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International Federation of Journalists condemns Hamas meddling in Gaza journalists affairs

By ericlee

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 Journalists (IFJ) strongly condemned the actions of the Hamas regime in Gaza. In a statement… »

Palestinian journalists may be expelled from union after meeting Israeli colleagues

By andrew

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 their union. Three of the Palestinian journalists who visited Tel Aviv in March were from… »

Journalist union democratisation hijacked by Fatah-aligned security agency

By andrew

The hoped for revival and democratisation of the Palestinian journalists union – with the support of the International Federation of Journalists – seems to have collapsed in a heap. Journalists in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are angrily denouncing the Palestinian Authority over its  interference in the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) election held… »

Human rights group joins calls to delay Palestinian journalist union elections

By andrew

A Gaza-based Palestinian human rights group has joined the growing calls to delay historic elections for leadership positions in the Palestinian journalists’ union. Nominations for the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate (PJS) elections closed on Monday (February 1, 2010). Challenges to the nomination of any candidates were to be made on Tuesday (February 2, 2010). The actual… »

Female journalists demand union representation

By andrew

Dozens of female journalists from Gaza rallied on Sunday in front of the office of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate in Gaza City, demanding that membership be opened up to women. Journalist Dunya Isma’il called on the PJS to introduce a set quota for women members, as in the Palestinian Legislative Council, the Ma’an News Agency… »

Call to postpone Palestinian journalists’ congress due to political interference

By andrew

The International Federation of Journalists has called for a postponement of a historic Palestinian journalists’  union congress,  because of undue political interference. The Palestinian Journalist Syndicate announced on Wednesday that nominations were open for its leadership and a long overdue union conference will start soon afterwards. The journalist union’s  top committee said they would receive… »

Journalist unions in Israel, Palestine and across globe condemn Israel’s action against Bethlehem-based journalist

By andrew

Journalist unions in Palestine, Israel and  their global union federation, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) , have joined together in a call to denounce the detention of Jared Malsin,  the American editor-in-chief  of the English-language section of the Bethlehem-based Ma’an News Agency. Malsin has now been held for three days in detention after he… »