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Al-Jazeera apologizes to Israel for "unethical" coverage of Quntar's return
 Bethlehem Ma'an/Agencies Al Jazeera TV issued an apology to Israel on Thursday for their coverage of the events marking the release of Lebanese prisoner Samir Quntar. Israeli authorities had earlier threatened to boycott Al-Jazeera if they did not apologize. Israel said that the Al-Jazeera coverage of the warm Lebanese reception of Quntar hurt the feelings of Israelis, since he was charged with the deaths of four Israelis including two young children. One particular complaint was over the comments of Al-Jazeera's Beirut office Director Ghassan Ben Jeddou, who described Quntar during the broadcast as an "Arab Hero." Whack Ghassan's peepee, will ya, Mahmoud? Oh, right away, sir! Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz published a letter of apology issued by Director General of Al-Jazeera TV Waddah Khanfar, which stated that the program, prepared and presented by Ben Jeddou on Saturday 19 July represented a breach in Al-Jazeera's ethical code. Oh. They have one? The professional rules adopted by the station, said the letter, were not adhered to and he has instructed to all program managers at the station to take measures to prevent any further incidents. Yeah...well don't let it happen again, boys, okay? Yes, sir!...hehehehehe...Whatever you say, sir! hehehehehehe This is not the first time Israeli authorities have imposed sanctions on Al-Jazeera or claimed that its coverage is biased or pro-Palestinian. Most recently, the Israeli Foreign Ministry ordered government personnel to boycott the station and refuse interviews with Al-Jazeera reporters in March 2008, arguing that the channel's reporting on Gaza was serving the interests of the Hamas-run government in the Strip. Posted by: tu3031 2008-08-08 |
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