In a special episode of The Chris Hedges Report live from Rome, Italy, Palestinian Emmy-nominated journalist, producer, and actor Ahmed Eldin joins host Chris Hedges following their involvement in the dockworkers strike and large demonstrations to halt arms shipments to Israel.
Eldin, who has worked in journalism for almost 20 years, explains how crucial storytelling is in a time where Palestinian voices are being killed off in Gaza and silenced elsewhere. “It’s a betrayal of our profession. It’s a betrayal of our human values,” Eldin says of the methods in which mainstream outlets attempt to obscure the realities on the ground of Palestine now and throughout history.
Eldin and Hedges also recount their own experiences of being pejoratively labeled “activists” instead of journalists but Eldin embraces that, saying “if you break down the definition of what an activist is, it’s someone who campaigns for social change. Maybe the way journalists campaign is by holding the powerful to account, by reporting facts and providing context.”
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