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Paris court acquits media watchdog of libel over al-Dura footage
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Published: 21.05.08, 21:44
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1. Good!
Elisheba ,   US   (05.21.08)
Good to know that the French court managed to overcome its feudalistic tendencies and reached a just decision. Congrats to Karsenty!
2. Palestinians, French press lied. Anyone surprised?
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (05.21.08)
Karsenty, Landes and others have done what the IDF and Israel Press Office failed to do. They demonstrated that the al-Dura incident was staged, a hoax and a fraud. Just think how many people died over this lie. Perhaps next time the IDF won't be so quick to apologize for something it didn't do. Sun Tsu has taught us that not every battle takes place on the battlefield. It's time they took that to heart.
3. Good work Karsenty, congrats!
Andras Bereny ,   Kfar Tapuah, Ephraim   (05.21.08)
4. hahaha, gaza becoming direct rival to holywood ;-)
paliwood watcher   (05.21.08)
5. That kid wasn't hit by any bullets
Millie ,   Israel   (05.21.08)
He didn't die, but many Jews lost their lives because of this vicious blood libel. And Israel did absolutely nothing to speak out decisively against this evil hoax. Therefore, we need to speak out now and strongly against Olmert's meddling in the Golan. He is bringing the death of a great many Israelis a whole lot closer.
6. If the child didn't die, what happened to him?
bob ,   potomac md   (05.22.08)
Is he still alive? Did he die from something else? that is the great mystery, it seems.
7. A Fake Nation concoting Fake footages
Howard ,   NJ   (05.22.08)
IsnĀ“t it time to repatriate these Palis to their true homeland - Jordan?
8. Too little too late
NYC Girl   (05.22.08)
Now let's see how the outcome of this trial will be covered by the media. While the original event saturated every newspaper and tv broadcast ad nauseum, the final determination regarding the killing of Mohammed al-Dura (assuming he's actually dead and even that's open to question) will probably be no more than a footnote. And, anyway, the damage has already been done. But if anything can be learned from this, it's that Israel cannot allow these kinds of spurious accusations to go unchallenged because there are no depths to which the other side won't sink for the sake of a propaganda victory.
9. A HUGE loss for Pallywood!!
Scott ,   NY, USA   (05.22.08)
Kol Hakavod to the truth!
10. Thank you, Philippe Karsenty
eliyahu ,   germany   (05.22.08)
Honest and strong man. Unlike IDF and other officials in Israel. Well done! Thank you for doing the job instead of useless Israeli "pollutitians"
11. Enderlin, Palestinians puddle
Michel ,   Jerusalem-Paris   (05.22.08)
Enderlin=Olmert : Let's wait for his next spin..
12. Frnace2 tv caused the death of over 100 israelis
dave ,   uk   (05.22.08)
the suicide bombings on buses and restaurants in revenge attacks caused massive loss in Israel
13. where's chanalau, observer, richard, and co. now? huh?
elinor   (05.22.08)
what a bummer for you huh?! can't blame israel for something today? gotta wait for tomorrow for your job as jew-basher to go on? you guys are anti-semitic losers!
14. acquitted for good faith, but still IDF not acquitted
(05.22.08)
what happens to a loser when he loses again, he gets two loses! IDF attack deliberately missed a militants' car today in Gaza and a group of children were hurt by mistake.
15. # 5
Thomas   (05.22.08)
The Israeli government asked this station to give them a copy of their footage of al-Dura's death and they replied with, "It was so horrible, we had to destroy it!". My guess would be that the Israeli government like everyone else who read that knew this French news team was lying. By the way, Mohammed al-Dura was killed. He was murdered by his own people for propaghanda. The same as when Fatah gunmen dressed in nun's habits when the cornered at that church. They figured if they were killed, they would have footage of Israelis shot nuns. G-d bless Philippe Karsenty for serving the cause of justice.
16. to 14 what happens when losers get guns?
Dan   (05.22.08)
they shoot their own children. fact.
17. Echos of the Dreyfus Affair
JB ,   Australia   (05.22.08)
...and another case of French Courts ruling against blatant anti-zionism which we all knnow is generally synonym for Anti Semitism.
18. French TV less honest than Olmert.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica,CA USA   (05.22.08)
19. #14, do you work for French Chanel 2?
Danny   (05.22.08)
20. Now I know
Chanalau Tova ,   London,UK   (05.22.08)
That I have been wrong & must do tshuva. I now realise that Rabbi Meir Kahane was right!
21. #5 Israel did nothing to defend itself
(05.22.08)
so, those Sharon and Olmert have to be sued.
22. This is excellent news that I've waited for...
Kev ,   London   (05.22.08)
...for a long time. Excellent, evil is exposed - as it always will be in the end.
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