The International Federation of Journalists, a global union federation with members in both Israel and Palestine, has called on the Israeli government to investigate an attack on Palestinian journalists which took place in the village of Bil’in, in the occupied…
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Big win for workers’ rights in Palestine as journalists reach agreement with employers
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One doesn’t normally think of the Arab world general, and the occupied West Bank in particular, as places where we can celebrate victories for organized labour. And yet that’s precisely what happened in Ramallah on Saturday evening. In a ceremony…
Hamas accused of sabotaging safety training for Palestinian women journalists
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If Israel banned one of its journalists from attending an overseas conference on the subject of safety for women journalists, one can only imagine the uproar. But this is exactly what the Hamas government in Gaza has just done, by…
Global unions playing a constructive role - training Palestinian journalists
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The recent decision by Public Services International (PSI), one of the global union federations, to support boycotts, divestments and sanctions, should not blind us to the generally positive role played by global unions in the region. This week, the International…
International Federation of Journalists condemns Hamas meddling in Gaza journalists affairs
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The contrast could not be clearer: in Israel, independent trade unions that sometimes cooperate with, sometimes confront the government. In areas controlled by the pro-Iranian Hamas, unions under the thumb of an authoritarian regime. This week the International Federation of…
IFJ commends Israeli journalists’ union, welcomes gov’t u-turn on flotilla
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The International Federation of Journalists, one of the global union federations, has welcomed the decision of the Israeli government to reverse a threat to punish journalists who were planning to participate in the upcoming Gaza “aid flotilla”. The decision was…
Israeli journalists condemn ‘one-sided’ IFJ
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The following is a statement issued by the Israeli journalists unions. Meanwhile, the International Federation of Journalists has issued a statement on its mission to the region which you can read in full here. And journalists in Gaza are also…
Israel journalist union backs international calls for Gaza flotilla inquiry
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), with the backing of its affiliate in Israel, today called for a special inquiry into the killing of a journalist and injuries to others during the Israeli assault on a flotilla of ships carrying…
IFJ Calls for End to Media Repression in Middle East and Arab World
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The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) last week called for an end to media repression in the Middle East and the Arab World following the launch of Breaking the Chains, the IFJ’s annual review into press freedom violations in the…
Palestinian journalists may be expelled from union after meeting Israeli colleagues
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Palestinian journalists face the possibility of expulsion from their union after they travelled to Tel Aviv to meet Israeli colleagues. Media outlets in both Israel and the West Bank are reporting the possibility that these journalists could be expelled from…