Disagreement between the presidents of the most powerful Jewish organization in France

Witness the Representative Council of Jewish Organizations in France, a sharp contrast between the president and administrative head of Richard Praskiye honor Theo Klein, a lawyer and human rights activist who at the age of 92 years. The reason for the dispute report photographer who was the second French TV channel has aired, in 2000, the facts of the death of Palestinian child Mohammed al-Dura, in the early days of the second intifada.The Council is in the center of gravity of political life in France is keen presidents and senior politicians and party leaders to attend the annual dinner to him and to maintain good relations with his administration.And cause the report in a legal battle long and heated by journalist Charles de Onederlan Correspondent permanent second channel in Jerusalem, and photographer Palestinian worker with Talal Abu Rahma, after the statement of the agency to evaluate the performance of the media named Philippe Karsenty claiming that the report was the photographer for the killing of Dura false. The reporter filed suit against Karsenty and stop the Representative Council of Jewish Organizations in France with all his weight behind the defendant. But the court found him guilty, in 2006, on charges of second channel to broadcast the report of «Fiction» includes scenes «representative».Did not end the case, but moved to the Court of Appeal in Paris issued a decision which acquitted him in 2008. The reporter came back here and with it the second channel to transfer the case to the Court of Cassation issued a recent ruling to cancel a patent Karsenty, which paves the way for a retrial before a judge of appeal. However, the Representative Council of Jewish Organizations did not respect the judicial process and continued to attack, published in the media, the reporter and claim Bakabh. Which is not silence him honorary president of the Council. In a letter a few days ago and leaked to the press, he addressed the honorary president Theo Klein, the chief administrative colleague Richard Praskiye saying that «shocked and worried about harnessing the Bulletin Board to promote the proposals described by the French judiciary as libel and defamation, most of the time». The lawyer says Altsaina: The Council seeks to change the reality of things about «an unfortunate accident but can not deny the occurrence», ie, killing the boy-Dura at the hands of the Israeli army.Administrative head of the Council response to the accusation that he called the honorary president of the latter to see the film controversial, but Theo Klein twice rejected on the grounds of view and said: It does not need to see the report, the photographer because he has confidence in the integrity of reporter Charles Onederlan.

Source: Middle East