London 22 April 2002
The Israeli army has seized press cards from 17 foreign journalists who are covering the stand-off between the army and a number of armed Palestinians, who are holed up in Bethlehem’s Church of the Nativity. Read more about Israeli army confiscates journalists' cards
London 3 April 2002
The BBC lodged a protest with the Israeli government yesterday after its Middle East correspondent, Orla Guerin, was pinned down by Israeli fire while filming a demonstration in the West Bank. Read more about BBC protests after crew caught in violence
London 3 April 2002
The BBC’s world news editor, Jonathan Baker, has joined the chorus of condemnation of the Israeli authorities after reporter Orla Guerin was rounded on by government troops. Read more about BBC news chief condemns Israeli actions
London 5 April 2002
Israeli troops have thrown stun grenades at a convoy of 25 foreign journalists and consficated some of their identity cards during a confrontation in the West Bank. Read more about Israeli troops attack foreign journalists
12 July 2002
Palestinian freelance photographer Imad Abu Zahra died in Jenin on 12 July 2002 after being seriously wounded by Israeli army gunfire on 11 July. Read more about RSF outraged by death of Palestinian photographer in Jenin
21 January 2002
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) condemns in the strongest terms Israel’s destruction today of the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation building in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Read more about Israel destroys Palestinian radio and television building
25 January 2002
In a 24 January 2002 letter to Minister Tzippi Livni, CPJ expressed deep concern about the Government Press Office’s (GPO) failure to renew the accreditation of Palestinian journalists. Read more about CPJ concerned over GPO's failure to renew Palestinian journalists' accreditation
13 March 2002
In a 13 March 2002 letter to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, IPI strongly condemned the Israeli army’s most recent attacks on journalists and media outlets in the city of Ramallah. Read more about IPI condemns Israeli army's attacks on journalists and media outlets in Ramallah
13 March 2002
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is gravely concerned that Israeli forces opened fire on a hotel housing numerous journalists near the West Bank city of Ramallah. Read more about Journalists come under Israeli fire in West Bank hotel
13 March 2002
The International Federation of Journalists today blamed a persistent “failure of discipline and disregard of international law” by the Israeli authorities for the killing of an Italian journalist and the wounding of a French colleague in the Palestinian territories today. Read more about Italian journalist killed, French journalist injured