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Israelis Seize Associated Press Equipment Citing New Media Law
Israeli officials seized a camera and broadcasting equipment belonging to The Associated Press in southern Israel on Tuesday, accusing the news organization of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera.
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"The Associated Press decries in the strongest terms the actions of the Israeli government to shut down our longstanding live feed showing a view into Gaza and seize AP equipment," said Lauren Easton, vice president of corporate communications at the news organization. "The shutdown was not based on the content of the feed but rather an abusive use by the Israeli government of the country's new foreign broadcaster law. We urge the Israeli authorities to return our equipment and enable us to reinstate our live feed immediately so we can continue to provide this important visual journalism to thousands of media outlets around the world."
Officials from the Communications Ministry arrived at the AP location in the southern town of Sderot on Tuesday afternoon and seized the equipment. They handed the AP a piece of paper, signed by Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi, alleging it was violating the country's foreign broadcaster law.
Shortly before, the equipment was broadcasting a general view of northern Gaza. The AP complies with Israel's military censorship rules, which prohibit broadcasts of details like troops movements that could endanger soldiers. The live shot has generally shown smoke rising over the territory.
Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid called the move "an act of madness."
"This is not Al Jazeera. This is an American news outlet," he said. "This government acts as if it has decided to make sure at any cost that Israel will be shunned all over the world."
#1 | Posted by qcp at 2024-05-21 11:15 AM | Reply
Circling the drain.
#2 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2024-05-21 11:34 AM | Reply
Blocking the free press from reporting what's going on in Gaza is not a good look.
#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2024-05-21 12:01 PM | Reply
What's Hebrew for "Deine Papelen, Bitte"?
#4 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-21 12:13 PM | Reply
We are right now where the oppressed becomes the oppressors.
Only people with crimes to hide shut down a free press.
No different then W low key blocking Helen Thomas for three years after she blasted him over the Iraq war.
The world needs more journalists like Helen (sans her very bad comments about Palestine) that are not afraid to ask tough questions.
Dotard would berate and talk down to journalists that asked him tough questions instead of defending his policies or actions (because they were indefensible).
The world needs a free and aggressive fourth estate to hold leaders accountable to the public, but all too often when they do they have access revoked and their equipment confiscated.
#5 | Posted by Nixon at 2024-05-21 12:21 PM | Reply
I thought the reason we support Israel was their Democracy and civil liberties.
The fact that they are the "only true democracy" in the ME?
That arabs have equal rights within their borders? That Israel has arab members of the Knesset,etc.
Fact is,they are a primitive, increasingly Theocratic Apartheid state that torments occupied populations at will for the personal gain of Jews at the expense of everyone else.
US support of Israel will disappear over time if the Israelis don't stop doing these things.
And it Should.
#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2024-05-21 12:50 PM | Reply
The word you wanted was papieren, snoofy, papelen is Spanish.
#7 | Posted by qcp at 2024-05-21 01:25 PM | Reply
So, is this AP showing segments inside of Israel? To my general understanding there isn't much other than IDF propaganda as their "news".
This only alerts the world to the nature of their governmental fears, which are valid, imo.
Their hostages are dead. Gazans are a displaced and mutilated society with legitimate grievances, the world may evaluate this silencing of reporting inside of Israel as validation of their fears of internal uprisings.. which appear to be happening, regardless AP being silenced or CNN staying silent.
#8 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-05-21 02:07 PM | Reply
They are getting the cameras back- but geez, what a bunch of monsters. I've said it before, both sides, hamas and israel stink. They are made for each other.
#9 | Posted by Brennnn at 2024-05-21 04:03 PM | Reply
@#4 ... What's Hebrew for "Deine Papelen, Bitte" ...
My memory of German is faint after 50 years of non-use.
But, if you're trying to say, "your papers, please," that would be...
Ihre Papiere, Bitte.
That is using the formal version of "your."
For the informal version, it would be...
Deine Papiere, Bitte.
fwiw...
#10 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-21 04:14 PM | Reply
@#1 ... Israel's opposition leader Yair Lapid called the move "an act of madness."
"This is not Al Jazeera. This is an American news outlet," he said. "This government acts as if it has decided to make sure at any cost that Israel will be shunned all over the world." ...
Yup.
#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-21 04:17 PM | Reply
Sehr gut. context.reverso.net
#12 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-21 04:17 PM | Reply
"This government acts as if it has decided to make sure at any cost that Israel will be shunned all over the world."
Golly, which contemporary political philosophy is known for portraying itself as a Victim of anything and everything?
Why, it's 21st Century Conservatism. Zionism certainly fits that bill! The Zionist Origin Story is a Victim Story. That makes Israel a Victim State.
(Meanwhile, almost all the victims are Palestinian, at about a 30 to 1 ratio.)
#13 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-05-21 04:24 PM | Reply
Now their coming after our media.
#14 | Posted by fresno500 at 2024-05-21 08:06 PM | Reply
@#14 ... Now their coming after our media. ...
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (1998) www.youtube.com
#15 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-21 08:22 PM | Reply
Now their coming after our media. #14 | POSTED BY FRESNO500
That's what the Chinese are saying.
President Biden signs law to ban TikTok nationwide unless it is sold www.npr.org
#16 | Posted by oneironaut at 2024-05-21 08:23 PM | Reply
@#16 ... That's what the Chinese are saying. ...
I've not seen the Chinese saying that.
But, that aside, yet another false equivalence of your current alias.
TikTok's ban of a social media company was a bi-partisan measure for national security reasons (e.g., collection of personal information).
How does that relate and equate to Israel seizing AP's equipment?
#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-05-21 08:28 PM | Reply
That's because 1LUMPER2 isn't Chinese.
He just plays one on the DR.
#18 | Posted by ClownShack at 2024-05-21 08:34 PM | Reply
It's Bisan From Gaza, Look At What U.S. Weapons Have Done' 148K views 1 day ago
Information such as this video are what Israel can only delay from coming out.
This is heartbreaking.
#19 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-05-22 12:16 PM | Reply
wow red, that video is devastating
#20 | Posted by truthhurts at 2024-05-22 01:11 PM | Reply
The sooner we cut Israel loose, the better.
#21 | Posted by morris at 2024-05-22 01:28 PM | Reply
No way!!!!
Israel is the ONLY democracy in the middle east.
There is absolutely NO WAY they would EVER do this.
#22 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-05-22 04:18 PM | Reply
Listen.
The way things were is over.
Don't worry, you'll still be able to fap to old descriptions of Israeli soldiers stomping on the heads of brown babies in front of their crying and pleading mothers who they had just raped.
But yeah.
The way you knew things to be is now a thing of the past.
#23 | Posted by tres_flechas at 2024-05-22 05:03 PM | Reply
One last link before this thread closes: Australian Doctor REVEALS Experience INSIDE Gaza
This is the consistent recounting from every healthcare worker interviewed.
It's a holocaust, imo.
#24 | Posted by redlightrobot at 2024-05-23 01:16 PM | Reply
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