Top Israeli news anchor attacks occupation

[donsu]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,2763,1496298,00.html

The revered anchor of Israel's Channel One news programme for more than three decades has caused controversy by making a personalised documentary in which he concludes that Jewish settlements are endangering the country and that the occupation of Palestinian land is a crime.

"Since 1967, we have been brutal conquerors, occupiers, suppressing another people," Haim Yavin, who was a founder of Channel One and once its chief editor, says in the programme.

Even before the five-part series opened last night, settler leaders were calling for the 72-year-old, known as "Mr Television", to be sacked, because they said he was no longer objective.

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seems like in america and israel journalists have to be elderly before speaking truth to power

and you thought the article was about Iraq - an occupation is an occupation is an occupation...

[madeline_con]

1. It's about

damned time someone "trusted" stood up and sounded off!! SWEEEET!

[peacetalksforall]

2. HERO DU JOUR!!! We have a new hero. Haim Yavin, THANK YOU!.

It is lbelief-saving to know that there are sane people who help us believe in humanity.

Thank you, Haim Yavin....Mr. Television (of Israel).

Say YES TO PEACE. It is possible. It is Christian. It is Jewish. Is it Islamic. It is everything!

[meppie-meppie not]

5. ditto!!! couldn't say it any better! :-)

[flpoljunkie]

3. Thanks for the link. The man is a patriot.

[CWebster]

4. Actually, Israel has a full and open discussion on the subject

It is only in the US that the topic is taboo.