The New York Times is not known for its honest reporting on basically any issue and the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas is no different. In a story published yesterday, the authors described the recent wave of pro-Palestinian protests in the United States as being “tone-deaf” with only chants of “free Palestine” and “blistering critiques of Israel”:

Several Palestinian Americans said they were frustrated by the bipartisan rush by U.S. politicians to support Israel, and by the way the conflict had been covered in American news outlets. Over the last few days, some have organized protests across the country that have included blistering critiques of Israel and calls to “free Palestine,” even amid criticism that such gatherings are tone-deaf.

This description of the recent protests could not be watered down anymore. The authors, of which there are four, seemed unable or unwilling to easily find the plethora of videos showing speakers and attendees specifically praising Hamas’ terrorist attacks last Saturday. In just one large gathering in New York City that I covered this past Sunday, there were multiple instances where they called the attackers, who raped, pillaged, and kidnapped, “freedom fighters” and cheered the number of rockets that had been fired at Israel. One speaker began her remarks by saying the world woke up to “wonderful” news on Saturday.