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| IDF demands uncut al-Dura tape |
| 2007-09-17 |
| The IDF has abandoned its official silence in a seven-year-old case that has been characterized as a "blood libel" against the IDF and the State of Israel. On September 10, the deputy commander of the IDF's Spokesman's Office, Col. Shlomi Am-Shalom, submitted a letter to the France 2 television network's permanent correspondent in Israel, Charles Enderlin, regarding Enderlin's story from September 30, 2000, in which he televised 55 seconds of edited footage from the Netzarim junction in the central Gaza Strip purporting to show IDF forces shooting and killing 12-year-old Muhammad al-Dura. After its exclusive broadcast that day, France 2 offered the edited film free of charge to all media outlets. The footage, and the story of the purported IDF killing of al-Dura, was quickly rebroadcast around the world. Within days, al-Dura became a symbol of the Palestinian war against Israel. His name has been repeatedly invoked by terrorists and their supporters as a justification for killing Israelis, Jews and their Western supporters. In his letter, Am-Shalom asked for the entire unedited 27-minute film that was shot by France 2's Palestinian cameraman Talal Abu-Rahma that day, as well as the footage filmed by Abu-Rahma on October 1, 2000. Am-Shalom requested that the broadcast-quality films be sent to his office no later than September 15. France 2 has yet to hand over the requested film. The IDF's move came against the backdrop of French media watchdog Philippe Karsenty's legal battle with France 2 regarding the network's coverage of the al-Dura affair. Last year, France 2 and Enderlin sued Karsenty, who runs the Internet media watchdog Web site Media Ratings, for defamation for a letter he sent out in 2004 accusing France 2 of staging the al-Dura story. Karsenty also called for the resignations of Enderlin and of France 2's news director, Arlette Chabot, for their roles in promulgating the alleged hoax. In October 2006 a French court decided in favor of France 2 and Enderlin, and against Karsenty. The court acknowledged that Karsenty had submitted significant evidence indicating that the event had been staged. Still, in ruling in favor of the plaintiffs, the judges said Karsenty's accusations lacked credibility because, it claimed, he had based his accusations on a single source. The court also stressed that "no Israeli authority, neither the army - which is nonetheless most affected, nor the Justice [Ministry] has ever accorded the slightest credit to [Karsenty's] allegations" regarding the authenticity of the France 2 report. In his letter to Enderlin, Am-Shalom disputes the judges' assertion. "It is my duty to note," he wrote, "[that their claim] does not correspond to repeated attempts made by the IDF to receive the filmed materials, and with the conclusions of the IDF's committee of inquiry [into the purported shooting] that were widely publicized in the international and French media." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 As Charles Johnson (of LGF) said: I donÂ’t understand why they didnÂ’t do this right away, instead of waiting seven years. The damage caused by France 2Â’s treachery has been immense. |
| Posted by: ryuge 2007-09-17 19:39 |
| #9 If they refuse to turn over the tape, then inform them that it makes them complicit in supporting terrorist actions against Israel. Declare France 2 a terrorist organization and announce military operations against the terrorists will begin immediately. Put a Hellfire through Enderlin's window and I'll wager the tape shows up right quick. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2007-09-17 14:04 |
| #8 Augean Stables » Al Durah Affair The Dossier |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-17 13:04 |
| #7 I'm not saying this was a straight conspiracy, rather a "run of the mill" pallywood, that was made into a "scoop" by enderlin (who was not present at the scene, but added the fact that the boy "died" from direct, aimed IDF fire), perhaps only because it fitted both his personal crusade and the tone of the french msm, and when it literally exploded as a story, the Establishment turned this into a propaganda missile against Israel (cf the very unusual fact of GIVING away the rights to this very coveted clip by the State-run F2). "Funnily" enough, this backfired, because this clip was so inflamatory, that it was partly responsible for the steep increase of antisemite violence in France in the 2000-2002 years, and up to this day in a lesser degree, only 7% of which attributable to the far-right, according to the always well-informed RG police intelligence, the rest coming from Youts. This led to PR over-reactions from the shirak gvt, during an hoax, notably,... since that particular France is *obsessed* by antisemitism, especially when it comes from the phantasmatic "far right", and by the "good jews" (the WWII victims) at home, all the while undermining the "bad jews" (israelis) and supporting the modern-day proponents of genocide, think about shirak's meeting with nasrallah. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-17 12:00 |
| #6 Btw, this is a big development, if Israel is willing to push the french Establishment into the ropes; the al dura affair is basically a war crime (this led to at least two direct deaths, and a wave of hatred that will stay for long), comitted by the Enlightened Elites, and I can't think for a second that yacoub ibn shirak, galouzeau "de villepin", the quai d'orsay's "rue arabe" (and its mouthpieces, from the AFP to the canard enchainé) and the usual suspects were not implicated at least at posteriori |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-17 11:47 |
| #5 It's the highly civilized French IIRC, charles enderlin is a jew; he served his military service in the IDF, I think. you can't beat experience Nor self-hatred. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-09-17 11:35 |
| #4 Not Palliwood, Red. It's the highly civilized French who's edited the 27-minute film sent to them by a Paleo cameraman into a 55 second of what amounts to modern blood label---you can't beat experience. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-09-17 09:50 |
| #3 What was their "reason" that they couldn't give the IDF the rest of the tape in the first place? The same reason. It would be apparent that France 2 willingly participated in perpetration of a major hoax. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-09-17 05:56 |
| #2 If France 2 isn't willing to cough this tape up that will be pretty damning in itself. What was their "reason" that they couldn't give the IDF the rest of the tape in the first place? |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-09-17 04:57 |
| #1 Perhaps the most famous PallyWood Production Ever... grrr... |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-09-17 03:18 |