International -type access to the Gaza Strip is requested by 17 US Senators in a letter to Rubos

A letter to Foreign Minister Marco Rubio was sent on Wednesday, US senators, asking him to demand Israel to allow the international press to access the Gaza Strip and to protect journalists. “The US must clearly tell Israel that banning and censor journalism and targeting or threatening members of the press is unacceptable and must stop,” the 16 Democratic Senators and Independent Bernie Sanders said in their letter. In addition, “senators are calling on the State Department to call the Israeli government to protect journalists in Gaza and allow international media access to the enclave.” Asked about the issue last week, US President Donald Trump replied: “I would like the journalists” in the Gaza Strip. “It’s very dangerous for journalists, but I would like it,” he added. Last week, four Al Jazeera reporters, among them the TV network correspondent in Gaza […]
Source: News Beast

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