Approximately 90 journalists in Germany have issued a call for the protection of their colleagues in Palestine and for international media personnel to be granted access to Gaza.
The journalists, who launched a website titled 'Protect journalists in Gaza', released a written statement. The statement implies that Israel is deliberately killing journalists and demands the protection of journalists in Palestine and that international media personnel be granted access to Gaza.
The statement, which underlines that statements made by the parties should not be adopted in news reports without verification, emphasizes that it is essential to ensure a diversity of sources and to cooperate with Palestinian journalists on an equal footing.
140 media workers have been killed in Israeli attacks so far.
The statement points out that the situation for journalists in Gaza is more dangerous than in any other part of the world and that 140 media workers have been killed in Israeli attacks to date.
The statement, which emphasizes that attacks on members of the press constitute war crimes, includes the phrase: 'Despite this, the Israeli army is killing our colleagues who are clearly identified as members of the press by the markings on their vests and helmets.'
The statement notes that no war zone has been closed to reporters for as long as Gaza has been.
Calling on mainstream media organizations to be measured in their reporting, the statement criticizes German media outlets for producing pro-Israel news and relying solely on information provided by Israeli officials.
News Source: AA
