DPA Places Jerusalem in ‘Palestinian Territories’
June 28 Update: DPA Corrects: Jerusalem in Israel, Not Palestinian Territories
DPA, the German news agency, has relocated Jerusalem to the Palestinian territories. Today’s photo caption, which appears on the photo sites of leading news agencies Associated Press and Agence France-Presse, states:
Gilad Grossman, spokesman of the human rights organisation Jesch Din, in Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories, 26 June 2017. The Israeli government has approved the first state-sanctioned settlement in the occupied West Bank since the beginning of the Oslo peace process. The settlements are widely regarded as illegal under international law. Jesch Din is one of the organisations contesting the move. Photo by: Stefanie J’rkel
In addition, a second DPA caption refers to a future Israeli settlement to be built in “Palestinian territories.” The land slated for the future settlement of Amichai is in disputed West Bank land, Area C, not under Palestinian control, and is therefore not part of the “Palestinian territories.” The final status of this land is to be determined in negotiations, and has not yet been resolved.
This caption also appears on the AP and AFP photo sites:
Avichai Boaron, a spokesman for the illegal West Bank settlement of Amona, stands in front of the site upon which the Israeli government has approved the first state-sanctioned settlement in the occupied territories since the beginning of the Oslo peace process in ‘Amichai’, Palestinian Territories, 26 June 2017. The settlements are widely regarded as illegal under international law. Photo by: Stefanie J’rkel
CAMERA has reached out to DPA, AP and AFP for corrections. Stay tuned for updates.
See also: “DPA, AP Correct: Lebanon, Not Libya, Borders Israel“
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