Hamas outlaws contact with Israeli media outlets
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH The Jerusalem Post 12/25/2012 22:47
http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=297305

The Hamas government on Tuesday banned Palestinians from dealing or working
with Israeli media outlets.

The decision was announced following the weekly meeting of the Hamas
government in Gaza City.

Hamas said it decided to ban dealing or working with "Zionist media outlets
because they are hostile."

Hamas warned Palestinian journalists and media employees from working with
or helping their Israeli counterparts.

In the West Bank, the Palestinian Authority has not officially banned
Palestinians from working with the Israeli media.

However, many PA officials and political figures refuse to talk to Israeli
media organizations.

The Fatah-dominated Palestinian Journalists Syndicate recently banned its
members from holding meetings with Israeli journalists as part of a campaign
to combat "normalization" between the two sides.