> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: Halupovich Ilana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Verzonden: maandag 21 januari 2002 16:32 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: GUNMAN KILLS 6, WOUNDS 30 AT ISRAELI BANQUET
> <<Israel destroyed an other building of the "Voice of Palestine" > radiostation about a month ago. Jon Gabriel earlier posted a report > that said Israel refused to give new press cards to Palestinian > journalists. All this combined gives a very strong impression that > Israel is trying to silence the Palestinian media, and will use any > action by Palestinians as an excuse to continue this practice.>> > > Ilana > I was not sure if all this needs *any* reaction. But then I decided, > that, just may be, you *really* miss some data. As - Fact One: Israel > (and you saw it's size on the map) has problem with pirate radio > stations (they interfere with airports and army transmissions). Voice of Palestine is not an Israeli station but Palestinian. If its signal causes interference, Israel should go to the Palestinian Authority, present proof that the signal does indeed interfere with airport and army transmissions, and ask the PA to shut down the station. You do *not* go about blowing up someone else's radio stations because of signal interference. > And Fact Two: When you last get to hear what Israeli media telling > about Palestinians (I mean mainstream - like Haaretz, Ediot, Maariv, > radio, TV)? We do not get Israeli radio and tv stations where I live. I also do not recall seeing Israeli newspapers anywhere (and if there are, they are probably in Hebrew anyway). > And Fact Three: How long do you think "Voice of Palestine" would be > down? (clue - as long as average pirate radio-station - week at most - > so talking about "silencing Palestinian media" is exaggeration). Then what do you call destroying two buildings and the equipment of "Voice of Palestine", and refusing to renew press passes for Palestinian journalists? Those actions have the words "silencing the media" all over them. What would you think if the rest of the world would decide to deny Israeli journalists their press passes and shut down all the offices of Israeli news agencies abroad? That would make it almost impossible for Israeli journalists to work outside their own country. Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
