Israel Lifts Credentials of Two U.S. Reporters
Israel today temporarily withdrew the press credentials of two foreign correspondents because they reported details of the assassination of a PLO leader without submitting the reports to military censors, the reporters said.
Glenn Frankel of the Washington Post and Martin Fletcher of NBC News were required to hand over their credentials to the Government Press Office. Fletcher, quoting Israeli sources, reported initial word of Israeli involvement in the April 16 killing of Khalil Wazir, better known as Abu Jihad. Frankel later reported details on the operation. He also quoted Israeli sources.
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