Thursday, January 24, 2008
At least there's this: Palestinian snipers fire on Israeli TV crew near Gaza border
Reporters Without Borders condemns the shots that were fired at an Israeli TV reporter and a cameraman on 15 January while in a kibbutz adjoining the border with the Gaza Strip, although they were clearly identifiable as journalists.
"Whatever their nationality, reporters are neutral observers and must not be regarded as a party to any conflict," the press freedom organisation said. "Targeting journalists is unacceptable and must be firmly condemned."
Reporter Nir Dvori and cameraman Meir Benharush of Channel Two went to the Ein Hashlosha kibbutz a few hours after an Ecuadorean volunteer was killed there by members of the Ezzedin Al-Qassem Brigades, the armed branch of Hamas.
"This was the first time someone was killed on the border," Dvori told Reporters Without Borders. "We wanted to accompany the farm workers who went back to the apple orchard where the young man was killed to recover their tractor. We thought the danger was over and that the Palestinian snipers had withdrawn. But when we started filming, shots began raining down on us. But there were no soldiers with us. We were just civilians."
Dvori said the shots coming from the Gaza Strip went on for half an hour. Benharush filmed the first few minutes...
They even include the YouTube video.
Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: Reporters Without Borders Condemns Sniper Fire on Film Crew.
TrackBack URL for this entry: http://www.solomonia.com/cgi-bin/mt4/mt-renamedtb.cgi/14046
1 Comment
Leave a comment to: Reporters Without Borders Condemns Sniper Fire on Film Crew
Comment Info and Policy:
1) You must have Javascript enabled in your browser in order to comment (blame the spammers). If you don't know what that is, you're probably fine.
2) HTML is on, so basic html should work. Raw links will be made auto-clickable, too, so even if you don't know html you can just paste in the link and it should work fine. Keep the "http://" in it.
3) Comments are generally unmoderated, which means I don't necessarily agree with the tone and tenor of everything posted. In fact, sometimes people post things they don't really mean just to make other people look bad. The internet is an anonymous place for the most part. That said...
4) I welcome you to post here. I'd love to have your input, agree, disagree or just offer a different data point, really. If I didn't want any participation, I'd turn off comments. Be aware, however, that this blog and the comments section exist for my entertainment. Therefore, I reserve ALL RIGHTS here, including the right to remove any or all comments on nothing more than a whim. Please don't even bother complaining. I'm the one providing the space and the free news and thought buffet. I don't owe anyone anything.
Anyone who posts here will be treated as my guest. That means I'm happy to be polite as a default, but if anyone is rude to the host they'll be unceremoniously shown the door.
It may pay to recall a famous line from the Tom Selleck magnum opus, Mr. Baseball: "Jack-san, you want Yoji's advice about the babes, you come to Yoji with respect."
5) Enjoy your stay!
Compelling video.