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The ] occasioned spontaneous outbreaks of public celebration in a number of ] ] communities. Press and television coverage of these celebrations were met with shock and outrage in the ]. Terrorist sympathizers in other nations often contrasted them with what they believe to be a justified distrust and antipathy to American ]. |
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There were reports of celebrations on the ], and at the time there was an ] that the footage of some Palestinians celebrating the attacks was faked, and that it was actually footage from the invasion of ]. This was proven false shortly afterwards , and the media widely circulated that fact. |
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However, the US media did not widely circulate European media reports (by the German weeklies '']'' and '']'', by the German public TV magazine '']'' and by the Swedish '']'') that while the footage was indeed correctly dated, reporters may have partly staged one of the scenes. One woman was quoted saying that she was offered a piece of pie for whooping it up in front of the camera. It is unclear whether it was explained to the woman what she was supposedly celebrating, nor is it clear whether the person who offered her the treat was a reporter. The ''Panorama'' TV report which analyzed the full video footage noted (translated): |
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: A closer look at the complete film material which was not broadcast shows that the street around the celebration is quiet. Only in front of the camera there are a few excited children. The woman, who is remembered for her cheering, shortly afterwards moves along quietly. A man in a white T-shirt is conspicuous. He incites the children, and keeps fetching new people. The woman who just left the picture says today that she was offered cake if she celebrates on camera, and that she was appalled when she saw the pictures on television. |
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On the day of the attacks, Times Newspapers LTD. (British) reported that 3,000 celebrants were pouring into the streets of ] and dozens of people were celebrating in Arab East Jerusalem. |
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Moderate Palestinians and the Palestinian leadership quickly distanced themselves from any celebrations. The Palestinian Authority recognized the matter as a public-relations nightmare and moved quickly to suppress further reports of public celebrations. Ahmed Abdel Rahman, Arafat's Cabinet secretary, said the Palestinian Authority could not "guarantee the life" of an Associated Press cameraman if footage he filmed of post-9/11 celebrations was broadcast. Rahman's statement prompted a formal protest from the AP bureau chief, Dan Perry. A few days after the September 11th attacks, ] symbolically donated blood for victims of the attacks. |
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