Palestinian supporters occupy lobby of NY Times, claiming its biased toward Israel

NEW YORK – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators occupy the lobby of The New York Times, accusing the media of betraying a bias toward Israel in its coverage of the war and demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Hundreds of protesters led by a group of media workers calling themselves “Writers Bloc” gather outside the publication’s Manhattan headquarters, with many of them entering the building’s atrium for a sit-in and vigil that lasts more than an hour.

It isn’t immediately clear if anyone was arrested during the sit-in. An email sent to New York Times staffers obtained by The Associated Press describes the protest as “peaceful.”

The sit-in follows a series of actions at high-profile locations in New York, including the Statue of Liberty and Grand Central Terminal, intended to bring attention to the growing death toll in Gaza.

The protest disbanded after three hours at 6pm. Asked why the anger towards the New York Times, protesters said the paper is betraying its “mainstream liberal readers” by “printing the propagandised narrative put out by the Israeli state”. https://t.co/PyA936pB4B

— Jack Morphet (@JackMorphet) November 9, 2023