"Offering UN media facilities to screen video produced by a one-sided activist while actively preventing a member state of the United Nations an opportunity to respond in real time is severely unethical," she wrote. "Your decision to ban the Permanent Mission of Israel from offering any feedback or comment during the aforementioned screening ensured that the reporters invited to the event would be offered only part of the story."
De VN onpartijdig, zoals mensen als Martijn van Dam volhouden? Laat me niet lachen. Het is ondenkbaar dat VN-faciliteiten op een dergelijke manier worden gebruikt voor propaganda tegen een VN lidstaat, behalve Israel. Het is onverdedigbaar dat Israel niet de mogelijkheid krijgt haar kant van de zaak te presenteren, en de eenzijdige en onjuiste weergave die de documentaire van de activist geeft, tegen te spreken.
RP
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Haaretz / Latest update 21:04 17.06.10
VIDEO / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXcCtqFu-Fc
UN screening of 'one-sided' Gaza flotilla film spurs Israeli complaint
Israel's mission to the UN prevented from responding to screening of documentary film by one of the activists aboard the Mavi Marmara.
By Shlomo Shamir
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/video-un-screening-of-one-sided-gaza-flotilla-film-spurs-israeli-complaint-1.296861
VIDEO / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXcCtqFu-Fc
UN screening of 'one-sided' Gaza flotilla film spurs Israeli complaint
Israel's mission to the UN prevented from responding to screening of documentary film by one of the activists aboard the Mavi Marmara.
By Shlomo Shamir
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/video-un-screening-of-one-sided-gaza-flotilla-film-spurs-israeli-complaint-1.296861
Israel on Thursday issued an official complaint against the president of the United Nations Correspondents Association for deliberately barring Israel from responding to the public screening of a documentary film on the events of the recent Gaza-bound aid flotilla, made by one of the activists.
On May 31, Israeli navy commandos boarded one of the ships in the flotilla, the Turkish Mavi Marmara, and were physically assaulted by the activists aboard. A clash ensued resulting in the deaths of nine activists and dozens of injuries.
The president of the UN Correspondents Association, Giampaolo Pioli, organized an event several days ago during which a documentary film by one of the Mavi Marmara activists was screened. In the invitation sent to all the foreign correspondents in New York Pioli wrote that he was inviting them to the debut of a film depicting the "Israeli attack on human rights activists."
The spokeswoman for the Israeli delegation to the UN asked to take part in the event and present scenes from a film prepared by the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson's Unit especially for the UN delegation.
At first, the president of the association agreed, but two hours before the start of the event he announced that he was canceling the screening of the Israeli film, offering to air the IDF film at a later date, and at a different location.
In the complaint, which Israel distributed to foreign correspondents in New York on Thursday, spokeswoman Mirit Cohen wrote that "I write this letter of complaint to officially protest your mishandling of the events."
"Offering UN media facilities to screen video produced by a one-sided activist while actively preventing a member state of the United Nations an opportunity to respond in real time is severely unethical," she wrote. "Your decision to ban the Permanent Mission of Israel from offering any feedback or comment during the aforementioned screening ensured that the reporters invited to the event would be offered only part of the story."
"Furthermore," she added, "the fact that you cancelled the participation of the Permanent Mission of Israel only two hours prior to the commencement of the screening raises grave doubts as to the reasons behind this decision."
In conclusion, Cohen demanded an official apology.
On May 31, Israeli navy commandos boarded one of the ships in the flotilla, the Turkish Mavi Marmara, and were physically assaulted by the activists aboard. A clash ensued resulting in the deaths of nine activists and dozens of injuries.
The president of the UN Correspondents Association, Giampaolo Pioli, organized an event several days ago during which a documentary film by one of the Mavi Marmara activists was screened. In the invitation sent to all the foreign correspondents in New York Pioli wrote that he was inviting them to the debut of a film depicting the "Israeli attack on human rights activists."
The spokeswoman for the Israeli delegation to the UN asked to take part in the event and present scenes from a film prepared by the Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson's Unit especially for the UN delegation.
At first, the president of the association agreed, but two hours before the start of the event he announced that he was canceling the screening of the Israeli film, offering to air the IDF film at a later date, and at a different location.
In the complaint, which Israel distributed to foreign correspondents in New York on Thursday, spokeswoman Mirit Cohen wrote that "I write this letter of complaint to officially protest your mishandling of the events."
"Offering UN media facilities to screen video produced by a one-sided activist while actively preventing a member state of the United Nations an opportunity to respond in real time is severely unethical," she wrote. "Your decision to ban the Permanent Mission of Israel from offering any feedback or comment during the aforementioned screening ensured that the reporters invited to the event would be offered only part of the story."
"Furthermore," she added, "the fact that you cancelled the participation of the Permanent Mission of Israel only two hours prior to the commencement of the screening raises grave doubts as to the reasons behind this decision."
In conclusion, Cohen demanded an official apology.
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