Becoming a Part of the Story
REUTERS photographer Mohammed Salem was caught in the crossfire between Israeli soldiers and a pack of rampaging Palestinians this morning. While he wasn't killed, he does appear to be in quite a bit of pain—I hope you have a speedy recovery, Mohammed!
As an aside, I want to make it immediately clear that it can not be determined whether Mohammed was shot by the IDF or not at this point—Just because the IDF was "involved" in this incident does not imply that it was the only group with guns on the scene. After all—Palestinians would never endanger civilians, would they?
Palestinian Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem, bottom left, is carried by his colleagues after being shot by the Israeli army, while covering the Israeli prisoner release at the Erez crossing in the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2007. When dozens of ecstatic family members rushed toward the freed prisoners as they came through the Erez border crossing, Israeli soldiers briefly opened fire, wounding two people, witnesses said. Palestinian medical officials said the two, including a photographer for the Reuters news agency, were moderately wounded. (AP Photo)
As an aside, I want to make it immediately clear that it can not be determined whether Mohammed was shot by the IDF or not at this point—Just because the IDF was "involved" in this incident does not imply that it was the only group with guns on the scene. After all—Palestinians would never endanger civilians, would they?
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