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Ofcom tells Erekat: Al Jazeera was fair

October 11, 2011 10:59
Saeb Erekat

ByMarcus Dysch, Marcus Dysch

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The broadcast regulator, Ofcom, has rejected a complaint of unfairness made by chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat against the Al Jazeera news channel.

Dr Erekat complained about how he was portrayed in a four-part series, The Palestine Papers, broadcast on the English-language version of the station in January.

He said the documentaries, which examined hundreds of leaked diplomatic documents from peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, had been unfair to him and the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

Included in the programmes were reconstructions of negotiations, analysis from experts, and the views of the Palestinian public.