israel, Hasbara Fellowships, and the UMass Democrats.

Khaled Abu-Toameh