Thinking of our inimitable, generous colleague Issam Abdullah this World Press Freedom Day, and all other journalists who were killed in this conflict.

There is too much to say, and not enough.

May you never know the pain of reporting on the killing of a dear friend & colleague

There is more to say, but for now let me tell you how proud I am of our Columbia Journalism students, whom I've watched report non-stop for days, sleep on floors, support one another & give their all to bearing witness under dire conditions: pulitzer.org/news/statement… The Pulitzer Prizes

If you reach out to us at the J-School, we kindly ask that you are transparent about what you are asking for (do you want us to report? Or be 'fixers'?) and how much your rates are. We are running on a week of no-sleep and barely eating, so please give us time to respond and…

Arab nations call for restraint as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/… Kareem Fahim Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش Claire Parker Mustafa Salim.

'Arab nations call for restraint as Israel-Iran conflict intensifies' Kareem Fahim Claire Parker Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش Mustafa Salim for the The Washington Post - includes my thoughts, which basically is: you can try to calibrate escalation, but you can't control it. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

An Israeli strike on an emergency center in south Lebanon killed 7 volunteers and leveled the building affiliated w/ al-Jamaa al-Islamiya.

Hours earlier, al-Manar reported a Hezbollah delegation visited a center for the long-dormant group.

Two JI members were killed w/ Arouri.

Outstanding, granular reporting from the The Washington Post into the killing of journalists Hamza Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuraya. Serious doubt now hangs over IDF explanations. The sooner such cases are subjected to judicial scrutiny, the better. tinyurl.com/5yh84cvs

Saudi oil giant Aramco posts 25% fall in full-year profit CNBC ⁦Dan Murphy⁩ cnbc.com/2024/03/10/ara…

Spoke to Apple News on the Jordanian-led efforts to airdrop aid on Gaza — a costly mechanism that cannot supplant trucking in aid to the over 2 million residents in need
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PSA

U.S. has delivered >100 separate foreign military sales to Israel since Oct. 7, latest indication of its extensive involvement in the conflict even as top U.S. officials increasingly express deep reservations abt Israeli military tactics.

by John Hudson
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Dropping aid from planes is expensive and inefficient. Why do it? ⁦The Washington Post⁩ ⁦Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/…

President Biden authorized U.S. military airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza, reflecting his growing frustration with Israel’s military operations, the dire situation of over 2 million Palestinians under siege and the mounting death toll of 30,000 people. wapo.st/3Ij3B7W

More than 100 people were killed and 700 injured, according to Palestinian officials, after thousands of desperate, hungry civilians swarmed aid trucks and Israeli troops opened fire on the crowd. Over 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza. wapo.st/3V1tjFv

“The airdrop is a last-resort.” Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش reports from aboard a Jordanian airforce plane being used to send medical supplies and food into Gaza - badly needed, but a drop in the ocean. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…

“Some bear posters drawn by Jordanian schoolchildren. One showed a Palestinian flag topped with hearts, the legend “Hashem + Salma love you” Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…

As besieged Gaza grows desperate, donors drop aid from the sky. Great reporting by ⁦Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش⁩ washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/…

As besieged Gaza grows desperate, donors drop aid from the sky wapo.st/3V25SMi our very dear colleague Sarah Dadouch | سارة دعدوش reports on Gaza from Jordan.