AP (via Guardian) brings up a list of journalists kidnapped in Gaza during the last 2 years.
– Oct. 24, 2006: Morenatti is abducted in Gaza City and held for 15 hours.
– Aug. 14, 2006: Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig of Fox News are kidnapped in Gaza City. They are released on Aug. 27.
– March 13, 2006: Yong Tae-young, a correspondent for Korean TV, is held for a day along with two aid workers.
– Oct. 12, 2005: Knight-Ridder Inc. reporter Dion Nissenbaum, an American, and British photographer Adam Pletts are held for several hours in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.
– Sept. 19, 2005: Associated Press Television photographer Nicky De Blois escapes a kidnapping attempt in Gaza City with the help of a Palestinian colleague.
– Sept. 10, 2005: Italian journalist Lorenzo Cremonesi of Corriere della Sera newspaper is held for four hours in Gaza.
– Aug. 14, 2005: French TV reporter Mohamed Ouathi is kidnapped in Gaza City; he is set free Aug. 21.
– Jan. 8, 2005: Spanish journalists Ramon Lobo and Carmen Secanella from El Pais are held for an hour and a half in the Khan Younis refugee camp.
– Sept. 27, 2004: CNN producer Riad Ali is held for one day in Gaza City.
– May 20, 2004: New York Times correspondent James Bennet escapes a kidnapping attempt in Gaza City.
After perusing the list, trying to find a fault with it, I have to admit: there is no visible preference of any race, nation, religion or political persuasion. This is what I call unbiased.
There is still hope for the Middle East, ladies and gentlemen!
Cross-posted on SimplyJews
Look at the length of time they were held. The Foxnews guys were held almost two weeks. The French guys were held a week and everybody else was held for hours.
They just get confused about who to kidnap as all westerners look the same. But, except for the French guy, they seem to know who’s on their side.