Israeli troops take aim at photojournalists covering protests in West Bank

14 February 2012 | Reporters without Borders

Reporters Without Borders strongly condemns the violence used by Israeli forces against Palestinian, Israeli and foreign photojournalists covering demonstrations against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier and the continuing colonisation of Palestinian territory.

The press freedom organization deplores the total impunity enjoyed by the soldiers responsible for these abuses.

On 10 February, two Palestinian journalists were injured by tear gas grenades and rubber bullets fired by Israeli soldiers as they were covering a weekly protest in the village of Nabi Saleh against the barrier and encroachment on their land. They included Ahmed Maslah, who works as a … Continue reading