The policy of the Israeli authorities towards the international media, especially Palestinian journalists, must be condemned for what it is : a massive, deliberate and conscious violation of press freedom and an unprecedented low in the history of Israel. 7 journalists wounded
4 journalists detained
15 journalists arrested
60 journalists targeted by gunfire
20 journalists roughed up or threatened
20 journalists who had passports, press cards or equipment confiscated
10 Arab media offices occupied or ransacked
1 journalist deported
The figures show the brutality of the Israeli army and its discriminatory, even racist attitude towards the Arab media and Palestinian journalists. They have included repeated obstruction of working journalists, arbitrary arrests, physical threats and a determination to belittle and humiliate – an aggressivity that has led to several journalists being wounded by gunfire and one even killed.
These have not been blunders but a deliberate policy of hiding from the world the truth of the Israeli army's violence and abuses, which must be clearly condemned and met with international sanctions.
These have not been blunders but a deliberate policy of hiding from the world the truth of the Israeli army's violence and abuses, which must be clearly condemned and met with international sanctions.