New York Times Adopts Erroneous ‘Palestine’ Terminology
In two recent articles, The New York Times has incorrectly referred to the present day West Bank or Gaza Strip as “Palestine,” contrary to Times style. References to modern “Palestine” in the West Bank and Gaza are inaccurate, and those areas should be referred to as the West Bank and Gaza Strip, or, where, appropriate (in the West Bank), “Palestinian Authority territories.”
First, a book review by Jouman Khatib errs, stating “When [author Isabella] Hammad, 27, first visited Palestine six years ago. . . ”
In addition to appearing online, the article also appeared April 4 in the Books section, then again April 5 in the New York edition, and a third time April 11 in print in the International New York Times.
A separate online article (“She was forced to marry in Bangladesh . . .”) likewise errs: “As of mid-March, 73 women had stayed at Asiya — all immigrants from Bangladesh, Egypt, Pakistan, Palestine, Syria, or Yemen . . . ”
In August 2017 and in December 2016, The New York Times commendably corrected this identical error. Other media outlets which have corrected in the past include National Geographic, The Los Angeles Times (screen capture below), and Voice of America.
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