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Hamas Manipulated and Intimidated the Media in Gaza. Why Was That Kept from Us?
(Telegraph-UK) Alan Johnson - The Foreign Press Association (FPA) has issued an astonishing protest about "blatant, incessant, forceful and unorthodox" intimidation of journalists in Gaza by Hamas. "Foreign reporters working in Gaza have been harassed, threatened or questioned over stories." This amounted to "denying readers and viewers an objective picture from the ground." Hamas has a long record of shutting down news bureaus, arresting reporters and cameramen, confiscating equipment and beating journalists. Journalists from India, America, Norway, Italy, Spain, Australia, Canada and elsewhere are complaining. The writer is a senior research fellow at the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM).