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Monday, October 16 2000
Israel complains CNN has Palestinian bias
By Greer Fay Cashman
JERUSALEM (October 16) - Israel has complained to CNN about the
way the story of the waves of violence in the Palestinian
Authority and Israel is being covered.
In particular Israel has objected to the two Palestinian women
reporting from the field using the word "we" "as if CNN had
become an agent of the Palestinians," Gideon Meir, deputy
director-general for public affairs in the Foreign Ministry, told
Jerusalem Post Radio yesterday.
Meir said that CNN's Jerusalem bureau chief Mike Hanna had agreed
with some points made by the Foreign Ministry and disagreed with
others. Hanna was unavailable for comment. "We're not asking
that CNN become an agent of the Israeli government," said Meir.
"What we are asking from this important media organization is to
be honest and to be even-handed. Right now we don't see it."
Footage of the lynching of three IDF soldiers in Ramallah last
week did not receive sufficient coverage by the foreign media,
Meir said. This was partially due to the confiscation by the
Palestinians of video cassettes from most of the networks that
were there.
One of the networks which did succeed in transferring its footage
to its home base was the Italian Cinque 5 Channel. Through its
contacts, the Israeli Embassy in Rome was able to secure the
video and within six hours of the gruesome event, the images were
received in Jerusalem. The Italians released it without charge,
said Meir. The murder of Rabbi Hillel Lieberman was also poorly
covered, said Meir.
Hundreds of complaints about CNN's coverage and about antisemitic
features in the coverage on the BBC World Service have also been
received from Jews around the world.
Israel's main goal is "to be credible, to give the right story,
the correct story," said Meir. "We have no problem with the other
side presenting its story. The problem is that the other side is
presenting its story with a lot of lies, and the media often
gives them an advantage by covering their side of the story."
The full interview with Meir can be heard on Jerusalem Post
Radio.
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