Category: Gaza

French TV Al-Dura Producer Clings to HRW for Support

October 19th, 2010 | Category: Gaza, Human Rights Watch

Charles Enderlin, the France 2 journalist who initially publicized and gave false credibility to the Muhammad al-Dura* incident, has released a new book entitled A Child is Dead (original French title: Un enfant est mort), an effort to further promulgate the al-Dura narrative. In the book, Enderlin rejects Israeli military investigations as “non-credible,” and claims [...]

Letter to Reporters Without Borders, Re: Hezbollah’s “Reporters Without Limits”

June 18th, 2010 | Category: Gaza
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June 18, 2010
Reporters Without Borders
Secrétariat International
Middle East Bureau
47 rue Vivienne
75002 Paris – France
Re: “Reporters Without Limits” (Hezbollah’s version of RSF)
According to media reports, a Lebanese NGO named “Reporters Without Limits” is organizing another flotilla to Gaza, seeking a clash with Israel. It appears that this group and its name was chosen to appear legitimate, and [...]

HRW Finds Hamas War Crimes — 6 months late

August 12th, 2009 | Category: Gaza, Human Rights Watch, International Humanitarian Law, NGOs
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On August 6 2009, Human Rights Watch (HRW) belatedly released their report (“Rockets From Gaza”) on Hamas’ rocket barrages aimed at Israel’s civilian population. HRW accuses Hamas members of war crimes and acknowledges the “psychological toll of years of rocket attacks” on Israelis. This publication, which largely repeats the International Crisis Group’s report of April [...]