Paris OKs lawsuit against Fox News
PARIS – Paris City Council authorized Mayor Anne Hidalgo on Wednesday to sue U.S. broadcaster Fox News for reporting there are “no-go zones” in the French capital where non-Muslims and police fear to venture.
City officials voted to file a lawsuit at a French court for defamation regarding comments on Fox News and a map it broadcast with eight such so-called off-limits areas circled in red. The report came when Paris was on high alert after attacks by Islamic radicals last month.
Fox was widely mocked for that report and for comments describing the English city of Birmingham as “totally Muslim.” The broadcaster later apologized for “some regrettable errors.”
Palestinians seek boycott of Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Activists from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah movement launched a campaign in the West Bank on Wednesday, calling on people to boycott products made by six major Israeli food companies.
They said the campaign was a response to Israel’s recent decision to halt the transfer of tax revenues to the cash-strapped Palestinian Authority. Israel took the step after the Palestinian decision to join the International Criminal Court, where the Palestinians have threatened to pursue war crimes charges against Israel.
Mahmoud Aloul, the Fatah official overseeing the campaign, said shop owners were given two weeks to clear their shelves of the Israeli products.
Associated Press
