Guide to Understanding the Al Durah Incident
Background on Al Durah
What is the Al Durah incident? When and where did it happen? Who made the claims, who disseminated them, who resisted.
The Evidence
An in-depth look at the available and emerging evidence: videos, photos, testimonies, documents and analyses.
The Consequences
Incitement to hatred and vengeance, perversion of journalistic ethics and practices, and damage to global civil society.
The Case
How did it end up in the French courts? What is being debated? The history of the case and new developments.
Latest News on Al Durah
2013 May: NYTimes/Kershner - Israeli Report Casting New Doubts on Shooting in Gaza
May 19, 2013, 8:30 pm By ISABEL KERSHNER JERUSALEM — The images seen around the world were shocking: a young boy being shot dead as he crouched
2013 May 19: Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding France2 Al Durah
Prime Minister's Office - Publication of the Report of the Government Review Committee Regarding the France 2 Al-Durrah Report, its Consequences and Implications 19/05/2013 The Government Review Committee:
2013 Sellem/Times of Israel: Official Israeli government report concludes the « death » of Mohamed al Dura was staged
Official Israeli government report concludes the « death » of Mohamed al Dura was staged MAY 13, 2013, 12:13 AM Jonathan-Simon Sellem is a former newscaster
Recent Articles on the Al Durah Incident
Scenario 5: Staged
This scenario was virtually "unthinkable" initially, and it is still often misunderstood by people who have difficulty imagining it. It
Scenario 4: Palestinians on Purpose
Those who adhere to this scenario: Very few people openly espouse this one, although those who do tend to know
Recent Articles on Lethal Journalism
2013: Al Durah: A lethal narrative and the innocent lives it continues to destroy (Roth)
Al-Durah: A lethal narrative and the innocent lives it continues to destroy Arnold Roth April 3, 2013 A court of appeal in Paris will hand down
Al Durah Journalism
Al Durah Journalism: We use the term DuraJournalists to designate those journalists who take a credulous stance towards Arab lethal narratives about Israel, passing them
2013: Al Durah: Lethal narrative that just won’t die (Stone)
Al Durah: A lethal narrative that just won’t die Elihu Stone The French Court of Appeals this week will render its decision in a case pitting