Laura Albast

Albast

Laura Albast is a Palestinian-American journalist, translator, photographer, and media analyst based in Washington, DC. Her publications and appearances include The Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Prism, The New Arab, TRT World, KPFA, and other outlets.

She is currently the Senior Editor of Digital Strategy and Communications and a fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies-USA.

Follow her on X: @Lau_Bast.

Don't trust Kamala Harris: The lesser of two evils is still evil

The Democrats have paved the way for Biden's VP, Kamala Harris, to reach the White House. But how different will she be from Genocide Joe, asks Laura Albast.

02 August, 2024

Shireen Abu Akleh and the NYT's pro-Israel disinformation

Despite ample footage and eyewitness accounts, coverage of Shireen Abu Akleh's murder has been heavily distorted by Western media. Perhaps the most abhorrent reports have come from America's "paper of record", The New York Times, writes Laura Albast.

17 May, 2022

Big tech is trying to deplatform Palestinians

Comment: Palestinians aren't just resisting expulsion, but an aggressive campaign to silence them online, and a longstanding media effort to distort the reality of the occupation, writes Laura Albast.

11 May, 2021

Gantz discards Joint List, cedes the throne to Netanyahu

Comment: Faced with coronavirus and the prospect of cooperation with the Arab Joint List, Gantz unites with Netanyahu to defeat a joint enemy, writes Laura Albast.

31 March, 2020

Joint List chooses the butcher's other hand: Benny Gantz

Comment: Gantz has an atrocious record, but collaborating with him is a strategic move away from the politics of protest, to politics from within, writes Laura Albast.

24 March, 2020

The missing revolution: Palestine's need for new leadership

Comment: Without modern leaders who can appeal to major powers, Palestine will continue to stand alone, writes Laura Albast.

10 March, 2020