The Washington Post’s double standards regarding Israel reemerge in the Post’s recent coverage of Gaza, further spotlighting its inconsistent reporting standards. When Hamas officials alleged, without evidence, that Israel killed “over 30” Gazans near an aid site, the Post “cited the claims uncritically.” But when the U.S.– and Israeli–backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said Hamas killed its workers, the outlet sharply noted the group “did not offer evidence.”
The latest Post story reported that GHF team members “were brutally attacked by Hamas” while traveling “to one of our distribution centers in the area west of Khan Yunis.” Yet in the third paragraph, the article claims the GHF “blamed the attack on Hamas… but did not offer evidence,” also labeling GHF “a controversial aid group backed by the United States and Israel.”
This stark contrast becomes clear looking back at its June 1 coverage. Headlined “Israeli troops kill over 30 near U.S. aid site in Gaza, health officials say,” that piece repeated Hamas‐controlled Gaza Health Ministry’s claims and described troops opening “fire on crowds making their way to collect aid,” without even using the word “evidence.”
Observers flagged that inconsistency. The Post later issued a correction, admitting that its early versions “fell short of Post standards of fairness and should not have been published in that form.” Still, they corrected without an editor’s note detailing why.
