Israel Matzav

Dutch media withdrawing from flotilla coverage

The entire Dutch media covering the flotilla of fools has left the flotilla because they were not allowed to cover the events in an unbiased manner and due to Hamas involvement in the flotilla (link is a Google translation - the original article in Dutch is here).

According to the four editors left, they were censored by the activists, who were not served by critical questions, such as the financing of the operational ship, which was bought for nearly three tons. The money is scraped together by including collections in Dutch mosques, as this newspaper revealed earlier.

Vara editor Hasna El Maroudi decided to leave because the organization does not want to say that there were other occupants: "I was not surprised by the presence of figures or organizations that I want nothing to do. Also remained unclear how the financing of the boat settled. Also, I have repeatedly asked, but the answer was suspended in a web of vague foundations, umbrella and umbrella organizations. "Hasna El Maroudi is a former columnist NRC.

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Now it appears that the infamous Dutch Hamas leader Amin Abou Rashed also been present in recent days in training of the crew in Greece. El Maroudi: "Amin was present on the day the Dutch delegation, part of the non-violence training followed. Wilfred van de Poll, journalist for the wedding, just spoke with Amin about his presence and his role within the organization. "The brain behind the fleet" has arranged the purchase of the boat. He also has a lion's share of funding provided."

El Maroudi: "During the dinner raved Anne de Jong (one of the driving forces behind the fleet, ed) evil that it is all lies and that Amin was a terribly nice man, who with incredible love, commitment to the Palestinians. How I love her in her blue eyes would believe, I can not. Simply because his involvement in the fleet been kept secret until arrival in Greece. Not only for the outside world, but also for the passengers."

At least someone isn't willing to be used as a tool. Can we conclude that the rest of the media 'covering' the flotilla is allowing itself to be used?

Read the whole thing.

Labels: anti-Israel media bias, flotilla of fools, Holland

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:27 PM