2013 January: Report from the Paris Court Hearing

Richard Landes reports from Paris

January 16, 2013

Yesterday was the sixth hearing in the saga of France 2 and Charles Enderlin suing Philippe Karsenty for defamation in the French courts. In some senses it was something of an anti-climax. In others it was an amazing example of the clash between Baker and rekaB Streets. Indeed, the Société des journalistes (SNJ) and SNJ de France Télévisions both called on members to show their support for Enderlin, who was valiantly defending himself against ...

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Critique of the Second Appellate Court Decision

Al Durah and the Tragic Legacy of Lethal Journalism

Al Durah and the Tragic Legacy of Lethal Journalism

The following was published on Jan. 15 at Times of Israel

The French have a saying for the idea of a public secret, un secret de Polichinelle dans le tirroir – a humiliating fact still hidden in the drawer that will eventually come out, like an unwanted pregnancy. And France has one of those secrets, but rather than a life, this particular one gives birth to hatred, vengeance, and death. The drawer rattled recently when Mohamed ...

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Al Durah Journalism, Critique of the Second Appellate Court Decision, Lethal Journalism Worldwide