Shocka: Al Jazeera Says Terror Party Breached 'Code of Ethics'

Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 11:47:07 am PDT

Last month, when child-murdering Lebanese terrorist Samir Kuntar was released by Israel, Arab media channel Al Jazeera actually held a party for this monster, lavishing praise on him and portraying him as an Arab hero. It was one of the more disgusting things we’ve ever seen from Al Jazeera, and they seem to realize they let their mask slip a little too much: Al Jazeera says prisoner party breached code of ethics.

The big news in this story is that Al Jazeera has a “code of ethics.”

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Arabic television station Al Jazeera said on Thursday a July broadcast in honor of a Lebanese prisoner freed by Israel violated its code of ethics.

Israel said on Wednesday it would no longer assist the Qatar-based network because of the July 19 birthday party broadcast for Samir Qantar, who spent 29 years in an Israeli jail for a 1979 attack in which five Israelis were killed.

The network said in a statement that its editorial board concluded that the broadcast “violated Al Jazeera’s Code of Ethics”. The network said it “regards these violations as very serious and will assess what action is necessary”.

The Al Jazeera show featured Qantar using a scimitar, a traditional Arab sword, to slice a cake with his picture on it. The broadcast included a fireworks display and Arabic music.