The latest hire in the New York Times‘s Jerusalem Bureau doesn't exactly have a history of scrupulous objectivity when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hiba Yazbek, a former intern for Israeli-bashing Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), called herself a victim of Israel's "mental occupation" and said Palestinians are a "minority in our own land" in a 2020 speech. | The latest hire in the New York Times‘s Jerusalem Bureau doesn't exactly have a history of scrupulous objectivity when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hiba Yazbek, a former intern for Israeli-bashing Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.), called herself a victim of Israel's "mental occupation" and said Palestinians are a "minority in our own land" in a 2020 speech. |