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He became an expert on the political and diplomatic process of normalization between Israel and the ] , which helped him write an overview of the negotiations in ], published as ''Paix ou guerre, les secrets des négociations israélo-arabes 1917-1997'' (''Peace or War, the Secrets of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1917 - 1997''). <!--The citations don't say he knew them, just that he had unequaled access, which is a publisher's expression. This is POV: He came to know the leaders in the peace process, which allowed him to have a privileged view of the ] in 2000. This became an important part of his book ''Shattered Dreams'', published in 2002. --> <!--needs citation from a reputable source, preferably in English so that readers can check it out. It's not clear what's meant here by "some circles of the French Jewish intelligentsia close to the Israeli far right wing'' Sounds arguably POV: His book ''Shattered Dreams'', and his involvement in the "Al-Dura affair" (''see '') induced outrage in some parts of Israeli public opinion, as well as in some circles of the French Jewish intelligentsia close to the Israeli far right wing . --> He has studied and written extensively on the political and diplomatic process of normalization between Israel and the ] , and wrote an overview of the negotiations in ], published as ''Paix ou guerre, les secrets des négociations israélo-arabes 1917-1997'' (''Peace or War, the Secrets of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1917 - 1997''). <!--The citations don't say he knew them, just that he had unequaled access, which is a publisher's expression. This is POV: He came to know the leaders in the peace process, which allowed him to have a privileged view of the ] in 2000. This became an important part of his book ''Shattered Dreams'', published in 2002. --> <!--needs citation from a reputable source, preferably in English so that readers can check it out. It's not clear what's meant here by "some circles of the French Jewish intelligentsia close to the Israeli far right wing'' Sounds arguably POV: His book ''Shattered Dreams'', and his involvement in the "Al-Dura affair" (''see '') induced outrage in some parts of Israeli public opinion, as well as in some circles of the French Jewish intelligentsia close to the Israeli far right wing . -->


== Muhammad al-Durrah reportage and lawsuits == == Muhammad al-Durrah reportage and lawsuits ==

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Charles Enderlin is a journalist of French and Israeli nationality, specializing in the Middle East and Israel. He was one of the prominent players in the Muhammad al-Durrah affair and the ensuing controversy about freedom of speech in France. A student of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, he is the author of several books on the subject, including Shattered Dreams: The Failure of the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1995-2002.

Biography

Charles Enderlin was born in Paris in 1945, and grew up in Metz with his divorced mother, his sister and his grandparents, a family of Austrian Jews who moved to France after the Anschluss. He studied medicine in Nancy, before leaving for Israel in December 1968 at the age of 22 to live on a kibbutz.

In 1971, he became a journalist with an Israeli radio station. Two years later, he became correspondent of RMC, and the next year, senior editor at the news department of Kol Israel. At the beginning of the 1970s, he acquired Israeli citizenship.

In 1981, he became a correspondent with the French television channel Antenne 2, acquiring the title of grand reporter in 1988 ("grand reporter" is a senior title in the French media). Three years later, he became chief of the Israel bureau of France 2, the new name of Antenne 2. As of 2005, he was also vice-president of the Association of Foreign Press Correspondents in Jerusalem.

He has studied and written extensively on the political and diplomatic process of normalization between Israel and the Palestinian Authority , and wrote an overview of the negotiations in 1997, published as Paix ou guerre, les secrets des négociations israélo-arabes 1917-1997 (Peace or War, the Secrets of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations, 1917 - 1997).

Muhammad al-Durrah reportage and lawsuits

Template:Totally-disputed-section In autumn 2000, pictures of the young Muhammad al-Durrah, shot dead in Gaza, were broadcast on France 2. Narrating the footage, Enderlin stated that al-Durrah had been killed by Israeli troops. He soon came under intense criticism from supporters of Israel who alleged that al-Durrah had been killed by Palestinians, or even not killed at all.

On October 20 2006, Enderlin and France 2 won a libel case against Philippe Karsenty, the director of French website Media-Ratings, which had published accusations that Enderlin had staged the Muhammed al-Durrah killing for his report. Enderlin and France 2 were awarded symbolic damages of one euro each, and Karsenty was also ordered to pay a small fine and court costs. As of 2008, the ruling has been overruled on appeal.

On November 28 2006, a case by Enderlin and France 2 against Pierre Lurçat was dismissed on the grounds that they had not proven that Lurçat was the director of the website Ligue de Défense Juive, which had published a text calling for Enderlin and France 2 to be awarded the "Goebbels Disinformation Prize".

Quotes

  • "When a press correspondent starts working while thinking about the reactions which will be induced by his information, he is dead meat."
  • "If my editor-in-chief decided that such or such subject should be filmed differently because of such or such possible reaction, I would face a major problem. This never occurred".
  • In Israel, words will trap you from the first moment. As soon as you talk about Cisjordania or Judea-Samaria, according to whether you say "Occupied Territories" or "Territories" only, you will automatically be classified as pro-Palestinian or pro-Israeli. It is complicated, perhaps impossible, to escape it. I try using the UN formulation. You have to be distant, forget who you are."

Books

  • Les années perdues : Intifada et guerres au Proche-Orient, 2001-2006 ISBN 2213621500 , Fayard 2006
  • The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada and Wars in the Middle East 2001-2006 (trans. Suzanne Verderber) ISBN 9781590511718 , Other Press 2007
  • Shattered Dreams: The Failure of the Peace Process in the Middle East, 1995-2002 ISBN 1-59051-060-7 (2002)
(Le Rêve brisé : Histoire de l'échec du processus de paix au Proche-Orient (1995-2002))
  • 1997: Paix ou guerre,les secrets des négociations israélo-arabes 1917 -1997 (éd.Stock)
  • Shamir, une biographie (1991)

See also


References

  1. "Reportage sur la mort d'un enfant palestinien: Charles Enderlin débouté en appel", Libération, 21 May 2008
  2. "France 2 Loses The Second al-Dura Trial", Pajamas Media, 28 November 2006
  3. "Affaire Al Dura: France 2 et Enderlin Deboutes", Guysen Israel News, 29 November 2006 (on Ligue de Défense Juive website)

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