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Originally Posted by roachboy
1) this is one of several reports today on the actions of the idf relative to journalists who are trying to cover the situation in gaza, which explains to some extent why the cnn talking heads stand in fields near the border hoping to have authentic-looking explosions happening in the distance as they repeat the press pool line on the invasion. only al jazeera has correspondents actually in gaza. this despite the israeli supreme court ruling of last week.
of course, as you'll see, the idf is more than happy to allow access to sites inside israel where rockets have hit.
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This isn't unusual for Israel or other countries in the mid east. But Israel and her friends are very good at it.
Canadian journalist Neil MacDonald was an expert in that region. Very balanced and professional. If the Israeli's deemed harsh criticism, he let them have it. If it was the Palestinian's or their Arab neighbours that warranted scorn, he was just as cutting. Once he was standing in a crowded marketplace when an Israeli warship fired in his area. A few minutes later he gave the report with part of a young boys brains in his hands.
Unfortunately he wasn't allowed to be truthful regarding Israel and left the mid east for Washington, but not before Israel barred him from the country and applied enough pressure that the Canadian Jewish Congress, Simon Weisenthal Centre and B'Nai Brith tried to paint him as a hate mongerer and threatened to sue his employer, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation(CBC)
Ben Wedeman of CNN was in the West Bank when an Israeli tank pulled up. As he was giving his report, the tank fired 5 times and killed an Italian photojournalist who was wearing his press flack jacket. The tank rolled away. The IDF later said it was a Palestinian sniper on the roof. I was watching live.The shots came from the tank. CNN showed that clip live once, never again.
At the same time a group of Americans were protesting in Palestinian terroritory when a tank rode up and opened fire. One killed, 11 injured as they were a peaceful protest, holding up their passports. IDF excuse,..the tank was fired on. Aired live,..never to be seen again.
It's no wonder the Israeli's don't want reporters there because it is business as usual. They do what they want because no one can stop them for fear of persecution. Anyone in Washington going to ruin their career for speaking out against whatever Israel feels like doing? Not on anyones lives.
Even our Prime Minister in Canada stood by Israel as they blew up a UN command post in Lebanon in 2006, killing a Canadian peacekeeper. And then the Israeli's went back to blow up the huge UN sign to cover their tracks, long after they had information that peacekeepers were present.
But like I said. The IDF doesn't care who or how many they kill. Because it's either an unfortunate mistake or a human shield. Any excuse really. One would expect more from a people whose entire history is mapped in persecution and genocide.