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Divide grows between Israeli, Palestinian journalists

Journalism is one of the few remaining links where Israelis and Palestinians can engage and build better understanding of each other.
ATTENTION EDITORS - VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH

Mourners carry the bodies of two Palestinians, who were shot dead by Israeli forces on Thursday, during their funeral in the West Bank city of Ramallah May 16, 2014. Israeli forces shot dead the two Palestinians during a stone-throwing protest on Thursday to mark the "Nakba", or "catastrophe", as Palestinians term their displacement when Israel was founded. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS) TEMPLATE OUT - RTR3PGKE

Journalists are supposed to cover the news, not become the subject of it. This was the case, however, with two Israeli journalists who defied a request by Palestinian demonstrators not to film their bare faces.

Most journalists in the field, especially photographers, know the feeling of angry demonstrators approaching a camera crew asking them not to record images of uncovered faces for fear of retaliation by the governing authority. Most photographers can easily gauge the seriousness of the request and judge responsibly whether to walk away and take pictures from afar or stand their ground and insist on the right to film.

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