Journalists are like the IRC... They should be allowed to go everywhere, interview anyone, and cover any story!
If all countries condemned Israel and boycotted it, who would be there to tell the truth? Journalists should have a free pass!
During the Gaza war, there was a Lebanese ship planning on going to Gaza and help with the relief efforts. There were among them Lebanese doctors! Should they be prosecuted too?
Dodzi i already said this in my previous post,
this is not about whether journalists should be free to interview israelis or not, it is not about what they should be able to do because that is a matter of opinion which varies from person to person...
The issue here is about whether the lebanese law prohibits journalists from interviewing Israelis irrespective of what you or the journalist think about this issue, because whether you like the law or not , if it exists , you have to respect it, you can work on changing it but until it is changed you have to abide by it.....
So again, in my opinion the question at hand is : did the journalist and the TV station break the law by interviewing an Israeli ?
As for what's right and what's wrong, or should the law prohibit interviewing an israeli or not, i will not give my personal opinion for the time being....
now personally i think, or i rather know that the law exists, but it's not available on the internet.so for the sake of objectivity and professionalism i will accept what e.kid said and i quote:
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..... until someone find it and post it, it doesnt exist.....
so for the ones interested plz find the law and post it...i will do it if i have time, since i know it's there
The law does exist and it does prohibit any Lebanese citizens from having any contact with the enemy, including journalists. LBC uses a Palestinian reporter to air their reports from Israel; the law does not apply to her. There is no law prohibiting TV stations from airing clips taken from Israeli TV stations for those who mentioned AL Manar and other stations.
The law is very simple, right or wrong is not an issue here. If Al Mustaqbal used one of their “Lebanese” reporters to carry the interview, that reporter and the station should be trialed.
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If Al Mustaqbal used one of their “Lebanese” reporters to carry the interview, that reporter and the station should be trialed.
That is a big IF
someone knows who that reporter is ? Is he lebaneese ?
Also, your post means that if he leaneese, HE should be prosecuted, NOT FTV
The reporter broke the (hypotetical) law, not the TV station
Do we agree on this ?
If we want to look at it from a legal perspective, then we must find the law/arrest that stipulates that Lebanese are forbidden to go to Israel.
Hence, in order for the trip to Israel by a journalist not to be illegal, we must find a similar Arrest/Law/Treaty which conflicts with it.
I don't think that there exists a law forbidding Lebanese to go to Israel. One of the reasons for this is that any such law would contradict with the fact that Lebanon does not recognize Israel!
Secondly, such a legislation would more likely be a Government or Ministerial Arrest.
We must hence find something that could be in conflict with such an arrest!
I'm pretty sure the Lebanese Government has signed the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which says that
Now this may not be significant enough to consider it as conflicting. I haven't done a lot of research yet, but I'm pretty sure Lebanon has signed many conventions, treaties or other such things, where at least one would suggest that press reporters should have the right of movement, information, away from any sort of political or peer pressure!
If such a convention exists and has been signed by Lebanon, then it could conflict with an Arrest forbidding Lebanese to go to Israel, and any reporter hence going to Israel would find a loophole in the system!
PS: I have mistaken interview with trip to Israel. I dunno which of the two cases you guys are discussing, but my post still holds for both!
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Reason: PS: interview with Israeli or trip to Israel?
That is a big IF
someone knows who that reporter is ? Is he lebaneese ?
Also, your post means that if he leaneese, HE should be prosecuted, NOT FTV
The reporter broke the (hypotetical) law, not the TV station
Do we agree on this ?
If the order for example came from the news director either orally or written, the director can be prosecuted. The station also may be sued, but given the ineffectiveness of Lebanese judicial system I don’t think anyone will be questioned even if proven guilty beyond any shadow of the doubt. There is always a way out in Lebanon especially if one is well connected.
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If we want to look at it from a legal perspective, then we must find the law/arrest that stipulates that Lebanese are forbidden to go to Israel.
Hence, in order for the trip to Israel by a journalist not to be illegal, we must find a similar Arrest/Law/Treaty which conflicts with it.
I don't think that there exists a law forbidding Lebanese to go to Israel. One of the reasons for this is that any such law would contradict with the fact that Lebanon does not recognize Israel!
Secondly, such a legislation would more likely be a Government or Ministerial Arrest.
We must hence find something that could be in conflict with such an arrest!
I'm pretty sure the Lebanese Government has signed the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, which says that
Now this may not be significant enough to consider it as conflicting. I haven't done a lot of research yet, but I'm pretty sure Lebanon has signed many conventions, treaties or other such things, where at least one would suggest that press reporters should have the right of movement, information, away from any sort of political or peer pressure!
If such a convention exists and has been signed by Lebanon, then it could conflict with an Arrest forbidding Lebanese to go to Israel, and any reporter hence going to Israel would find a loophole in the system!
PS: I have mistaken interview with trip to Israel. I dunno which of the two cases you guys are discussing, but my post still holds for both!
Israel is an enemy state, regardless if we recognize the legitimacy of Israel or not. Being an illegitimate entity does not mean that it does not exist. Travel to Israel is also prohibited by Lebanese laws.
Once and for all..
Today i went back to univ and did my research about the subject, and believe me, what i found is really controversial.
I guess we all agreed that IF the reporter who made the interview is lebanese then him and his station should be prosecuted, because our lebanese law clearly criminalize any "ettisal ma3 el 3adouw"! But the reporter is Palestinian from Nassra, Dr Assaad tal7ami.. so theres nthng to say about this issue!
BUT,
As7ab el niyye el say2a.. could reffer to one vague line in our lebanese law, and specifically in "kanoun el mar2i wal masmou3"
قانون المطبوعات قانون - صادر في 14/9/1962
مرسوم اشتراعي رقم 55 - صادر في 5/8/1967 البث التلفزيوني والإذاعي قانون رقم 382 - صادر في 14/1/1994 سادساً: التزام المؤسسة عدم بث كل ما من شأنه أن يؤدي إلى ترويج العلاقة مع العدو الصهيوني.
Now.. what is tarwij el 3alaka with israel???.. here's the controversy!!
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