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Titolo: IDF demands French footage of 2000 shooting of Palestinian boy

IDF demands French footage of 2000 shooting of Palestinian boy  
 
By The Associated Press  
 
The Israel Defense Forces has asked a French television network to turn
over unedited seven-year-old footage of the shooting death of a
12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip, officials said Monday,
reopening one of the most contentious incidents of the second Palestinian
Intifada. 
The army declined to say why it is seeking the material from the France 2
network. But the request comes during a legal dispute in France between
the network and a media watchdog who accuses it of making up the incident. 
Viewers around the world were shocked by footage captured by the France 2
network on September 30, 2000, showing the death of Mohammed al-Dura. The
images showed the terrified boy and his father, Jamal, cowering in front
of a wall amid a furious exchange of fire between Israeli forces and
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. 
 
 
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In the France 2 news report, the father gestures frantically to try to
stop the shooting as the boy screams in terror. It then cuts to a shot of
the motionless boy slumped in his father's lap. The report, citing
witnesses and its cameraman at the scene, said the gunfire had come from
nearby IDF positions. 
Seven years later, the circumstances of the shooting remain in dispute. 
Palestinians blamed IDF troops for the death, and the incident has become
a recurring symbol for Palestinians of excessive Israeli force. 
The army initially said the gunfire apparently came from IDF positions.
But a military investigation subsequently determined it was quite
plausible that the boy was hit by Palestinian bullets in the course of an
exchange of fire. 
An IDF spokeswoman confirmed the army has asked the French network for its
full unedited video material from the shooting. "The IDF is dealing
directly with the network on the issue," the spokeswoman said, speaking on
condition of anonymity under military guidelines. 
She declined to say whether the army is reopening its investigation or
explain why it needs the footage. But the request comes ahead of a
decision in France in the network's ongoing legal battle against media
watchdog Philippe Karsenty. A copy of the army's letter to France 2 also
was sent to Karsenty. 
France 2 and its Israel correspondent, Charles Enderlin, have filed a
libel suit against Karsenty, who has accused Enderlin of staging the
shooting. A judge ruled in favor of Enderlin last year. But Karsenty
appealed, and a ruling in that case is expected this week. 
Karsenty could not immediately be reached for comment about the IDF
request. 
France 2 has not yet decided whether to release the material to the army.
Enderlin declined to discuss the case, saying only that he has full
confidence in the French justice system.  
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IDF demands French footage of 2000 shooting of Palestinian boy  
 
By The Associated Press  
 
The Israel Defense Forces has asked a French television network to turn
over unedited seven-year-old footage of the shooting death of a
12-year-old Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip, officials said Monday,
reopening one of the most contentious incidents of the second Palestinian
Intifada. 
The army declined to say why it is seeking the material from the France 2
network. But the request comes during a legal dispute in France between
the network and a media watchdog who accuses it of making up the incident. 
Viewers around the world were shocked by footage captured by the France 2
network on September 30, 2000, showing the death of Mohammed al-Dura. The
images showed the terrified boy and his father, Jamal, cowering in front
of a wall amid a furious exchange of fire between Israeli forces and
Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. 
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 IDF demands French footage of 2000 shooting of Palestinian boy  
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