Press Tying IDF Hands?
December 11, 2012 12:24 by Simon PloskerThe Times of Israel reports on a video released on the Internet showing IDF soldiers in the West Bank being forced to retreat under a hail of Palestinian rocks:
The troops, from a company of combat engineers, told Maariv that their hands were tied by superiors, leading to the muddled effort to contain the rioting crowd without provoking further violence. The film showed soldiers first charging toward dozens of Palestinians but then abruptly turning and fleeing under a hail of hurled stones. Three soldiers were injured, with one suffering a broken hand.
The soldiers speculated that the presence of a large number of press photographers in the area persuaded commanding officers to deny permission.
“There are always a lot of photographers there, but this time there were even more and apparently in order to prevent certain images they decided to endanger us instead,” a soldier said of his commanders in the Maariv report.
While Israel can be proud of the fact that the IDF does not resort to using live fire and lethal force against Palestinian demonstrators, it is disturbing to know that Israeli soldiers are placing their lives at risk because the presence of the press at the scene influences even the use of non-lethal measures to defend themselves and restore order.
And that’s without assessing just how much influence the presence of the cameras had on encouraging Palestinians to throw stones and attack the soldiers in the first place.
Addressing this very issue, photojournalist Ruben Salvadori, in a revealing video, blew the lid on the dynamics between photojournalists and Palestinian stone throwers at the scene and gave HonestReporting an exclusive interview back in October 2011. It’s well worth revisiting in light of this latest incident.
Bindet die Presse der IDF die Hände? « Medien BackSpin
8:19 pm
Dec 11, 2012
[...] HonestReporting Media BackSpin, 11. Dezember 2012 [...]
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Iris
6:53 am
Dec 12, 2012
I don’t know what your comment means.
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YairJ
6:19 pm
Dec 12, 2012
Comments like this show other blogs that republished this article(or linked to it, I think). Click on the commentator’s name to get there.
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Reuven
12:50 am
Dec 12, 2012
B’Tselem, which gives camer
as to the Palis, should be declared illegal. Journalists must be required to immediately leave areas where there is rock throwing.
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Ziggy
1:30 am
Dec 12, 2012
Frankly, the media, especially today should not have access to battle areas or where there is intense, social unrest. The IDF has more to worry about than some camera-clicker or so-called journalist in the way; their own safety must be the number one priority.
Not to omit, the media, in general, has a knack of turning fact into fiction or visa versa, especially when it comes to Israel.
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Iris
6:50 am
Dec 12, 2012
Israel has no right to put its soldiers and country in danger because of the presence of reporters. If Israelis are not using live bullets, at a minimum there should be tear gas. Foreign press can chose to leave but Israelis must fight when attacked.
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I will kill Hamas
10:31 pm
Dec 13, 2012
For YOUR EYES ONLY…..
My mother tongue is German. I will translate the text in the link of this First german Commentator who said “honestrep media backspin”, haha honest republican ahaha honest reporters not necessarily “republicans” ahaha. so one sec ey. HEIL dem JUEDISCHEN VOLKE !!! HEIL !!!
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I will kill Hamas
10:41 pm
Dec 13, 2012
… haha I told the BACKSP backspin guy at wordpress CONGRATS thanks mate in german. all is ok I think, they “got” it, IT IS a backspin. In favor of Israel, and against those who falsified press material, displayed it in the untrue version, to the public.
the EXACT SAME happened in SWITZERLAND in around 1991, when a PUNK DEMO was SIMPLY NOT ALLOWED, and COPS PROVOKED the PUNK crowd, the COPS, not the PUNKS, aS PRESS TOLD, BEGAN THE VIOLENCE !!! outRAGEOUS. OUT FFRICKIN AND FFFFFFFF OUTRAGE-OUS !!!!
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King David
11:17 pm
Dec 13, 2012
TRANSLATION to the Media Backspin LINK ABOVE:
Wrongs to MidEast Corrected
(Other Link to: Could the UN-Votum lead to a Palestinian Press
Freedom?)
Does the Press bind the hands of the IDF?
Link to: HonestReporting Media Backspin, Dec 11 2012
The Times of Israel [Link] about a video published on the internet,
which shows, how IDF-Soldiers were forced to retreat under
the onthrow of stones by Palestinians:
The soldiers of a pioneer unit reported to the Maariv newspaper,
that they were set tight limits by their superiors, which leads
to the confuse engagement to push back the crowd, without
provoking further violence. … CONT IN NEXT POST
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King David
11:18 pm
Dec 13, 2012
TRANSLATION, CONTINUED:
The soldiers assumed, that the presence of a large number of press
fotographers there led the military action leader to abort the
action.
” There are always so many fotographers; this time even more,
and obviously, to prevent certain pictures, they [the superiors
(bd)] decided, to expose us to to the danger”, expressed himself
a soldier about his commanders in the report of the Maariv.
[VIDEO]
Also, when Israel can be proud upon it, that the IDF does not shoot with sharp ammunition and deadly violence against Palestinian demonstrators, it is yet calming to know, that israeli Soldiers
place their lives into mortal danger, because the presence of the
press in place
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King David
11:20 pm
Dec 13, 2012
THIRD PART TRANSLATION:
When he spoke about this problem in a revealing video, foto-
journalist Ruben Salvadori was very upset because of the dynamic
co-play between fotojournalists and Palestinian stonethrowers
in place and gave HonestReporting an exclusive interview
[LINK]
already in the October of 2011. Facing the recent incident, it pays
to look at the video once again.
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END TRANSLATIION.
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I personally humbly say and think that the german version is correct in its form, very nicely, thematically ON-THE-SPOT done, without any big (anger) words, but JUST FACTS. BRAVO to MANY GERMANS ANYWAY NOW. I KNOW THE ANTIFA, the ANTI-FASCISTS of GERMANY. THEY ARE GOOD AND STRONG.
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King David
11:23 pm
Dec 13, 2012
CORRECTION, I left out some prhase here:
” Also, when Israel can be proud upon it, that the IDF does not shoot with sharp ammunition and deadly violence against Palestinian demonstrators, it is yet calming to know, that israeli Soldiers
place their lives into mortal danger, because the presence of the press in place takes influence upon even non-deadly measures, in order to protect itself and to restore the order. “
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Mr. Light-Bright
5:56 am
Dec 16, 2012
The IDF is so merciful. Well anyways this reinforces Israeli supporters. I look forward to forwarding(sending out) this video to anti-Israel campaigners!
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Fan of Raoul Wallenberg
11:07 pm
Dec 16, 2012
Sire of LightBright, Brave Knight, Sir, cool.
What, to WHOM do you wanna senf that vid. To “ANTI-ISRAEL” campaigners?
hm. you think its funny. I don’t.
maybe you think you could “win a fight” like that, LightBright.
I think it’s BAD strategy. Why give em further good, they lie, those antisemites.p it’s in their heart: evil. there ARE some good People. I hope they know what the correct causes are, all in all, and that they ARE NOT AFRAID. COERCION is WIDEPSPREAD in this society. but we live in the free west and we have to simply know what is just in each situation. that IS Jewishness. Goodness. Why can’t others see. I don’t understand antisemites, of course I don’t. We don’t have to. !!!
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Fan of Raoul Wallenberg
11:11 pm
Dec 16, 2012
further FOOD. but yea further “GOODS”, DAMAGED goods.
the truth is there. it is, that Israeli People are like all People, Normal, but often, even better. But I don’t say “WE ARE the CHOSEN”, oh well, it’s a nice bible story, but we are HERE on gotta make it ON EARTH and not only in HEAVEN like THOSE MAD SUICIDE BOMBERS
and their COMMANDERS NASRALLA BALA BALA who says “dont call them suicide bombers they are heroes”, crazy crazy crazy
crazy
hello understand
what ARE we JEWS if we CAN’T DEFEND OURSELVES and like… maybe SURVIVE this time.
unlike 80 years ago. it was really stupid. very very very very stupid. oh goodness. or rather oh badness ey
& an up on the wordlimit would not harm!
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Fan of Raoul Wallenberg
11:26 pm
Dec 16, 2012
And to make that QUITE clear: I don’t support ANY real “radical” fanatics of ANY religion WHAT-SO-EVER. I DO hope that’s OUTTA DA WAY ….
what about REPORTING about JEWS who THROW STONES at OTHER: JEEEEWS !!!!
because the OTHER jews DRIVE on SHABESS.
ahahaha
WILL and would lead to ANTISEMITISM. haha. llook at da jews they’re throwin stones AT THEMSELVES !!! ahahaha really yea. that IS sometimes, but VERY seldom, like that. naive tourists drivin thru jeru – salem. JERUSALEM !!! UNITED WE STAND, UNITED WE WON’T FALL.
I appeal TO ALL modern ARABS youngos DOODS an CHICAS: JOIN us. we the really good side. Arabs DO know that.
I would make not only shows. but real help. a direct politer.
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The Young David
2:30 am
Dec 19, 2012
First time almost, in a LONG LONG cowby tAIM … you Chaverim we Chaverot, atem LO JODIM, o ULAI KEN, you don’t know, maybe you do, HOW MUCH antisemitism WAS THROWN AT ME by MANY yahooers.
mind me, there is ALWAYS the occasional REAL “priest”, so to speak, who BLESSES ISRAEL.
I TELL you, THERE ARE some CHRISTIANS who ARE FOR US, and some of them who ARE CAUGHT in ANTISEMITIC PARANOIA: IN NAZISM.
…. dudes: this is a fight to the bone. quod erat demonstrandum ey
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The Young David
2:33 am
Dec 19, 2012
well. all Jiiden will be intrested in:
CUFI
Christians United for Israel
CUFI dot ORG
or so
mega cool. even da “MEGACHURCH” supports ISRAEL. AND ROMNEY DOES. MORE THAN ODOOMA. actually. the four more years DO NOT impress ME. and I AM NUHT any REPUKENICAN ! Anyway, DONALD TRUMP is an ANTISEMITE who spoke SUCH condescingly about SACHA BARON-COHEN. Trump IS a NAZI-swine.
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