Internationale Journalistenfederatie welkom in Jordanië na uitsluiting Israël

 

De Arabische leden van de internationale federatie van journalisten zijn duidelijk in hun nopjes met het besluit de Israelische afdeling te royeren. Het volgende suggereert zelfs dat vanuit Jordanië hiertoe druk is uitgeoefend op de internationale federatie. Jordanië geldt als het meest gematigde en pro-westerse Arabische land, en het meest vriendschappelijk met Israel. Dit soort aannames blijken wel vaker niet te kloppen:

The Jordan Press Association (JPA) agreed to a request by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to hold its conference in the Kingdom in October, after the latter agreed to exclude Israel's participation, a JPA council member said on Thursday.
"We are against any form of normalisation with Israel, which still occupies Arab lands and violates Arab and Palestinian rights," JPA Vice President Hikmat Momani told The Jordan Times, adding that the JPA also agreed to the organisation of several training workshops for journalists from across the region by the IFJ, provided that Israel does not take part.

 

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SUBJECT: On July 7  International Federation of Journalists(IFJ) expelled Natonal Federation of Israeli Jounalists for non payment of dues, thus legitinatizing Israel's exclusion for participation in the IJF's October conference in Jordan.

JORDAN TIMES - 17 July '09 - Excerpts:

"Jordan to host IFJ conference; Israel not invited"

By Hani Hazaimeh
http://www.jordantimes.com/?news=18481

 

 

AMMAN - The Jordan Press Association (JPA) agreed to a request by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) to hold its conference in the Kingdom in October, after the latter agreed to exclude Israel's participation, a JPA council member said on Thursday.

 

"We are against any form of normalisation with Israel, which still occupies Arab lands and violates Arab and Palestinian rights," JPA Vice President Hikmat Momani told The Jordan Times, adding that the JPA also agreed to the organisation of several training workshops for journalists from across the region by the IFJ, provided that Israel does not take part.

 

The date of the conference has yet to be set, Momani said, adding that it will bring together Arab and foreign press associations to discuss issues related to media work.

 

Momani added that Israel's membership in the IFJ had been suspended for 12 years before the federation cancelled its membership last week.

 

The IFJ Executive Committee unanimously agreed at its July 7 meeting in Oslo, Norway, to expel the National Federation of Israeli Journalists (NFIJ) from the IFJ, according to a statement posted on IFJ website.

 

The statement added: "The IFJ wrote to the NFIJ confirming the decision and offering them the opportunity to appeal the decision which can be heard at the congress of the IFJ in Spain in May 2010."

 

However, the IFJ stressed that the decision to expel the NFIJ was based on financial considerations.

 

"There was no political element in the decision. The NFIJ has not paid any fees to the IFJ for more than five years," the statement added.