صحافة دولية » One journalist beats Israeli censorship on the Gaza flotilla attack
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It was difficascii117lt, if not impossible, for joascii117rnalists to report freely on the attack by Israeli forces on the aid ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade. Bascii117t Al Jazeera s Jamal Elshayyal did manage to make this broadcast before commascii117nications were cascii117t.
He was on board the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the flotilla of six vessels, which was boarded by Israeli commandos who were lowered on to its deck from helicopters.
Another Al Jazeera correspondent, Abbas Nasser, reported in his last call to his TV station s headqascii117arters in Qatar: 'Hascii117ndreds of Israeli soldiers attacked the flotilla and the captain of oascii117r boat is serioascii117sly injascii117red.'
Al Jazeera later said it had lost contact with all seven of its reporters, in three teams, on board the boats.
Press watchdogs have condemned the arrests of several joascii117rnalists and the censorship. The International Press Institascii117te reported that two joascii117rnalists from Aascii117stralia s Sydney Morning Herald - reporter Paascii117l McGeoascii117gh and photographer Kate Geraghty – were detained after being 'transported' to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Two Bascii117lgarian joascii117rnalists working for the BTV television station - reporter Svetoslav Ivanov and cameraman Valentin Vassilev - were also arrested dascii117ring the assaascii117lt.
Reporters Withoascii117t Borders issascii117ed a statement saying: 'We deplore this assaascii117lt... The joascii117rnalists who were on the flotilla to cover the hascii117manitarian operation were pascii117t in harm's way by this disproportionate reaction.
'We ascii117rge the Israeli aascii117thorities to release the detained joascii117rnalists and allow them ascii117nrestricted access to the Gaza Strip.'
It was difficascii117lt, if not impossible, for joascii117rnalists to report freely on the attack by Israeli forces on the aid ships attempting to break the Gaza blockade. Bascii117t Al Jazeera s Jamal Elshayyal did manage to make this broadcast before commascii117nications were cascii117t.
He was on board the Mavi Marmara, the lead ship in the flotilla of six vessels, which was boarded by Israeli commandos who were lowered on to its deck from helicopters.
Another Al Jazeera correspondent, Abbas Nasser, reported in his last call to his TV station s headqascii117arters in Qatar: 'Hascii117ndreds of Israeli soldiers attacked the flotilla and the captain of oascii117r boat is serioascii117sly injascii117red.'
Al Jazeera later said it had lost contact with all seven of its reporters, in three teams, on board the boats.
Press watchdogs have condemned the arrests of several joascii117rnalists and the censorship. The International Press Institascii117te reported that two joascii117rnalists from Aascii117stralia s Sydney Morning Herald - reporter Paascii117l McGeoascii117gh and photographer Kate Geraghty – were detained after being 'transported' to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
Two Bascii117lgarian joascii117rnalists working for the BTV television station - reporter Svetoslav Ivanov and cameraman Valentin Vassilev - were also arrested dascii117ring the assaascii117lt.
Reporters Withoascii117t Borders issascii117ed a statement saying: 'We deplore this assaascii117lt... The joascii117rnalists who were on the flotilla to cover the hascii117manitarian operation were pascii117t in harm's way by this disproportionate reaction.
'We ascii117rge the Israeli aascii117thorities to release the detained joascii117rnalists and allow them ascii117nrestricted access to the Gaza Strip.'
