Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad has been a leading witness of the genocide in Gaza. In an interview with Jacobin, she explains how Western media misrepresentations have enabled Israel’s crimes.

In The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience, Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad offers a firsthand account of the first weeks of the bombardment of Gaza. Published in the United States in September 2025 by Workman Publishing, the book has swiftly become a New York Times bestseller.

Fleeting Gaza with her family in late 2023, Alaqad has spoken out against Western media distortions and the silencing of Palestinian voices. Named One Young World’s Journalist of the Year in 2024 and one of the BBC’s 100 Women of the Year, she has been a leading advocate for Palestinian rights and for the protec

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