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![Joe Biden speaks at Mother Emanuel AME Church](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0110-joe-biden-400x300.jpg)
Press Groups Call on Biden to Pressure Israel to Stop Attacking Journalists
The coalition noted that almost all of the 79 journalists who have died since October 7 were killed by the IDF.
![People gather at Noe Valley Town Square for a ceasefire vigil in solidarity of Palestine and protest Israeli attacks on Gaza, in San Francisco, California, on January 6, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0110-ceasefire-sf-400x300.jpg)
San Francisco Becomes Largest US City to Back Gaza Ceasefire
The city's resolution calls on the Biden administration and Congress to follow suit.
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Former Biden Appointee Says Dissent in Government Over Gaza Policy Is Widespread
“The White House doesn’t even know the level of dissent within its own ranks,” says Tariq Habash, who resigned.
![Pro-Palestinian protestors gather outside of the New York Times building to protest the newspaper’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas war on December 11, 2023, in New York City.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-nyt-400x300.jpg)
Report: Major News Outlets Like NYT Cover Gaza With Strong Bias Toward Israel
The analysis lends evidence to what many pro-Palestine advocates have long said about Western outlets’ pro-Israel bias.
![A man walks among the rubble of destroyed buildings in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia, on January 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-gaza-w-400x300.jpg)
UN Humanitarian Chief Warns Gaza Is Now “Uninhabitable” Amid Israel Assault
“Hope has never been more elusive,” the UN leader said.
![President Joe Biden watches as protestors are escorted out of the building while supporters chant, "Four more years," during a campaign event at Emanuel AME Church on January 8, 2024, in Charleston, South Carolina.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-joe-biden-c-400x300.jpg)
Protesters Interrupt Biden’s Speech in Charleston to Demand Gaza Ceasefire
The act of protest comes as Biden prepares for the 2024 presidential race despite record low polling numbers.
![Smoke and flame rises from different parts of Salah al-Din Road following Israeli attacks in Deir Al Balah, Gaza, on January 7, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0109-gaza-n-400x300.jpg)
Most Members of Congress Have Been Moral Failures on Gaza
Some Democrats who are said to support a ceasefire have only done so with obstructive caveats and preconditions.
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Gaza Ceasefire Would Be Most Likely Way to Avoid Wider Conflict, Says Analyst
Biden's claim that he doesn't have leverage over Israel “doesn’t seem to be compatible with reality,” says Trita Parsi.
![Family and friends, including Al Jazeera reporter, Wael Al-Dahdouh (2nd right), bid farewell to the bodies of journalists Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya on January 7, 2024, in Rafah, Gaza. The journalists, Hamza Al-Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya, were reportedly killed when their car was bombed after reporting from an air strike on a building that morning.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/2024_0108-press-gaza-400x300.jpg)
Press Freedom Group Demands Probe Into Israel’s Killing of Reporters in Gaza
“Journalists are civilians, not targets,” said one advocate for press freedom.
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) shakes hands with French President Emmanuel Macron (L) after their joint press conference in Jerusalem, on October 24, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1741733528-400x300.jpg)
Israel Accused of Attempting to Intimidate Judges in World Court Genocide Case
Israel is pushing the court “to decide based on politics rather than the facts,” wrote human rights expert Kenneth Roth.