When you read the news from Gaza, bear this in mind:

Several Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have received death threats from various armed groups over the past few days because of their coverage of the state of lawlessness and anarchy in Palestinian Authority-controlled areas… A journalist who asked not to be named told The Jerusalem Post that groups affiliated with Hamas and Fatah were behind the threats. 'We are taking these threats very seriously,' he said. 'Many of the journalists are afraid'...

A source in the PA Information Ministry said that among those who received death threats are journalists working for Agence France Press, Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV and the independent Palestinian news agency Ramattan... PA security officials confirmed that several Palestinian journalists were being subjected to a 'vicious' campaign of intimidation. 'Some factions and armed groups are responsible for the campaign of intimidation and terror against local and foreign journalists,' said one official. 'They want the journalists to serve as their mouthpieces and are trying to prevent them from reporting the truth.'

Where is the outrage over this? Where are the solidarity protests by British and European journalists? Where are the Israel boycotters of academe?

Posted by melanie at January 9, 2006