Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign
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The IPSC deplores the brutal murder of the three young Israeli citizens whose remains were found on Monday (30th June) near Hebron and the apparent ‘revenge’ murder of a Palestinian teenager reportedly carried out by Israeli extremists early Wednesday. Equally the IPSC deplores the deaths of all civilians killed in this conflict of unequals, including the six civilians killed by Israeli occupation forces since the Israeli teenagers were kidnapped.
The IPSC is concerned that the unjustifiable killings of the three Israelis will be used to justify further killings, destruction and illegal settlement building in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT) by the Israeli government and military. We also understand that these killings must be seen in the wider context of the ongoing brutality of Israel’s military occupation which has left 6 children and 26 adults dead in 2014 alone. It is worth noting that the two children whose unprovoked shootings by the Israeli military on 15th May were caught on CCTV received scant media coverage in this country.
We believe, therefore, that the challenge for conscientious journalists in the aftermath of these horrific events should be to report events from the region in a balanced and informed manner; a manner which is closed to both political manipulation and raw emotion. Hoping therefore to inform and bring balance to reporting, the IPSC proffers this document as an aid to journalists. Note: The document is available as a PDF here.
Furthermore, the IPSC has numerous contacts in human rights organisations on the ground in Palestine and is more than happy to arrange interviews with these organisations for interested journalists.
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