Middle East team uncovers sexual exploitation in Gaza

https://www.ap.org/news-highlights/best-of-the-week/first-winner/2025/middle-east-team-uncovers-sexual-exploitation-in-gaza/

by wslh • 9 months ago

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catlover76• 9 months ago

Reporting on sexual exploitation is a challenge in any context, but the situation in Gaza made it even more difficult,

You mean the situation where Israel didn't let journalists in and deliberately killed many that were there? Yeah, I bet that made it difficult.

Centigonal• 9 months ago

This post is about why the reporting won an AP award. The actual article is linked at the bottom: https://apnews.com/article/gaza-sexual-exploitation-women-ai...

jfengel• 9 months ago

Headline from the original article:

Women in Gaza say they were promised food, money or work in exchange for sexual interactions

The passive voice always raises a red flag. "Were promised" by whom? A few paragraphs in, it answers that: "local men — some associated with aid groups".

Middle East team uncovers sexual exploitation in Gaza

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