Report: Palestinian journalists abetted Steve Centanni’s kidnapping
posted at 10:26 am on March 14, 2007 by Allahpundit
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They mean stringers, I’m sure. Pali journalists with full-time jobs in the local press shouldn’t care if western media is sending its own people to cover Gaza. Freelancers, who’d be doing that work otherwise, should.
No doubt the responsible parties will be dealt with harshly. Pallywood isn’t about to alienate its biggest client.
Palestinian Authority security sources told The Jerusalem Post they were looking into reports that the BBC journalist’s kidnappers were aided by local Palestinian reporters.
According to the sources, Palestinian journalists working with the international media in the Gaza Strip were linked to previous abductions of foreign journalists.
“We have evidence that some local reporters helped the kidnappers of the foreign reporters,” the sources said. “These journalists don’t want the foreigners to come to the Gaza Strip because they are taking their jobs.”
The sources pointed out that an investigation has revealed that Palestinian journalists were involved in the recent kidnapping of a Peruvian photographer working for AFP in the Gaza Strip, who was held for 10 days before he was released unharmed.
“A group of Palestinian journalists is causing heavy damage to the reputation of all their colleagues,” a senior PA security official said Tuesday. “Fortunately, this is a tiny group that does not represent all the Palestinian journalists. They are working with local gangsters belonging to large clans.” The official added that the two Fox newsmen who were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip several months ago had also been “betrayed” by Palestinian journalists…
A top Hamas official in Gaza City told the Post that the reports about the involvement of some Palestinian journalists in the spree of kidnappings were “not unfounded.”
The only surprising thing here is that we haven’t seen it happen in Iraq and Lebanon, too.
“Scores” of Pali journalists reportedly turned out to protest the BBC reporter’s kidnapping, so hopefully he’ll be free sooner rather than later.
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I wonder if this will be the new strategy for people like Kos, to eliminate Fox News coverage.
eagles5 on March 14, 2007 at 10:34 AM
Is this something new?
Dread Pirate Roberts VI on March 14, 2007 at 10:47 AM
I’m betting Jimmah had a hand in this, traitor that he is.
fogw on March 14, 2007 at 10:49 AM
/starts to Sing…
Hoooorrraaahhh for Paliwood….
Romeo13 on March 14, 2007 at 10:51 AM
Looks like the Paleos have their own unique solution to the problem of
illegal, erundocumented workers taking jobs other Paleo don’t want, er market pressures from foreign workers./It is hard writing a news story nowadays with just the right nuance.
LakeRuins on March 14, 2007 at 11:00 AM
Rueters, AP?
bopbottle on March 14, 2007 at 11:42 AM
In spite of helping to kidnap journalists I’ sure their reporting is fair and balanced. After all, journalism has certain ethics and standards which all journalists maintain.
Texas Mike on March 14, 2007 at 1:34 PM
I always thought that the problem in the Jamil hussien case wasnt Jamil but rather his AP stringer who was also arabic and was also trying to push pro jihadist propaganda.
AP News and Rueters depend on these stringers too much.
William Amos on March 14, 2007 at 1:40 PM
The AP always has spots open for Palistinian journalists.
Connie on March 14, 2007 at 2:30 PM
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