csmonitor.com: Israeli officials seek Swedish government condemnation of organ theft story
August 25th, 2009Posted by Judith Townend in Editors' pick, Newspapers, Press freedom and ethics
Christian Science Monitor reports on the ‘blood libel’ charge made by Israeli politicians and journalists against a Swedish daily newspaper, Aftonbladet.
“In the view from Jerusalem, the answer to the controversy is simple: the Swedish government should condemn Aftonbladet, the tabloid which last week printed an article suggesting that Israel snatched the organs of Palestinians who died in their custody.
“In the view from Stockholm, the answer is equally simple: Israel should accept that in a democracy, newspapers are free to print what they wish, and that it isn’t the place of governments to interfere.”
Tags: Aftonbladet, Christian Science Monitor, daily newspaper, Israel, Jerusalem, Stockholm, Swedish government
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August 25th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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