Originally posted on the CiF Watch website on February 16, 2012
By AKUS
If there was one event that made the Second Intifada more deadly than it might otherwise have been, it was the apparent shooting of Mohammed Al Durrah (Al Dura/al Durah) on September 30th, 2000 that was filmed by Arab cameraman Talal abu Rahmah on behalf of France 2 TV ...
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JOHN ROSENTHAL
Originally published by Pajamas Media
June 20, 2008
Earlier this month, the French weekly Le Nouvel Observateur launched a surreal “Appeal for Charles Enderlin” in response to a French court judgment clearing media critic Philippe Karsenty of charges of having “defamed” Enderlin and his employer, France 2 public television. ...
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Purported Truce Proves Fleeting as Mideast Fights On; Hostilities: Five more die on sixth day of violence. Boy shot in Gaza probably was killed by Israeli soldiers.
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TRACY WILKINSON. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct 4, 2000. pg. 8
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A fleeting cease-fire was crushed Tuesday by fresh gun battles as Israel and ...
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BASIL ABDELKARIM, RIAD ABDELKARIM. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, Calif.: Oct 6, 2000. pg. 9
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As the latest cycle of bloodshed continues unabated in the Israeli-occupied territories, one horrifying image has emerged as symbolic of the climate of utter despair and hopelessness that permeates the daily lives of Palestinians. When a news video camera captured the last few moments of ...
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Posted November 25, 2000 4:07:44 PM
Ha’aretz Editorial Board
Stupidity Marches On
The death of Mohammed al Dura, the 12-year-old boy who was caught with his father in cross fire between Palestinians and Israel Defense Forces soldiers at the Netzarim junction in the Gaza Strip, was the event which epitomized the character of the conflict in the territories for many people: A confrontation between stone-throwing boys and armed soldiers who did not hesitate to ...
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Introduction: The article below was published on the BBC website two days after the Al Durah Incident. It is clear from the content that the testimony of Talal abu Rahmah, the video photographer, had become an accepted part of the story no matter how contraindicated by the available evidence.
Monday, 2 October, 2000, 11:10 GMT 12:10 UK
“Don’t shoot” ...
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