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| Spotlight On L'affaire al-Dura |
| 2008-02-26 |
| This is a full transcript of HonestReporting's interview with Mideast analyst and media expert Tom Gross about the Mohammad al-Dura affair. The Mohammed al-Dura case dates back to September 2000 and many people say it actually sparked the second Palestinian intifada, which then lasted for several years. A little boy was supposedly shot and France 2, a state-owned French TV channel, got hold of some film and not only broadcast it, they took the highly unusual step of making copies and handed video cassettes to rivals like CNN and the BBC. France 2 correspondent Charles Enderlin said that, first of all, the boy had died and secondly, that Israel had killed this boy. In fact, it later transpired that Charles Enderlin had not even been in Gaza that day – he was in Ramallah, and a freelance Palestinian cameraman had given Charles Enderlin the film. Btw, before g(r)om gets into non-sequitur mode about french, let me point out that enderlin is a joooooooooo, and IIRC, he's an israeli binational, having done his military service in the IDF. Almost immediately there were questions about who shot this boy. Later on, there were questions about whether the boy had actually been shot at all. The angle the boy appeared to be shot at did not come from the direction of where Israeli soldiers were stationed. How could Israeli soldiers be responsible for shooting this boy when they weren’t positioned in the line of fire, people asked? |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 Btw, before g(r)om gets into non-sequitur mode about french, let me point out that enderlin is a joooooooooo, and IIRC, he's an israeli binational, having done his military service in the IDF. There were plenty of Jews who colloborated with Nazis. Doesn't mean we've forgiven the Nazis, and it doesn't mean we're going to forgive the current crop of Euro-rulers. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-26 16:50 |
| #2 Tomorrow should gives us the judges ruling after France 2 and Enderlin gave 18 of 27 minutes of footage. Karsenty should also mention that Enderlin also acknowledged press participation in Arafat's fake blood donation after 9/11. Still, I'm keeping my hopes in check regarding the judges ruling. If this trial were here in the US, I would expect the State Dept. to meddle because an adverse ruling would make their work for Middle East peace that much harder. How can we help the Israelis and Palis towards peace if you keep calling bullshit on the Palestinian bullshit? |
| Posted by: danking70 2008-02-26 15:13 |
| #1 Lest we forget, this is a perfect example of the Yellow Journalism practised in the US circa 1900. "You provide the pictures, I'll provide the war." - William R. Hearst And it's as ugly now as it was then....maybe worse due to the speed of communications. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2008-02-26 12:47 |