Wednesday, October 27, 2010
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
Philippe Karsenty: My Battle for the Truth Against the French Establishment - 'mayor of Neuilly, France, in 2008 (where President Sarkozy was formerly mayor). Most of his time is currently dedicated to combating the "al-Dura hoax": in 2000, France 2 television showed a Palestinian boy, 12-year old Mohammed al-Dura, being killed by Israeli soldiers during a gun battle in Gaza, sparking widespread anti-Israel hysteria. Doubting the veracity of the tape, Mr. Karsenty spent several years exposing how the network had broadcast staged footage of the alleged killing. France 2 sued him for libel, but Mr. Karsenty succeeded at the appeals level and had the lower court judgment overturned in May 2008. The network has appealed the decision to France's highest court. On October 12, Mr. Karsenty addressed the Middle East Forum in Philadelphia on his struggle against the al-Dura hoax...' [Includes audio.]
