Israel & Palestijnen Blog: Omstreden Charles Enderlin van Al Dura kwestie ontvangt Franse staatsprijs

dinsdag 8 september 2009

Omstreden Charles Enderlin van Al Dura kwestie ontvangt Franse staatsprijs

Het doet denken aan de prijs die een zeer antisemitische cartoon die een paar jaar geleden in The Independent stond kreeg. Het is al erg genoeg dat iemand zoiets maakt, en aangezien er weinig kwalitatief zo voortreffelijks lijkt te ontdekken in het produceren van zeer misleidend filmmateriaal of het voorstellen van Sharon als babykiller lijkt het erop dat de betreffende prijs eerder een politiek statement tegen Israel is dan een waardering voor het geproduceerde.

Voor meer informatie over de Al Dura affaire zie: Second Draft - Al Dura Investigation

En op IMO: Mohammed Al Dura en de Blood Libel en De impact van de zaak Mohammed Al Dura

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http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/001051.html

1 September 2009 - Tom Gross

AMAZEMENT AS SARKOZY GIVES PROPAGATOR OF AL-DURA MYTH AN AWARD

Charles Enderlin, the French journalist at the center of the al-Dura affair, who is accused of manipulating the truth to portray Israel in a negative light in one of the most infamous examples of media deception of modern times, has been awarded the Legion d'honneur, one of France's highest accolades. The French consul general in Jerusalem presented the award to Enderlin on behalf of President Nicolas Sarkozy.

The news has caused outrage among Jews in France who say Enderlin has helped stir up the new wave of anti-Semitism which has led to a number of brutal assaults and murders of French Jews in recent years. Enderlin is the longtime correspondent in Israel for the state-controlled France 2 TV. It was in recognition of this that he was given the award.

Curiously, the award was presented under the auspices of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and not, as would be more appropriate for a journalist, the Ministry of Culture.

French subscribers to this email list also tell me that it is unheard for the award to be made in the middle of August, when many people are on vacation, and to be presented at a foreign consulate rather than in Paris. They suspect this was done deliberately in an effort to avoid protest. No prior announcement was made that Enderlin was to receive the award, which was also unusual.

Among previous dispatches on the al-Dura affair, please see www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000949.html