Janine di Giovanni

Also to detract from the Epstein files … and to give in to Netanyahu’s demands

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My friend was killed for telling you the truth. Now the powerful are even more desperate to silence us | Janine di Giovanni Murderous governments and armed groups always considered reporters like Marie Colvin a nuisance – now they see them as legitimate targets, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni

“In Gaza, international reporters are banned. The local Palestinian reporters have paid a terrible price to bring the story to us – at least 248 of them have been killed by Israeli forces. “ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma | The National Do they join America on its quest to forge a 'new Western Century', or do they persist with their 'European values'

Marco Rubio's Munich speech has presented Europeans with a dilemma: "Europe is now being asked – gently, but also firmly – to join America in a world of supply chains and spheres of influence."
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After years spent documenting state terror, I know it when I see it. And I see it now in the US and Israel | Janine di Giovanni It’s chilling to watch as Trump and Netanyahu adopt the methods of regimes their countries once condemned, says war correspondent and author Janine di Giovanni

"What happens when democratic states adopt the methods of the regimes they once condemned? Terror is not only masked men and arbitrary detention. It also operates through fear. Policies are designed to make people more compliant, more submissive. " www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I've seen MSF's work in Gaza. Israel's coercion of this charity is a scandal | The National Doctors Without Borders has been bullied by Israel into sharing personal information about its Palestinian staff

I've seen MSF's work in Gaza. Israel's coercion of this charity is a scandal www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...

Tents pitched indoors for warmth and makeshift radiators: Ukrainians are freezing to death | Janine di Giovanni As a war correspondent I’ve seen this strategy used before. Putin is weaponising the savage eastern European winter, says war correspondent Janine di Giovanni

Freezing cities. Dark homes. This is not collateral damage — it’s strategy. Winter is being weaponized against Ukrainians. My op-ed for @guardian.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Alain Berset (Council of Europe): “Int’l law is universal, or it is meaningless. Democracy, multilateralism & accountability must define world order.”

Europe must stand firm—defending sovereignty, the legal order & accountability.

@TWorldTWeekF24 @TRPforJustice

Gaza's 70,000 dead should hit home hard even in a war-weary world | The National The suffering of Palestinians has become an abstraction. We must restore the weight of human loss and awaken from whatever compassion fatigue we may feel

"70,000 people killed is evidence of how Palestinian life is undervalued diplomatically and geopolitically." - my essay in The National

Gaza's 70,000 dead should hit home hard even in a war-weary world
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Documenting War Crimes in Sudan Begins Now Stopping ongoing violence in conflict zones is urgent, but with today’s technology, so is gathering evidence.

Documenting War Crimes in Sudan starts NOW

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War correspondent @janinedigi.bsky.social recalls reporting from Sarajevo under sniper fire during the Bosnian War, as details emerge from the #snipersafari probe.

Dayton Peace Agreement at 30: Ethnic tensions 'rising', Bosnia remains a 'very fractured country' YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

I’ve witnessed countless atrocities, but this is among the worst: foreign tourists paying to come to besieged Sarajevo to snipe civilians for sport.

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What Israel was really targeting when it wiped out Gaza's schools | The National Destroying education in Gaza eliminates the next generation of potential leaders, thinkers and dreamers

What Israel was really targeting when it wiped out Gaza's schools www.thenationalnews.com/opinion/comm...

Yes. Unfortunately- that is what I’ve felt for a long time

Love in the time of Political Violence I’ve always been a late bloomer.

Love in the time of Political Violence
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Friends, a funny but cautionary tale of how wrong GROK gets things.

I am neither Jewish, nor "Whitewashing myself" nor Antisemitic. Follow this thread my pal @maassp.bsky.social posted..you may need to go back to Peter's account to follow the whole damn thread...which gets comically absurd

These statements make clear that she condemns antisemitism unequivocally, while upholding her right—and encouraging public discourse—to critique the policies or actions of the State of Israel without branding that criticism as antisemitic.

“And standing up for Palestinian human rights is not Anti‑Semitism. I condemn that in any form.”

In both statements, Janine di Giovanni clearly denounces antisemitism while also affirming that criticism of Israel’s actions—including on humanitarian grounds—is not equivalent to antisemitism.

There is no indication that Janine di Giovanni is antisemitic. In fact, publicly available statements reflect quite the opposite:

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), she wrote:
“Antisemitism is abhorrent. But speaking out against #Israel slaughter of civilians in #Gaza is not #Antisemitism.”

Peter: so weird. Here's what CHATGBT says:
"There is no reliable evidence that Janine di Giovanni is Jewish. Her background, as widely documented, is that she was born in New Jersey to Italian-American parents (both mother and father of Italian descent) and raised in a Catholic environment"

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike - Committee to Protect Journalists New York, August 10, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing today of Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif, Mohammed Qreiqeh, camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and M...

Israel has just wiped out an entire Al Jazeera unit!

Israel kills Al Jazeera journalists in targeted Gaza City airstrike cpj.org?p=503486

Did we learn anything from Srebrenica? | The National The mistakes made in Bosnia that contributed to the murder of 8,000 Muslim men and boys should remind us why we must not be silent on Gaza

Did we learn anything from Srebrenica?

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“What’s happening in Gaza is deliberate, inhumane, and beyond any justification. No decent society can stay silent.”
— Janine di Giovanni (@janinedigi.bsky.social), CEO and Executive Director, The Reckoning Project (@trpforjustice.bsky.social)

Europe's tepid response to Israel's strikes says a lot | The National The EU is capable of strong action – as seen on Ukraine but its approach is different when it comes to crises in the Middle East

"(the EU) could reclaim its place as a regional power, not just a trade bloc. ... Most importantly, it could demonstrate that the EU is not just a cheque book for humanitarian aid but a credible broker for peace."

My Op Ed in today's The National

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Heart of Darkness: A Journalist Returns to Syria After the Rebellion That Ousted Assad From Power A newly liberated nation is haunted by five decades of trauma but imbued with hope and possibility.

I've been fortunate enough to work under one of journalism's best editors @DavidMFriend1 who is leaving @VanityFair after 27 years. Here's our last reportage together, out in this month's issue. I returned to #Syria after a decade away...to find a new country.

www.vanityfair.com/news/return-...

wait - so because he's blonde and European and his kids are blonde it's more of a tragedy than a Palestinian or Syrian or Haitian being dragged away by ICE Goons? They also have good jobs and good standing. They're just not blonde. Just saying.

Israel fires 'warning shots' near diplomats in West Bank Many nations have condemned the Israel military, which says a delegation visiting Jenin deviated from an agreed route.

Tragedy: Jewish couple killed in DC. Shooter WAS NOT Arab or Palestinian.

It's called "a red line."

West Bank: @IDF shoots at diplomats from Ireland, France (countries condemning Israel's actions in Gaza) Italy, Turkey diplomats.

No "red line"

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How many people have died in Gaza? New research suggests the death toll may be higher than current reports

@TheEconomist is now saying 100k may have died in #Gaza

How many hypocrites who were afraid to take a stand will now come forward and finally condemn #Israel for their genocidal policies in #Gaza?

But it's too late

Too many dead, too many maimed, too much pain.

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Opinion | We Study Fascism at Yale. We’re Leaving the U.S. The decision by these three Yale professors to move to Canada is both a warning and a call to action.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Three Yale professors who have written extensively on authoritarianism are leaving the U.S. “We’re like people on the Titanic saying our ship can’t sink,” Marci Shore said. “And what you know as a historian is that there is no such thing as a ship that can’t sink.”