Freedom of the Press, or Aiding and Abetting a Crime? By Barry Shaw

"The Israeli blockade is legal. Therefore, the journalists who are vowing to embed themselves within the Gaza flotilla - such as those from Russia Today - will be complicit in a crime." Share your thoughts. Click to Comment Do you have an immediate Media Request? If so, please contact our Director of Operations at: Nancy@FamilySecurityMatters.org Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Barry Shaw has a blog called The View From Israel. Freedom of the Press, or Aiding and Abetting a Crime? by Barry Shaw The Gaza flotilla sets out on its Mediterranean cruise knowing that their act is illegal. The Israeli blockade on Gaza is legal. International law clearly says so. The maritime radicals willingly set out to break that law, and the media have asked to join them. The media are, therefore, embedded with those embarking on an illegal act and in the full knowledge that they are breaking the law. As in the parable, the journalists did not ask to join the police. Instead, they rushed to join the radicals. Like the local reporter, they are, in effect, aiding and abetting in a crime. Like the local reporter, they should be arrested and punished. If they get away this time we may find them embedded with terrorists next time. After all, they often broadcast the motivation of these killers rather than cover the personal tragedy that they cause. The Israeli blockade is legal. Therefore, the journalists who are vowing to embed themselves within the Gaza flotilla - such as those from Russia Today - will be complicit in a crime. CLICK HERE TO READ CLICK HERE TO COMMENT Click here to sign up for FSM's e-mail updates!