US Journalists Must Condemn International Federation of Journalists

“Captain” Ed Morrissey, at CaptainsQuarters blog, features this news.

The Israeli Association of Journalists decided on Thursday to suspend its membership in the International Federation of Journalists to protest the association’s condemnation of Israel’s attacks on Hizbullah’s Al-Manar television network.

The International Federation of Journalists’ general secretary twice condemned Israel for attacking Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television network infratructure. This follows years of extremely one-sided comments by the IFJ’s Aidan White.

Is Al-Manar a legitimate target? Israel’s representative to the IFJ says,

Al-Manar gets its budget from the same people firing upon us…They are not journalists, they are terrorists…

The European Union agrees, banning Al-Manar in 2000 from TV satellites in EU countries.

Below are listed the 3 Canadian and 4 US unions that are members of the IFJ. They must speak up to the IFJ and demand its secretary general to apologize to Israel. These unions’ Canadian and US members must speak up to their leadership and demand they make this demand of IFJ’s leader.

This is an important tell of the integrity of these unions and their members.

Indeed, the publication of this story in US newspapers and the presence of their staff within the IFJ umbrella will be an important tell of their integrity.

Don't hold your breath for news at 11 if US journalists and their unions behave as cravenly toward globopunk as usual.

NORTH AMERICA MEMBERS:
Canada: Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada (CEP)
Canada: Fédération nationale des communications (FNC)
Canada: TNG Canada / CWA
USA: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
USA: National Writers Union (UAW Local 1981)
USA: The Newspaper Guild - CWA
USA: Writers Guild of America, East