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Laura Albast

(She/Her)
  • Senior Editorial and Strategic Communications Lead, Institute for Palestine Studies
  • Journalist and Photographer, Freelance
Peru, Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Bloomberg News, Washington Post Opinions, The Nation, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, GBH News (Boston, MA), The New Arab, Journal of Palestine Studies, The Daily Free Press, Revista de Prensa "Almendrón", Jerusalem Quarterly and
Covers:  Palestine, Israel, U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, pro-Israel media bias, marginalized communities, community storytelling, and family histories.
Senior Editor & Fellow @PalStudies | Audience Engagement @thepublicsource | Board @prismreports | ✍🏼🗣@AJEnglish @TheNation @WashingtonPost @The_NewArab

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Laura Albast is a Palestinian journalist, editor, and media analyst. Her publications and appearances include The Washington Post, The Nation, The New Arab, Prism, Arab American News, Doha News, Al Jazeera, TRT World, KPFA, and other outlets. She is also a professional Arabic/English translator who contributed to dozens of video, audio, and print projects, including Bloomberg Businessweek, The Markup, The Nation, FIASCO podcast, The Common, and Skin Deep magazine. In 2022, she guest-edited and …

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Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt

Journalists say U.S. newsrooms treat Palestine with fear and contempt

A Prism investigation reveals pro-Israel bias at the leadership levels of mainstream U.S. newsrooms, which in…

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Israel Is Still Targeting Palestinian Journalists. Silence Is Not an Option.

Israel Is Still Targeting Palestinian Journalists. Silence Is Not an Option.

Journalists around the world have an urgent duty to stand with their peers in Gaza. Instead, too many are say…

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Editor's Note: The Genocide Lives in My Body

Editor's Note: The Genocide Lives in My Body

What it’s like, a year into the genocide and counting, working with writers in Gaza on their testimonies whil…

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Subdued atmosphere dominates protest in front of the Lebanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

Subdued atmosphere dominates protest in front of the Lebanese embassy in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Between 50 and 60 individuals from the Lebanese diaspora gathered in front of Lebanon's Em…

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New Workers of the World

New Workers of the World

(Translation byline. A yearlong project to capture the voices of workers facing unprecedented global change.)…

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Israeli Police Negligence Goes Unchecked, Protests in Palestinian Towns Continue

Israeli Police Negligence Goes Unchecked, Protests in Palestinian Towns Continue

Community violence and Israeli police negligence have long plagued Palestinian towns within the Green Line. M…

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Palestinians Risked Their Lives to Document Gaza, Then Came The Algorithm

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By Laura Albast
| WIRED Middle East Verified
Before 7 October 2023, Nour Alsaqa used Instagram to share art, life milestones and glimpses of her life in Gaza. On 6 October, she posted a sunset. On 8 October, she posted a video of buildings levelled to the ground. That post began a stream of documentation that would eventually reach over 147,000 people who follow her. Despite surviving years of Israeli bombardment, siege and imposed famine, it was her social media feed that began to make her feel ill.
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Wave of Israeli Strikes Across Lebanon Kills Hundreds in Minutes

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By Laura Albast
| The Public Source Verified
Israel launched a series of strikes across Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, targeting residential neighborhoods in Beirut, its outskirts and suburbs, south Lebanon, Baalbek and the Bekaa-Hermel region. Israeli occupation forces carried out more than 100 strikes across the country in about 10 minutes, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesman said in a post on X, describing it as its largest attack since March 2, 2026. The UNHCR office in Lebanon said more than 60 areas were hit.
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MAGA is souring on Israel so are they now pro-Palestine?

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By Laura Albast
| The New Arab Verified
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