Quaker group slams New York Times for censoring Gaza 'genocide' ad

A Quaker organisation advocating for peace announced on Monday that it had scrapped a planned advertisement in The New York Times after the paper refused to allow the term "genocide" to describe Israel’s actions in Gaza.

Joyce Ajlouny, representing the Quaker organisation, The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), criticised the decision in a press release: “The refusal of The New York Times to run paid digital ads that call for an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza is an outrageous attempt to sidestep the truth. Palestinians and allies have been silenced and marginalised in the media for decades as these institutions choose silence over accountability. It is only by challenging this reality that we can hope to forge a path toward a more just and equitable world.”

The group revealed that a representative from The New York Times advertising team had suggested replacing the word “genocide” with “war”.