Brett Wilkins is a staff writer for Common Dreams.
As Palestinian journalists brave Israeli bombs and bullets to show the world the Gaza genocide, leaders of three dozen prominent international media outlets on Thursday signed an open letter voicing solidarity with Palestinian media professionals 'in their call for safety, protection, and the freedom to report.
CPJ has previously condemned Israel's 'apparent pattern of targeting journalists and their families,' noting cases in which media workers were killed while wearing press insignia and after being threatened by Israeli officials. 'The Israeli army killed dozens of journalists while wearing ,' Palestinian journalist Ruwaida Amer told i's Kieron Monks in an interview this week. 'You may protect yourself if you do not wear it.