Get YOUR MP to SIGN EDM 1926 - Freedom of Journalists and the Media in Israel
Posted by Aled Dilwyn Fisher on July 2, 2008
An Early Day Motion (EDM) for your MPs to sign:
EDM 1926 - FREEDOM OF JOURNALISTS AND THE MEDIA IN ISRAEL
01.07.2008
Breed, ColinThat this House condemns the actions of the Israeli security forces with regard to the Palestinian journalist and joint winner of the 2008 Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism, Mohammed Omer, who after briefing Members of Parliament on the situation in the Gaza Strip, attempted to re-enter the Occupied Territories via the Allenby Bridge and was interrogated at the crossing, strip-searched at gunpoint and beaten for four hours resulting in hospitalisation after he lost consciousness; expresses concern that harassment, intimidation and even killing of journalists has been too frequent an occurrence, particularly since the outbreak of the Intifada in 2000; calls on Israel and all other parties to uphold the freedom of journalists to report; further calls on the Israeli government to launch a full independent inquiry, to compensate Mohammed Omer in full for his injuries; and urges the Government to raise this issue with the government of Israel at the earliest opportunity.
More information: http://edmi.parliament.uk/EDMi/EDMDetails.aspx?EDMID=36248&SESSION=891
July 2, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Whom can we thank personally, and how, for bringing attention to this matter in Parliament? I want to make sure they know it’s appreciated.
Thanks,
Sarah