The Foreign Press Association says it is disappointed after the High Court grants the state another 30 days to respond to its petition demanding free media access to the Gaza Strip.
“The Foreign Press Association is disappointed in the Israeli Supreme Court’s decision to grant the State of Israel yet another delay regarding the independent entry of journalists into Gaza,” the FPA said in a statement after the hearing.
“The state today once again relied on stalling tactics to prevent the entry of journalists,” the statement continues.
Nicolas Rouget, an FPA board member, says outside the courtroom that “we have a right to inform the public, the people of the world, the Israeli public, the Palestinian population… we feel we must stand by them, by our Palestinian colleagues in Gaza, who have been the only ones able to inform the public about this conflict over the last two years,” he adds.
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