US EditionMosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet and essayist whose essays appeared in The New Yorker, was honored with the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 2025.
- He left Gaza in December 2023, moved to Syracuse in 2024 after receiving a visa to teach at Syracuse University, and was previously detained by Israeli soldiers.
- His four recognized essays describe Gaza’s destruction, the Jabalia refugee camp, struggles to find food, and his experiences facing special scrutiny in the US.
- The far-right pro-Israel organization Betar US has singled out Abu Toha as a prime example of individuals they believe the Trump administration should promptly remove from the United States.
- Abu Toha has withdrawn from public life, canceling appearances due to fear of arrest by the Trump administration, which has detained other Palestinian activists in the US.
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Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize
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Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha has just been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for his essays about the Palestinian experience in the face of the U.S.-backed Israeli assault on Gaza. He joins Democracy Now! to discuss his work, the necessity of advocating for Palestinian rights, and the violence of Israeli occupation. Abu Toha, who evacuated Gaza in late 2023 after being arrested, beaten and detained by the Israeli military, now r
Palestinian Wins Pulitzer Prize for Commentary
Screenshot from Democracy Now! Youtube segment with Mosab Abu Toha By SP Staff Mosab Abu Toha, a Palestinian poet has just won the Pulitzer prize for a series of New Yorker articles which detailed the devastating reality of Palestinians in Gaza. Léonie Chao-Fong of the Guardian writes: “Abu Toha was awarded for a series of…
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The ForwardMosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary
A Palestinian poet and essayist who evacuated Gaza with his family and chronicled the experience of dislocation for the New Yorker has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for commentary.
Mosab Abu Toha, Palestinian writer targeted by far-right pro-Israel activists, wins Pulitzer for commentary - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
A Palestinian poet and essayist who evacuated Gaza with his family and chronicled the experience of dislocation for the New Yorker has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Mosab Abu Toha left Gaza in December 2023 — after being detained by Israeli soldiers, in an experience he chronicled in his writing — and moved in 2024 to Syracuse, New York, after receiving a visa permitting him to teach at Syracuse University. The Pulitzer committee r…
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