Mohammed Al Dura: het Franse hof van beroep geeft Karsenty gelijk!

Francientje · 21 mei 2008, 15:06

Affaire Mohammed al-Doura:

le directeur de Media Ratings relaxé en appel

AP | 21.05.2008 | 14:23

Texte repris du site Nouvel Obs.com

La cour d'appel de Paris a relaxé mercredi Philippe Karsenty, directeur de la l'agence Media Ratings, poursuivi en diffamation par le correspondant de France-2 �* Jérusalem, Charles Enderlin, qu'il avait accusé d'avoir "mis en scène" la mort d'un petit Palestinien sous les balles israéliennes, en 2000.

En première instance, en octobre 2006, M. Karsenty avait été condamné �* 1.000 euros d'amende. Lors de l'audience, le parquet général avait demandé la confirmation de cette peine en estimant qu'il n'y avait pas eu "d'enquête sérieuse" du directeur de Media Rating.

Mercredi, "la cour a estimé que M. Karsenty avait exercé sa libre critique face �* un pouvoir, celui de la presse", a déclaré son avocat, Me Patrick Maisonneuve, ajoutant que la cour avait "retenu la bonne foi" de son client.

L'arrêt de la cour d'appel n'était pas disponible mercredi.

Les images de France-2, diffusées le 30 septembre 2000 dans le journal de 20h, avaient fait le tour du monde. On y voyait le jeune Mohammed al-Doura, 12 ans, mourir dans les bras de son père sous une rafale de balles. Selon les commentaires du journaliste, les tirs étaient israéliens.

Le garçon est vite devenu un martyr dans le monde arabe et plusieurs attentats anti-israéliens ont été commis en son nom. De nombreuses voix se sont cependant élevées pour dénoncer le reportage, parlant d'une conspiration dirigée contre l'Etat hébreu.

Sur le site web de son "agence de notation des médias" (http://www.M-R.fr), Philippe Karsenty avait exigé, en novembre 2004, la démission de Charles Enderlin et de la directrice de l'information de France-2, Arlette Chabot. Il affirmait que le journaliste avait diffusé "un faux reportage" dans lequel on aperçoit "une série de scènes jouées". Philippe Karsenty en concluait que le reportage sur la mort du petit Mohammed était "une pure fiction" et une "imposture médiatique".

Des propos réitérés lors de l'audience devant la cour d'appel de Paris. Il avait cependant estimé que le correspondant de France-2, qui se trouvait �* Ramallah au moment des faits, avait été trompé par son cameraman présent sur place. Charles Enderlin avait, quant �* lui, assuré celui-ci de sa "confiance totale".

© Associated Press

PollyCorrect · 21 mei 2008, 19:06

Inderdaad! Benieuwd hoezeer de pers hier aandacht aan zal schenken.
Evenveel als aan green helmet en de andere Pallywood schandalen?

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2008...ourt-decision/

filosoof · 21 mei 2008, 19:15

Citaat:

Oorspronkelijk geplaatst door PollyCorrect

Inderdaad! Benieuwd hoezeer de pers hier aandacht aan zal schenken.
Evenveel als aan green helmet en de andere Pallywood schandalen?

http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2008...ourt-decision/

http://www.m-r.fr/balistique.pdf

PollyCorrect · 21 mei 2008, 20:03

Karsenty !

Francientje · 21 mei 2008, 23:35

Polly, Karsenty's reactie! In het Engels want gericht aan Pajamas Media
n a stunning reversal, a French appeals court today dismissed France 2's defamation charges against Philippe Karsenty in the controversial Mohammed al-Dura case.

May 21, 2008 - by Philippe Karsenty
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Today a French court ruled that I did not defame France 2 when I said that its news report was a staged hoax. Because I refused to be brainwashed, I was sued for defamation.

Our victory today was a victory for freedom — the freedom to think and to speak one’s mind; the freedom to question what one is told; and the freedom to disbelieve the solemn pronouncements of others when the individual concludes that his reasoning is correct and that the state and the state-run media — and all of the institutions they represent — are wrong.

The al-Dura lie is an assault on our ability to think, to criticize, to evaluate, and finally to reject information — especially the right to reject information on which we base our most cherished assumptions. One of Europe’s most cherished assumptions is that Israel is a vicious Nazi-like entity that deliberately murders Palestinian Arab children. Moreover, polls conducted in Europe have identified Israel as the greatest threat to world peace, greater than Iran and North Korea, Pakistan and Syria. The al-Dura hoax is one of the pillars on which these assumptions rely.

It is ironic that I, a private individual, had to lecture one of France’s most influential TV stations in order to demonstrate that a child cannot move; lift his head, arm, and leg; stare at the camera; and still be considered “dead” a good 10 seconds after the newscaster tells us “the child is dead.” One need only look at France 2’s own footage to realize that the “death” scene was faked.

My only objective was to correct this error. However, on the part of the French media, it turned into a titanic battle against critical thinking and freedom of thought and expression. On my part, it became a battle for the right not to be brainwashed by the French media. Only a few weeks ago, a French television station produced a documentary “proving” that the al-Dura story is authentic. First, I was compared to a Holocaust denier, and then to the fringe elements that insist that 9/11 was an inside job. I, and others who share my opinion about the story, including Richard Landes, were labeled dangerous extremists and fanatics. All the while, viewers observed the “dead” boy move exactly as I just described it. I can only conclude that, in France, it is critical thinking that is either dead or dying. Every French citizen should be complaining about this insult to our intelligence. In fact, very few complain because mass brainwashing works. Where are the angry letters to the station for its absurd documentary? Do the citizens of France now believe that a “dead” boy can move? Or have they merely forgotten how to think and draw their own conclusions?

The right to think, to speak, to evaluate, to accept, and to reject the conclusions of others goes to the very heart of what it means to be free.

Now it is time for France 2 to acknowledge that it created and is continuing to perpetuate the worst anti-Semitic libel of our era. It’s the responsibility of the French government and, ultimately, the responsibility of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy — who is, for all practical purposes, the chief executive of French public television — to finally reveal the truth.

Philippe Karsenty is the founder and president of Media-Ratings, an agency that closely monitors French media outlets for anti-American and anti-Israeli bias.

21 mei 2008, 15:06	#1
Francientje Minister Geregistreerd: 4 april 2008 Berichten: 3.178	Mohammed Al Dura: het Franse hof van beroep geeft Karsenty gelijk! Affaire Mohammed al-Doura: le directeur de Media Ratings relaxé en appel AP \| 21.05.2008 \| 14:23 Texte repris du site Nouvel Obs.com La cour d'appel de Paris a relaxé mercredi Philippe Karsenty, directeur de la l'agence Media Ratings, poursuivi en diffamation par le correspondant de France-2 �* Jérusalem, Charles Enderlin, qu'il avait accusé d'avoir "mis en scène" la mort d'un petit Palestinien sous les balles israéliennes, en 2000. En première instance, en octobre 2006, M. Karsenty avait été condamné �* 1.000 euros d'amende. Lors de l'audience, le parquet général avait demandé la confirmation de cette peine en estimant qu'il n'y avait pas eu "d'enquête sérieuse" du directeur de Media Rating. Mercredi, "la cour a estimé que M. Karsenty avait exercé sa libre critique face �* un pouvoir, celui de la presse", a déclaré son avocat, Me Patrick Maisonneuve, ajoutant que la cour avait "retenu la bonne foi" de son client. L'arrêt de la cour d'appel n'était pas disponible mercredi. Les images de France-2, diffusées le 30 septembre 2000 dans le journal de 20h, avaient fait le tour du monde. On y voyait le jeune Mohammed al-Doura, 12 ans, mourir dans les bras de son père sous une rafale de balles. Selon les commentaires du journaliste, les tirs étaient israéliens. Le garçon est vite devenu un martyr dans le monde arabe et plusieurs attentats anti-israéliens ont été commis en son nom. De nombreuses voix se sont cependant élevées pour dénoncer le reportage, parlant d'une conspiration dirigée contre l'Etat hébreu. Sur le site web de son "agence de notation des médias" (http://www.M-R.fr), Philippe Karsenty avait exigé, en novembre 2004, la démission de Charles Enderlin et de la directrice de l'information de France-2, Arlette Chabot. Il affirmait que le journaliste avait diffusé "un faux reportage" dans lequel on aperçoit "une série de scènes jouées". Philippe Karsenty en concluait que le reportage sur la mort du petit Mohammed était "une pure fiction" et une "imposture médiatique". Des propos réitérés lors de l'audience devant la cour d'appel de Paris. Il avait cependant estimé que le correspondant de France-2, qui se trouvait �* Ramallah au moment des faits, avait été trompé par son cameraman présent sur place. Charles Enderlin avait, quant �* lui, assuré celui-ci de sa "confiance totale". © Associated Press

21 mei 2008, 19:06	#2
PollyCorrect Perm. Vertegenwoordiger VN Geregistreerd: 11 april 2004 Berichten: 11.718	Inderdaad! Benieuwd hoezeer de pers hier aandacht aan zal schenken. Evenveel als aan green helmet en de andere Pallywood schandalen? http://www.theaugeanstables.com/2008...ourt-decision/

21 mei 2008, 20:03	#4
PollyCorrect Perm. Vertegenwoordiger VN Geregistreerd: 11 april 2004 Berichten: 11.718	Karsenty !

21 mei 2008, 23:35	#5
Francientje Minister Geregistreerd: 4 april 2008 Berichten: 3.178	Polly, Karsenty's reactie! In het Engels want gericht aan Pajamas Media n a stunning reversal, a French appeals court today dismissed France 2's defamation charges against Philippe Karsenty in the controversial Mohammed al-Dura case. May 21, 2008 - by Philippe Karsenty Support Pajamas Media; Visit Our Advertisers Today a French court ruled that I did not defame France 2 when I said that its news report was a staged hoax. Because I refused to be brainwashed, I was sued for defamation. Our victory today was a victory for freedom — the freedom to think and to speak one’s mind; the freedom to question what one is told; and the freedom to disbelieve the solemn pronouncements of others when the individual concludes that his reasoning is correct and that the state and the state-run media — and all of the institutions they represent — are wrong. The al-Dura lie is an assault on our ability to think, to criticize, to evaluate, and finally to reject information — especially the right to reject information on which we base our most cherished assumptions. One of Europe’s most cherished assumptions is that Israel is a vicious Nazi-like entity that deliberately murders Palestinian Arab children. Moreover, polls conducted in Europe have identified Israel as the greatest threat to world peace, greater than Iran and North Korea, Pakistan and Syria. The al-Dura hoax is one of the pillars on which these assumptions rely. It is ironic that I, a private individual, had to lecture one of France’s most influential TV stations in order to demonstrate that a child cannot move; lift his head, arm, and leg; stare at the camera; and still be considered “dead” a good 10 seconds after the newscaster tells us “the child is dead.” One need only look at France 2’s own footage to realize that the “death” scene was faked. My only objective was to correct this error. However, on the part of the French media, it turned into a titanic battle against critical thinking and freedom of thought and expression. On my part, it became a battle for the right not to be brainwashed by the French media. Only a few weeks ago, a French television station produced a documentary “proving” that the al-Dura story is authentic. First, I was compared to a Holocaust denier, and then to the fringe elements that insist that 9/11 was an inside job. I, and others who share my opinion about the story, including Richard Landes, were labeled dangerous extremists and fanatics. All the while, viewers observed the “dead” boy move exactly as I just described it. I can only conclude that, in France, it is critical thinking that is either dead or dying. Every French citizen should be complaining about this insult to our intelligence. In fact, very few complain because mass brainwashing works. Where are the angry letters to the station for its absurd documentary? Do the citizens of France now believe that a “dead” boy can move? Or have they merely forgotten how to think and draw their own conclusions? The right to think, to speak, to evaluate, to accept, and to reject the conclusions of others goes to the very heart of what it means to be free. Now it is time for France 2 to acknowledge that it created and is continuing to perpetuate the worst anti-Semitic libel of our era. It’s the responsibility of the French government and, ultimately, the responsibility of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy — who is, for all practical purposes, the chief executive of French public television — to finally reveal the truth. Philippe Karsenty is the founder and president of Media-Ratings, an agency that closely monitors French media outlets for anti-American and anti-Israeli bias.