deficient brain

They just got a different tool to use than we do: They kill innocent lives to achieve objectives. That's what they do. And they're good. They get on the TV screens and they get people to ask questions about, well, you know, this, that or the other. I mean, they're able to kind of say to people: Don't come and bother us, because we will kill you. Bush - Joint News Conference with Blair - 28 July '06

Monday, July 10, 2006

Gaza: The Camera is a Weapon

Mohammed al Zanoun before he was injured [photo by Zaanoun]

Mohammed al Zanoun lying down after being injured while he was taking photos in the north of gaza, he got injured in his mouth, body and eye

Palestinian journalists and photographers living in Gaza are also targets of Israeli snipers. A helicopter responded to one photo that a Palestinian photographer shot with one rocket. Mohammed Al Zanoun, a Palestinian photographer who was covering the attack and taking photos in the Eastern part of Gaza City was attacked in this manner. Al Zanoun is a witness to Israeli Occupation crimes on Saturday morning, but the Israeli occupation army prevented him from transmitting these crimes and translating them into pictures. They shot at him and splinters from their projectiles seriously injured him. Zanoun was taken to the hospital for treatment with injuries to his mouth, chest and face.

Mohammed Al Zanoun, is a 20 year old Palestinian who's a new photographer working for Maan News Agency in the Gaza Strip. He has always insisted on being the first to cover the news, take photos and document thye Occupation's crimes against Palestinians.

Mohammed was injured and fell to the ground together with his camera, "Where is the camera? There are many photos in it which bear witness to the killing of Palestinians; there are many photos of the Palestinians who have been killed," he kept repeating as ambulance workers rushed to his rescue.

Mohammed has rejected his mother's pleas to stop taking photos for the time being and to stop from going out at all. The life of a Palestinian journalist seems to not count for human rights organizations. There have been many cases where Israeli soldiers killed whoever carryied a camera as if this camera was a weapon. And it is.

http://rafah.virtualactivism.net/news/todaymain.htm

posted by exoplanet at 1:30 AM

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