RAMALLAH, Friday, December 15, 2023 (WAFA) - In a statement issued today, the Palestinian Journalists Union strongly criticized the annual report released by Reporters Without Borders, asserting that it is complicit with the Israeli occupation and its heinous war crimes committed daily against Palestinian journalists.

The syndicate emphasized the accuracy and credibility of its statistics, based on professional and legal documentation adhering to the highest standards in documenting crimes against journalists.

It insisted that journalists killed in home bombings by the Israeli occupation were intentionally targeted due to their profession, refuting the report's claim that these deaths were accidental.

Highlighting that all crimes against journalists are carried out deliberately and with official authorization from the Israeli occupation government, the syndicate argued that the Reporters Without Borders report aims to whitewash the Israeli occupation's image regarding the assassination of Palestinian journalists, shielding it from international accountability.

In the same context, the Journalists Syndicate praised the recent decision of the Executive Committee of the International Federation of Journalists to once again go to the International Criminal Court, seeking accountability and trial for the leaders of the occupation for their crimes against journalists.

The syndicate reiterated its call for Reporters Without Borders to cease its bias towards the occupation, urging the organization to prioritize professionalism and accuracy in its reports. It accused the organization of compromising its credibility and neutrality by favoring the occupation over principles of journalism.

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