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"New York Times": Protest in Albania is not against Trump or Israel

2026-06-22 16:46:35Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

"New York Times": Protest in Albania is not against Trump or Israel

The protests that have filled the streets of Tirana for more than three weeks have attracted the attention of one of the most prestigious media outlets in the world, the New York Times, which in a long reportage reaches a clear conclusion: the civic movement in Albania is not a protest against Donald Trump, Jared Kushner or Israel, but a revolt against corruption and the Albanian political class.

In the article by journalist Andrew Higgins, who has reported from Tirana, Zvërnec and Vlora, it is emphasized that although the protest has received great resonance in the United States and has been interpreted in different ways by American political groups, the protesters' motives are mainly local.

"No one here is protesting against Trump or Israel," one of the protesters interviewed by the newspaper is quoted as saying, adding that citizens' anger is directed at the way Albania has been governed over the past decades and at political corruption.

According to the report, the protest was initially sparked by public reaction to the violence carried out by private guards in the area where a luxury tourist project linked to Jared Kushner and investors from Gulf countries is planned, but it quickly turned into a broader movement against the Albanian political establishment.

The New York Times notes that on social media the protest has become a "cause célèbre" both for American progressives, who present it as a reaction to the Trump family, and for conspiratorial right-wing circles, who interpret it as a battle against Israel or alleged plans for the development of the Albanian coast.

However, according to the newspaper, these narratives do not match the message of the protesters on the ground.

The article notes that slogans such as "Rama in prison, Berisha in prison" were heard during the protests, which, according to the author, shows that the dissatisfaction is not directed at a single figure or project, but at the entire political class that has dominated the country since the fall of communism.

The newspaper also quotes Prime Minister Edi Rama, who argues that Albanians are being used as "cannon fodder" in a political battle taking place in the United States and Europe against Donald Trump, while accusing social networks of spreading disinformation and exaggerating events.

On the other hand, analyst Elez Biberaj, quoted by The New York Times, believes that the protests reflect "the collapse of public trust in the entire political system in Albania" and should not be interpreted as a movement against the Trump family or against the United States.

The report also touches on the concerns of some protesters that foreign actors are trying to appropriate their cause, shifting the debate from corruption and governance to anti-Trump or anti-Israel narratives, which, according to them, do not represent the spirit of the protest.

In conclusion, the New York Times presents the Albanian protest as a civic movement that arose from domestic dissatisfaction with corruption, the way of governance and the management of public assets, while noting that international interpretations have created a much broader narrative than the one articulated every evening on the streets of Tirana.


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