Intimidation of Journalists
BBC Reporter Beaten by Palestinian Mob
BBC World Service reporter Paul Adams was assaulted by a Palestinian mob as he was covering an apparently accidental explosion in the Bethlehem headquarters of a Palestinian militia. The attack on Adams is part of a troubling pattern of Palestinian attacks on Western journalists, which apparently seeks to ensure pro-Palestinian coverage of the current disturbances. Just as troubling as the campaign of intimidation is the media's abject refusal to cover it.
In the Palestinians’ Pocket: Journalists Doing PR For the PA
In a revealing episode, Italy's state television network RAI has had to recall its correspondent from Jerusalem after he sent a letter to the Palestinian Authority stressing his support for the Palestinian cause. The journalist, Riccardo Cristiano, explained that, contrary to rumors, his station was not responsible for video of the brutal October 12th murder of two Israeli men by a Palestinian lynch mob at the Ramallah police station...