2002 Mohammed al-Durra

Mohammed al-Durra

“French TV Allegedly Using Threats to Avert Fraud Probe”

“French state-owned television is using what some call intimidation and threatened libel lawsuits to quiet calls for an investigation of TV images that showed the alleged shooting of a Palestinian boy (Mohammed al-Durra) by Israeli soldiers in 2000.

INDEPENDENT MEDIA ANALYSTS IN FRANCE AND ISRAEL HAVE PROVIDED WHAT THEY CALL CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE THAT THE VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT WAS STAGED AND AT LEAST ONE MEMBER OF THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY HAS CALLED FOR AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EPISODE, BUT FRANCE 2 HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO UNDERTAKE A COMPREHENSIVE INQUIRY.

But Stephane Juffa, editor in chief of the Metula News Agency based in Israel, said he and two other colleagues carried out a thorough investigation, which included scores of interviews and scene-by-scene analysis of the video and other material filmed in 2000.

Source:  CNSNews.com. Eva Cahen, January 13, 2005.