Monday, January 9, 2006

ELECTION OBSERVERS AND JOURNALISTS INTIMIDATED IN PALI TERRITORIES

Palestinian Militants Order Vote Observers to Leave Jenin
Al-Aksa Martyrs Brigades members ordered international observers overseeing this month's Palestinian election to leave the Jenin area of the northern West Bank "as soon as possible." (AFP/Yahoo)

Death Threats Sent to Journalists in PA - Khaled Abu Toameh (Jerusalem Post) Several Palestinian journalists in the West Bank and Gaza have received death threats from armed groups over the past few days because of their coverage of the anarchy in PA-controlled areas.

See also The Continuing Struggle of Palestinian Journalists for Freedom of the Press in the Palestinian Authority - Khaled Abu Toameh (ICA/JCPA)

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