Australia Joins France, UK, Canada in Recognizing Palestinian State
The undersigned does not recognize, nor support creation of, a Palestinian state. I do not know what "recognition" of a non-existent state means.Israel Kills Al Jazeera Journalist Who Cried on Air Over Gaza Starvation
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike late Sunday in Gaza, after press advocates said an Israeli “smear campaign” stepped up when Anas al-Sharif cried on air over starvation in the territory.
Both Israel and hospital officials in Gaza City confirmed the deaths of al-Sharif and colleagues, which the Committee to Protect Journalists and others described as retribution against those documenting the war in Gaza. ...
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Apart from rare invitations to observe Israeli military operations, international media have been barred from entering Gaza for the duration of the war. Al Jazeera is among the few outlets still fielding a big team of reporters inside the besieged strip, chronicling daily life amid airstrikes, hunger and the rubble of destroyed neighborhoods.
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In a July broadcast, al-Sharif cried on air as a woman behind him collapsed from hunger.
“I am talking about slow death of those people,” he said at the time.
