L’associazione stampa estera che si occupa di Israele e Palestina ha un bel po’ da fare, in queste settimane. Non solo Gaza (che oggi, sembra, dovrebbe essere stata riaperta ai giornalisti dalle autorità israeliane). Ma anche Ramallah: l’ANP non consente ad Al Jazeera di trasmettere dall’interno della Muqata, dove risiede il presidente Mahmoud Abbas. Ospiti indesiderati, insomma. Come mai?
The FPA wishes to protest in the strongest possible terms the ban on Al Jazeera journalists from reporting inside Al Muqata in Ramallah. For two weeks now Al Jazeera television crews and journalists have been prevented from gaining access to the presidential compound to do their job. No reason has been given for this infringement of press freedom. We urge the authorities in Ramallah to immediately end this restriction, thereby living up to the Palestinian Authority’s own claims that it respects the basic ideals of a free press. There can be no legitimate excuse for this unacceptable curtailment of press access to the office and activities of the President.
The Foreign Press Association