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Originally posted by schmooky007
. when the tank shell hit the demonstrators, the media worldwide reported 30 people killed in that attack, a figure that was grossly exaggerated.
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I can only find reports putting the death toll for the protest march at between 7 and 10....
Maybe you have a link to your 'media worldwide' sources?
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the same happened in jenin in 2002. palestinians and the media reported over 500 killed when in fact only 50, most of them militants fighting, were killed.
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A figure of about 100 was initially put forth by an IDF spokesperson.....the figure of 500 was suggested by Erekat and was largely reported by world media as an 'alleged' figure that it was unable to either confirm or deny ......perhaps had the media been allowed access to jenin earlier they would have been able to refute the claim by Erekat.
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no apology was issued by any publication for that false story as well as no retractions.
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a quick google turned up an apology from Phil Reeves of The Independent posted on 3rd August 2002
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a documentary was recently made and aired here in canada about the pathetic way the international press covered the jenin incident. most of the culprits, the authors, the editors, refused to appear on camera to give their side of the story despite being proved wrong by a UN report. the guardian (one of the sources you quoted), the independent, BBC news, all of them refused to appear.
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The UN report was compiled from second hand sources as they were denied access to the site......I wouldnt place too much weight on it.
As for the media refusing to appear in the doco.....given the past treatment of journalists by Israelis they may just have felt it in their best interests not to comment....who knows....