‘NYT’ photographer wins Pulitzer for picture of ‘starving’ Gaza youngster who had cerebral palsy – Israel & Jewish News

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May 10, 2026
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A New York Times contributor who took an image of a skeletally skinny Palestinian youngster in Gaza who suffered from cerebral palsy that was revealed with a entrance web page article about civilians ravenous to loss of life has been awarded the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography.

The youngster was born with cerebral palsy. The picture’s unique caption stated, “He was born healthy.”

The newspaper needed to problem a correction for the story final yr following a public outcry, however Palestinian photographer Saher Alghorra gained the celebrated award anyway.

The prize committee stated final week that it was honoring the photojournalist “for his haunting, sensitive series showing the devastation and starvation in Gaza resulting from the war with Israel.”

The image of the boy, which went viral, grew to become an emblem of the specious allegations of widespread hunger within the territory.

“One of the oldest lies in human history, that Jews deliberately harm children, is award-winning journalism,” Israeli Consul General to Toronto Idit Shamir tweeted on Friday.

“When so-called journalism receives an award for spreading fake news about Israel, it tells you everything you need to know about where the mainstream media currently is,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) posted on X.