Israel rebuffs court, bars reporters from Gaza
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcb_jerusalem/20090102/wl_mcb_jerusalem/jerusalem200901israelrebuffscourtbarsreportersfromgazahtmlOne week into Israel's most devastating and deadly military campaign in the Gaza Strip since 1967, Israeli military officials are defying an order from its high court directing the military to let reporters into cover the conflict.
After a protracted legal battle, Israel's high court issued its decision on Wednesday: Israel had to let at least a small number of reporters into Gaza any time it opened the crossing for humanitarian reasons.
Reporters who have been fighting to get into Gaza for two months thought the ruling would set the stage for some journalists to finally get inside.
On Friday, Israel opened the Erez crossing to let hundreds of foreigners living inside Gaza out. That meant that reporters should have been sent in.
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