21 December 2001
The International Federation of Journalists today condemned the new accreditation procedure imposed by the Government Press Office (GPO) of Israel on Palestinian journalists. Read more about IFJ condemns Israel's press card rules as "spiteful discrimination" against Palestinian journalists
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
2 April 2002
The International Federation of Journalists today called for Israel to lift its ban on reporters covering the military intervention in the West Bank town of Ramallah, warning that censorship in the conflict will not bring peace “but only lead to more ignorance, rumour and fear.” Read more about Reporters injured, IFJ protests Israeli ban on media in Ramallah
5 April 2002
According to information received by the IFJ from the West Bank, 16 Palestinian journalists were arrested in the press centre in Bethlehem Municipality by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and transported yesterday morning to the military Headquarters at Kefar Etzion near Bethlehem. Read more about Ten Palestinian journalists arrested in Bethlehem
5 April 2002
The International Federation of Journalists today launched a new appeal for Israel to stop targeting journalists and media after Israeli soldiers opened fire on a crowd of television and press staff trying to cover the meeting between United States envoy Anthony Zinni and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Read more about Israeli soldiers open fire on media, using stun grenades and rubber bullets
Brussels 27 June 2002
The IFJ today called on the Israeli authorities to hand over film tapes of the siege of the Church of the Nativity taken from inside the Church by a British journalist who was deported after the siege ended. Read more about IFJ demands Israeli army return film footage of Bethlehem siege
5 July 2002
The International Federation of Journalists, the world’s largest journalists’ organisation, today protested over the detention of two Moroccan journalists by the Israeli military after they had interviewed Palestinian Authority Chairman Yasser Arafat. Read more about Two Moroccan journalists detained by Israeli military
18 July 2002
A delegation of journalists’ leaders that visited Palestine and Israel last month is calling for a joint Palestinian-Israeli initiative to break the impasse over issuing press cards to journalists in the region. Read more about Mission urges joint Palestine-Israeli action to break deadlock over press cards