The union admitted that it had never before asked its members to clearly choose sides in an ongoing conflict.
The largest union of journalists in the United Kingdom is facing backlash after asking its members to “show solidarity” with the Palestinian cause by donning keffiyehs and dressing in red, black, and green, and urging them to post photos of their outfits on social media.
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) distributed directives from the UK’s umbrella labor group, the Trades Union Congress (TUC), which encouraged members to participate in a “Day of Action for Palestine.”
The NUJ advised journalists to wear symbols and colors associated with the pro-Palestinian movement in their workplaces, as well as “visibly ‘show solidarity’ by posting pictures of themselves in such clothing on social media,” according to a Jewish News report.