A New York Times writer has “resigned” after signing a letter accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians – and denouncing his own paper’s coverage of the country’s war against Hamas.
Jazmine Hughes, a staff writer for the New York Times Magazine, left the publication on Friday, the newspaper told staff in an email obtained by The Post.
“While I respect that he has strong convictions, this clearly violates The Times’ policy on public protest,” magazine editor Jake Silverstein said. “This policy, which I fully support, is an important part of our commitment to independence.”
“He and I discussed that his desire to make this kind of public appearance and participate in public protests was incompatible with being a reporter at The Times, and we both concluded that he should resign,” Silverstein said.
Earlier this week Hughes signed a letter from “Writers Against the War on Gaza” which openly blamed Israel for the deaths of their own people in the October 7 terrorist attack by Hamas, which left an estimated 1,400 dead.
The New York Times has received withering criticism for its coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. Reuters
“We stand with their anticolonial struggle for freedom and for self-determination, and with their right to resist the occupation,” the letter reads, in confirmation of Hamas’ barbarism.
The letter publicly criticized the New York Times Editorial Board for defending Israel’s right to “defend … a society that values human life and the rule of law.”
“We condemn those in our industry who continue to enable apartheid and genocide. We cannot write a free Palestine into existence, but together we must do all we can to push back against narratives that discount Western complicity in ethnic cleansing,” the letter reads, spewing additional pro-Hamas material.
This isn’t the first time Hughes has publicly criticized his own colleagues — something Silverstein noted in his note to staff.
Earlier this year he signed another letter publicly criticizing the Gray Lady’s coverage of transgender issues, which sparked a backlash in the newspaper.
A contributing writer to the magazine who also signed the letter, Jamie Lauren Keiles, revealed Friday on X that she too would be leaving the publication.
“I finally decided the institution was taking more from me than giving to me,” Keiles told X, insisting the departure was a “personal decision.”
The New York Times continues to employ Soliman Hijjy to cover the Israel-Hamas conflict, despite a history of his social media posts praising Adolf Hitler.
“There is no question of management making the right call here. And in the past, that hasn’t always been the case with these cases. But now, hopefully this is a clear message to the newsroom that if you want to support a political cause or attack the work of your colleagues, that’s the door,” a newsroom source told The Post.
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