Attack by Israeli settlers received Deutsche Welle television crew members at West Bankaccording to a statement from the German Service. The German government demanded the security of the media’s security.
The incident happened on Friday when a correspondent from her office Dw In Jerusalem and a cameraman were stoned and persecuted by Israeli settlers near the village of Sidzil, north of Ramallah. The headquarters in Bonn announced that her associates were able to escape bodies and harmless, while their car suffered serious damage.
Deutsche Welle General Manager Peter Limburg He condemned the attack on the journalist and the cameraman, who, he said, covered a planned protest rally against the violence of the settlers. “We are very clearly demanding that the Israeli government guarantee the security of all journalists on the West Bank. Freedom of the press – and therefore the security of journalists – is a necessary pillar of every democracy, “said the DW chief. In the same vein, Germany’s ambassador to Israel Stephen Ziebert, posting on “X”, said reports of violent settlers of settlers on foreign journalists are extremely worrying. “Freedom of the press and the safety of journalists must be guaranteed. Their work is essential in view of the growing violence of extremist settlers, “Mr Ziebert wrote.
Clarifications on the incident asks Union of German journalistswhich also condemned the attack. The president Micha Booter He stressed that the Israeli government has a duty to investigate the incident and handle it: “Radicals cannot be chased impunity in the media. This should not be left without consequences, “he said.
The Sinjil It is located in the Palestinian administration part of the West Bank. In the area, according to many international media, a gathering of residents were gathered on Friday, protesting the violence and occupation of land by Israeli settlers. Recently, Israeli authorities have erected in the fence area, cutting parts of the village from the central axis of North – south on the West Bank, 60, with some no longer being able to reach their villages and destroying many local farmers’ crops. In addition to Deutsche Welle, the New York Times, the Washington Post and the French News Agency, who, as DW reported, were also forced to leave due to the attacks.
Source :Skai
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