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The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms" MADA" held a press conference on Wednesday which reviewed the Annual Report on the violations against Media freedom in Palestine during 2012 .The conference was opened by the Chairmen of the Board of Directors Ghazi Hanania, who expressed that the past year witnessed a serious escalation of violations against journalists by the Israeli forces, who had no qualms to kill three journalists deliberately during its latest aggression on the Gaza Strip. Hanania added: "the occupation authorities did not hesitate or flinch to justify its murders, which points to the extent of Israeli disregard not only for the laws and international conventions, but for the lives of Palestinian journalist, thus violating freedom of expression and the most important human right the right to live."... MADAs annual report for 2012 explains that Media freedom status in Palestine had no promising signs since the start of the year. As journalists began the year with violations and attacks on their rights, they said their farewell to 2012 with the loss of three colleagues: Aqsa TV cameraman Mahmoud Alkoumi 30 years old, Aqsa TV photographer Hussam Salameh also 30 years old, Executive Director of the Jerusalem Educational Radio Muhamed Moussa Abu Eisha 24 years old.
MADA center reported 238 violations against journalists and Palestinian media outlets during the past year. The Israeli Occupation Forces IOF has committed approximately 70% of the overall total with 164 violations, while different Palestinian sides committed 74 violations, the equivalent of about 30% of the total violations. And in comparison with 2011 the violations have increased approximately about 11.5% (32 violations). The general director of MADA Mousa Rimawi outlined the violations committed by the Israeli forces in Palestine, and mentioned that the Israeli Occupation turned 2012 "into hell" for journalists and Media outlets, where they committed egregious perpetual violations against Journalists, most notably the killing of three journalists, the bombing of media organizations headquarters and journalists homes, and the serious physical assaults.Rimawi added that Israed did not only committ awful violations but have also amplified them by %65 with 164 violations committed in 2012 comparing to 100 violations committed in 2011.
Rimawi pointed that the Israeli violations were mostly committed in eight areas: Gaza, Ramallah, Jerusalem, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron, Jenin, Qalqilya. 70% of Israeli violations were committed: in Gaza with 63 violations, in Jerusalem with 26 violations, and in Ramallah with 25 violations. MADA also monitored 10 types of Israeli violations: Killing (3 cases), prevention from travel (1 case) bombings (37 cases), raiding (4 cases) closing and blocking of media sites (3 cases), prevention from coverage (5 cases), confiscation of equipment (4 cases), arrest (13 cases), physical abuse (80 cases), and detention (14 cases).
I imagine there would be weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Sackcloths and ashes. Great sorrow throughout the land and angels would mourn and tear their hair. Plus other histrionics. Film at 11.CAN we in the US imagine the response if our government started murdering journalists like Israel murders Palestinian journalists?
Funny how there's no discussion whatsoever of offenses against the media by the PA or HAMAS - those being the rulers of a future 'Palestine', the title is idiotically inaccurate.
One might suspect the title was deliberately deceptive. The 'source' cited is not one noted for accuracy nor truthfulness.....it's a propaganda outlet for hate speech. Witness the "Israeli forces, who had no qualms to kill three journalists deliberately" - now does this 'media outlet' employ psychics to assess emotional or psychological states of total strangers at a distance, or how do they presume to 'know' such things as intent and 'qualms'?
An Ad Hominem is a general category of fallacies in which a claim or argument is rejected on the basis of some irrelevant fact about the author of or the person presenting the claim or argument. Typically, this fallacy involves two steps. First, an attack against the character of person making the claim, her circumstances, or her actions is made (or the character, circumstances, or actions of the person reporting the claim). Second, this attack is taken to be evidence against the claim or argument the person in question is making (or presenting). This type of "argument" has the following form
The scope of Pillays 17-page report went well beyond Misharawis death, which involved only one line, and dealt mainly with the conflict in its entirety.
More than half of the report focused on Israeli actions and included a description of Gaza civilian fatalities and structural damage.
The report noted that media and medical buildings were hit during the strikes, and that two journalists were killed. But its language was more tempered then that of past reports on Israeli military actions against Gaza, and its conclusions were more balanced. In some cases it used harsher language to describe Palestinian actions.
It said that all parties to the conflict, Gaza Palestinians and the IDF, had failed to respect international law.
The IDF, it said, did not consistently uphold the basic principles of conduct of hostilities, namely, the principles distinction, proportionality and precautions. The Palestinian armed groups, it said, continuously violated international humanitarian law, by launching indiscriminate attacks on Israel and by attacking civilians, thereby disregarding the principle of distinction. The armed groups failed to take all feasible precautions in attacks, in particular by launching rockets from populated areas, which put the population at grave risk.
Pillays report also charged that Hamass killing of seven alleged collaborators in Gaza during the conflict was a violation
Well if the OP is going to use a rabidly anti-Israel source, it is only fair that we allow the other side of the story, yes?
From the Jerusalem Post:
UN: Gazan fire may have killed BBC journalist's baby | JPost | Israel News
Excerpt:
The scope of Pillays 17-page report went well beyond Misharawis death, which involved only one line, and dealt mainly with the conflict in its entirety.
More than half of the report focused on Israeli actions and included a description of Gaza civilian fatalities and structural damage.
The report noted that media and medical buildings were hit during the strikes, and that two journalists were killed. But its language was more tempered then that of past reports on Israeli military actions against Gaza, and its conclusions were more balanced. In some cases it used harsher language to describe Palestinian actions.
It said that all parties to the conflict, Gaza Palestinians and the IDF, had failed to respect international law.
The IDF, it said, did not consistently uphold the basic principles of conduct of hostilities, namely, the principles distinction, proportionality and precautions. The Palestinian armed groups, it said, continuously violated international humanitarian law, by launching indiscriminate attacks on Israel and by attacking civilians, thereby disregarding the principle of distinction. The armed groups failed to take all feasible precautions in attacks, in particular by launching rockets from populated areas, which put the population at grave risk.
Pillays report also charged that Hamass killing of seven alleged collaborators in Gaza during the conflict was a violation
Well if the OP is going to use a rabidly anti-Israel source, it is only fair that we allow the other side of the story, yes?
From the Jerusalem Post:
UN: Gazan fire may have killed BBC journalist's baby | JPost | Israel News
Excerpt:
The scope of Pillays 17-page report went well beyond Misharawis death, which involved only one line, and dealt mainly with the conflict in its entirety.
More than half of the report focused on Israeli actions and included a description of Gaza civilian fatalities and structural damage.
The report noted that media and medical buildings were hit during the strikes, and that two journalists were killed. But its language was more tempered then that of past reports on Israeli military actions against Gaza, and its conclusions were more balanced. In some cases it used harsher language to describe Palestinian actions.
It said that all parties to the conflict, Gaza Palestinians and the IDF, had failed to respect international law.
The IDF, it said, did not consistently uphold the basic principles of conduct of hostilities, namely, the principles distinction, proportionality and precautions. The Palestinian armed groups, it said, continuously violated international humanitarian law, by launching indiscriminate attacks on Israel and by attacking civilians, thereby disregarding the principle of distinction. The armed groups failed to take all feasible precautions in attacks, in particular by launching rockets from populated areas, which put the population at grave risk.
Pillays report also charged that Hamass killing of seven alleged collaborators in Gaza during the conflict was a violation
Frau Sherri ONLY uses those sources. It's all she's got in her propaganda campaign !
Do not blame sherri----the JEWS CONTROL THE MEDIA is very ingrained
in the minds of the spawn of constantine-----keep in mind----for most
of its history ----the overwhelming majority of the spawn
of Constantine have been illiterate and were HIGHLY suspicious
of the written word to the point that the spawn of Constantine
actually believed that the written words of jews are "magical"
and to some extent even believed books to be "evil"---leading
them to massive book burnings
Do not blame sherri----the JEWS CONTROL THE MEDIA is very ingrained
in the minds of the spawn of constantine-----keep in mind----for most
of its history ----the overwhelming majority of the spawn
of Constantine have been illiterate and were HIGHLY suspicious
of the written word to the point that the spawn of Constantine
actually believed that the written words of jews are "magical"
and to some extent even believed books to be "evil"---leading
them to massive book burnings
Do not blame sherri----the JEWS CONTROL THE MEDIA is very ingrained
in the minds of the spawn of constantine-----keep in mind----for most
of its history ----the overwhelming majority of the spawn
of Constantine have been illiterate and were HIGHLY suspicious
of the written word to the point that the spawn of Constantine
actually believed that the written words of jews are "magical"
and to some extent even believed books to be "evil"---leading
them to massive book burnings
Well, in all due respect, your take here is neither what Constantine spawned nor was there any widespread movement to declare the Jewish texts to be 'magical' and most major book burnings have been accidental or had no motivation other than political ones. Also you are going to have to work really hard to convince much of anybody with a clue that the Jews control the media.
Well if the OP is going to use a rabidly anti-Israel source, it is only fair that we allow the other side of the story, yes?
From the Jerusalem Post:
UN: Gazan fire may have killed BBC journalist's baby | JPost | Israel News
Excerpt:
Frau Sherri ONLY uses those sources. It's all she's got in her propaganda campaign !
It was a legitimate OP though. In any debate you pick a side to argue for. And even highly biased sources are not necessarily wrong. I just thought it appropriate to offer an opposing point of view since I don't believe the IDF targeted journalist in Palestine or otherwise have intentionally tried to muzzle the press.
Well if the OP is going to use a rabidly anti-Israel source, it is only fair that we allow the other side of the story, yes?
From the Jerusalem Post:
UN: Gazan fire may have killed BBC journalist's baby | JPost | Israel News
Excerpt:
The scope of Pillay’s 17-page report went well beyond Misharawi’s death, which involved only one line, and dealt mainly with the conflict in its entirety.
More than half of the report focused on Israeli actions and included a description of Gaza civilian fatalities and structural damage.
The report noted that media and medical buildings were hit during the strikes, and that two journalists were killed. But its language was more tempered then that of past reports on Israeli military actions against Gaza, and its conclusions were more balanced. In some cases it used harsher language to describe Palestinian actions.
It said that all parties to the conflict, Gaza Palestinians and the IDF, had failed to respect international law.
The IDF, it said, “did not consistently uphold the basic principles of conduct of hostilities, namely, the principles distinction, proportionality and precautions.” The Palestinian armed groups, it said, “continuously violated international humanitarian law, by launching indiscriminate attacks on Israel and by attacking civilians, thereby disregarding the principle of distinction. The armed groups failed to take all feasible precautions in attacks, in particular by launching rockets from populated areas, which put the population at grave risk.”
Pillay’s report also charged that Hamas’s killing of seven alleged collaborators in Gaza during the conflict was a “violation
Good, this way they will stop reporting news that vilifies Israel.
Frau Sherri ONLY uses those sources. It's all she's got in her propaganda campaign !
It was a legitimate OP though. In any debate you pick a side to argue for. And even highly biased sources are not necessarily wrong. I just thought it appropriate to offer an opposing point of view since I don't believe the IDF targeted journalist in Palestine or otherwise have intentionally tried to muzzle the press.
HRW DISAGREES, THEY issued a report identifying Israels targeting of journalists and asserting the attacks violated The Fourth Geneva Convention.
(HRW's) impact is particularly pronounced in the Arab-Israeli conflict:
HRW exerts major influence on the UN and on the policies of governments through condemnations of Israel for alleged violations and demands for “independent investigations.” These allegations then become amplified through the media.
In this detailed, empirical research study, we present and analyze HRW’s activities concerning the Arab-Israeli conflict in a systematic manner, from 2001 through the middle of 2009. Our investigation shows a consistent pattern of ideological bias, lack of professional qualifications, and unsupported claims based on faulty evidence and analysis on the part of HRW. These are then replicated by governments and international organizations, including the United Nations, that adopt these allegations.
The report consists of three main sections:
1) An examination of the key HRW staff members with respect to their professional backgrounds, research expertise, and ideological bias concerning Israel.
2) Five detailed case studies of HRW campaigns and publications between 2001 and 2009 which reflect consistent bias, false and contradictory statements, and the use of irrelevant evidence and inappropriate methodologies, including sources (“eyewitness testimony,” NGO and journalist reports, “weapons assessments”that are neither credible nor verifiable.
3) A broader quantitative analysis of HRW publications from 2002 to 2009, showing greatly disproportionate emphasis on Israel in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Division, double standards in the use of terminology such as “war crimes,” “collective punishment,” etc., and in distorted uses of international legal terminology.
Experts or Ideologues? A Systematic Analysis of HRW?s Focus on Israel, Executive Summary (English)
On October 19 of last year, the op-ed page of The New York Times contained a bombshell: a piece by Robert Bernstein, the founder and former chairman of Human Rights Watch (HRW), attacking his own organization. HRW, Bernstein wrote, was “helping those who wish to turn Israel into a pariah state.” The allegation was certainly not new: HRW had been under assault for years by American Jews and other supporters of Israel, who argued that it was biased against the Jewish state. And these attacks had intensified in recent months, with a number of unflattering revelations about the organization. In July, HRW found itself under fire when a Wall Street Journal op-ed noted that the organization had solicited donations in Saudi Arabia by trumpeting the criticism it faces from “pro-Israel pressure groups.” In August, the blogosphere leapt on one of the organization’s top Middle East officials for having once been part of a team that edited a radical anti-Israel journal. And, in September, HRW suspended one of the primary contributors to its reports on the wars in Gaza and Lebanon after his private hobby—collecting Nazi memorabilia—became public.
Minority Report | New Republic
Good, this way they will stop reporting news that vilifies Israel.
WHEN Israel ends her Occupation and stops murdering journalists and Gentile civilians and Gentile children, the human rights groups will stop reporting those abuses!
