Annual report accuses Israel of being the primary perpetrator of journalist deaths, ahead of cartels and organised crime groups
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has described the Israeli army as “the worst enemy of journalists” in its annual report published on Thursday, with nearly half of all reporter killings worldwide recorded in Gaza.
The French-based organisation said that of the 67 media professionals killed over the past year, 43 percent were killed by Israel, making the Palestinian territories the most dangerous place in the world for journalists.
According to RSF, the Israeli army is the primary perpetrator of journalist deaths, ahead of cartels and organised crime groups (24 percent) and the Russian army (four percent).
“Under Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, the Israeli army has carried out a massacre - unprecedented in recent history - of the Palestinian press,” RSF said in its latest report.
“To justify its crimes, the Israeli military has mounted a global propaganda campaign to spread baseless accusations portraying Palestinian journalists as terrorists.” (more...)
Israel named 'worst enemy of journalists' by Reporters Without Borders
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