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War museum defends displaying news truck shelled by IDF in Gaza

April 14, 2016 10:46
The Reuters van was hit in 2014

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Sandy Rashty,

Sandy Rashty

1 min read

The Imperial War Museum has defended its decision to exhibit a vehicle that was hit by IDF shelling during the Israel-Gaza war after a complaint from an angry visitor.

A historian at the leading military museum in south London said the exhibit, featuring a Reuters-branded Land Rover which was hit by the Israeli army during the 2014 conflict, was not intended to portray a negative image of Israel.

Mother-of-four Sharon Kenley had complained to historians at the IWM.

Mrs Kenley, from Finchley in north-west London, said she was "so hurt" after visiting the museum with her husband and 10-year-old son Jake a fortnight ago.