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daily attacks PMW
for ´incitement´ against its
editor
PA Newspaper
repeats praise that the murder of 10 Israelis was
"the most famous and most important operation in
the Al-Aqsa Intifada"
by Itamar Marcus and Barbara Crook
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PMW is being accused of incitement against the
editor of the official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Hafez Barghouti.
The editor recently chose to praise a Palestinian terrorist, Thaer
Hamed, who killed seven Israeli soldiers and three civilians in a
2002 ambush. He wrote: "Thaer Hamed deserves freedom because he is
the hero of the Intifada... He is made of the same stuff as those who
carried out the capture of [Israeli soldier and hostage Gilad]
Shalit, a military action that was successful by any military
yardstick, and now he should be freed."
PMW reported last
week on this official Palestinian glorification of a terrorist, and
included excerpts from Barghouti´s article. In response, the PA daily
has run a full article condemning the fact that PMW had described the
killing of 10 Israelis in an unprovoked attack as "murder:"
"The Israeli
organization ´Palestinian Media Watch´ has incited against journalist
Hafez Barghouti... The Israeli press gave extensive coverage to the
report by this organization [PMW], which monitors the Palestinian
media, which accused Barghouti of praising the ´murderer´ Thaer
Hamed, as they describe him..."
It should be
noted that the current article criticizing PMW repeated the editor´s
praise that the murder of 10 was "what is considered the most famous
and most important operation in the Al-Aqsa
Intifada."
The following is a translation of more of the article
accusing PMW of incitement:
"The Israeli organization ´Palestinian Media Watch´ has
incited against journalist Hafez Barghouti, editor-in-chief of [PA
daily] Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, for his editorial about the prisoner Thaer
Hamed, related to the talks about a possible prisoner exchange
between Hamas and the occupation government. The Israeli press gave
extensive coverage to the report by this organization [PMW], which
monitors the Palestinian media, which accused Barghouti of praising
the ´murderer´ Thaer Hamed, as they describe him, executor of what is
considered the most famous and most important operation in the Al-
Aqsa Intifada... The organization [PMW] noted that Hamed is
responsible for killing seven Israeli soldiers and a paramedic, and
the injury of two people they describe as civilians.
"The report cites
that Barghouti expressed sorrow over the absence of Hamed´s name from
the list of prisoners whose release is being sought by Hamas. The
organization [PMW] quoted excerpts from Barghouti´s editorial... in
which he emphasized that Hamed and those like him should be included
in the anticipated exchange."
[Al-Hayat Al-Jadida,
Feb. 21, 2009]
To view the original PMW bulletin on
PA editor Hafez Barghouti´s praise of the terrorist killer, click
here.
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