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There absolutely are restrictions. No journalists are allowed in Gaza, which is at odds with almost every other conflict in the past hundred years. The stated

There absolutely are restrictions. No journalists are allowed in Gaza, which is at odds with almost every other conflict in the past hundred years. The stated reason is "to keep journalists safe". But journalists have risked their lives in many conflicts to bring the news to people, its their choice to risk their life or not. Unless one were to believe that all journalists biased against israel, there is no reason to restrict all journalists. Why not let in Christiane Amanpour, or many other western trained and western paid journalists?

flumpcakes 2y ago
Is this true? I do not think journalists are just allowed to the front lines of any war. The entire Gaza strip seems like one giant front line. There needs to be more journalists reporting but I think just allowing anyone to walk anywhere because they've got 'press' on their jacket is probably just going to end up with dead journalists considering journalists will want to be were the fighting is and will gravitate towards danger.
- SauciestGNU 2y ago
  IDF also kills journalists for sport (Shireen Abu-Akleh comes to mind).
  - flumpcakes 2y ago
    That seems very reductive to just say that as if it is a fact. 90% of the claims I've seen about the IDF end up being just nonsense. I did pay very close attention to what happened with Shireen Abu-Akleh and I think that was definitely not dealt with in a satisfactory way.
    - so_delphi 2y ago
      "not dealt with in a satisfactory way" is exactly the justification that IDF has used after many similar circumstances. Let's say they just don't care, since there are no repercussions.
      - arp242 2y ago
        > Let's say they just don't care, since there are no repercussions. I think that's a fair statement, but also a far cry from "killing journalists for sport". These kind of exaggerated claims aren't helpful.
        ictebres 2y ago
        > According to Reporters Without Borders' tally, at least 105 [journalists] have so far [since October 7th] been killed by Israeli airstrikes, rockets and gunfire, including at least 22 in the course of their work. https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/more-100-journalists-killed-six-months-gaza-where-international-community-enar#:~:text=According%20to%20RSF's%20tally%2C%20at,the%20course%20of%20their%20work https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/....
        arp242 2y ago
        Were they killed "for sport" (implying deliberate targetting)? With almost 35,000 dead, 105 journalists is about 0.3% of that. Seems about right as "normal" casualties.
        justin66 2y ago
        "We didn't target them because they were journalists. We thought we were shooting at regular unarmed civilians."
        arp242 2y ago
        Look, I have a lot of criticism about not just this war, but how the Palestinian people have been treated over the last 60 years. But you can't just say things like "they're targetting journalists for sport" and then pivot to this type of stuff when pressed.
        selimthegrim 2y ago
    - Jochim 2y ago
      Funny how often that seems to happen with the IDF.
- Maxious 2y ago
  War correspondents have been around since at least the French revolution. Article 79 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions provides for protection of war correspondents to the level of civilians.
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flumpcakes 2y ago

Is this true? I do not think journalists are just allowed to the front lines of any war. The entire Gaza strip seems like one giant front line. There needs to be more journalists reporting but I think just allowing anyone to walk anywhere because they've got 'press' on their jacket is probably just going to end up with dead journalists considering journalists will want to be were the fighting is and will gravitate towards danger.

SauciestGNU 2y ago
IDF also kills journalists for sport (Shireen Abu-Akleh comes to mind).
- flumpcakes 2y ago
  That seems very reductive to just say that as if it is a fact. 90% of the claims I've seen about the IDF end up being just nonsense. I did pay very close attention to what happened with Shireen Abu-Akleh and I think that was definitely not dealt with in a satisfactory way.
  - so_delphi 2y ago
    "not dealt with in a satisfactory way" is exactly the justification that IDF has used after many similar circumstances. Let's say they just don't care, since there are no repercussions.
    - arp242 2y ago
      > Let's say they just don't care, since there are no repercussions. I think that's a fair statement, but also a far cry from "killing journalists for sport". These kind of exaggerated claims aren't helpful.
      - ictebres 2y ago
        > According to Reporters Without Borders' tally, at least 105 [journalists] have so far [since October 7th] been killed by Israeli airstrikes, rockets and gunfire, including at least 22 in the course of their work. https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/more-100-journalists-killed-six-months-gaza-where-international-community-enar#:~:text=According%20to%20RSF's%20tally%2C%20at,the%20course%20of%20their%20work https://reliefweb.int/report/occupied-palestinian-territory/....
        arp242 2y ago
        Were they killed "for sport" (implying deliberate targetting)? With almost 35,000 dead, 105 journalists is about 0.3% of that. Seems about right as "normal" casualties.
        justin66 2y ago
        "We didn't target them because they were journalists. We thought we were shooting at regular unarmed civilians."
        arp242 2y ago
        Look, I have a lot of criticism about not just this war, but how the Palestinian people have been treated over the last 60 years. But you can't just say things like "they're targetting journalists for sport" and then pivot to this type of stuff when pressed.
        selimthegrim 2y ago
  - Jochim 2y ago
    Funny how often that seems to happen with the IDF.
Maxious 2y ago
War correspondents have been around since at least the French revolution. Article 79 of Additional Protocol I of the Geneva Conventions provides for protection of war correspondents to the level of civilians.
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