NYT Hails 'Social Justice' Champion, Skips Palestine Perspective
The obituary for Cora Weiss lauds her tireless work for peace and nuclear disarmament, from Vietnam to South Africa, even her advocacy for a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. A noble pursuit indeed, but entirely absent is any mention of her significant role as the President of the Samuel Rubin Foundation, an organization that, for decades, has provided substantial funding to numerous
groups critical of Israeli policy and advocates for Palestinian rights. This glaring omission, typical of mainstream media's framing, allows the NYT to present a sanitized version of 'social justice' – one that celebrates general peace initiatives while sidestepping the specific geopolitical realities, and the very real and uncomfortable funding trails, that challenge dominant narratives. One
might wonder if the 'champion of social justice' title only applies when the champion doesn't actively support voices the establishment prefers to silence. The NYT can praise a legacy of peace, but only if it carefully curates which parts of that legacy are deemed publishable.