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It is safe to be a Western journalist in Israel, but if you are Arab reporting on Israel from an Arab perspective, it is quite dangerous. https://www.nytimes.c

It is safe to be a Western journalist in Israel, but if you are Arab reporting on Israel from an Arab perspective, it is quite dangerous. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/world/middleeast/palestian-journalist-killing-shireen.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/20/world/middleeast/palestia... https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/30/reuters-al-jazeera-journalists-targeted-in-lebanon-strike-press-group https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/30/reuters-al-jazeera... https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/widespread-targeting-journalists-gaza-amid-israeli-attacks-enar https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/...

mminer237 3y ago
That was in an area administered by Palestine. It can't really be considered "in Israel" at all. I think it strengthens his point that it's hard to get comprehensive journalism in an area either controlled or actively contested by terrorists.
- Gabriel54 3y ago
  The Palestinian Authority administers the West Bank. No country in the world considers them a terrorist organization.
  - tptacek 3y ago
    Our thinking here is, we're going to settle Israel/Palestine once and for all, on this message board thread; a pity, we think, nobody ever thought of just tossing the question to us in the first place. The lives that could have been saved.
  - mminer237 3y ago
    > or actively contested by terrorists. The Palestinian Authority isn't a terrorist organization, but Hamas does maintain an active presence in the West Bank. The government also explicitly encourages terrorist attacks in the region through the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund.
gyudin 3y ago
Kinda strange. First article says Palestinian leaders rejected request about investigation under international supervision and refused to show the bullet, claiming it was an armor piercing round. While IDF soldiers use standard ammunition.
- bhouston 3y ago
  The general international consensus is that Israeli soldiers killed her, but you can personally claim anything you want, that is your right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh

mminer237 3y ago

That was in an area administered by Palestine. It can't really be considered "in Israel" at all. I think it strengthens his point that it's hard to get comprehensive journalism in an area either controlled or actively contested by terrorists.

Gabriel54 3y ago
The Palestinian Authority administers the West Bank. No country in the world considers them a terrorist organization.
- tptacek 3y ago
  Our thinking here is, we're going to settle Israel/Palestine once and for all, on this message board thread; a pity, we think, nobody ever thought of just tossing the question to us in the first place. The lives that could have been saved.
- mminer237 3y ago
  > or actively contested by terrorists. The Palestinian Authority isn't a terrorist organization, but Hamas does maintain an active presence in the West Bank. The government also explicitly encourages terrorist attacks in the region through the Palestinian Authority Martyrs Fund.

gyudin 3y ago

Kinda strange. First article says Palestinian leaders rejected request about investigation under international supervision and refused to show the bullet, claiming it was an armor piercing round. While IDF soldiers use standard ammunition.

bhouston 3y ago
The general international consensus is that Israeli soldiers killed her, but you can personally claim anything you want, that is your right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Shireen_Abu_Akleh