We fail to understand why some people - be they governments, militias or criminal syndicates - target unarmed journalists. Perhaps journalists make soft targets to perverted characters in these organisations.
The journalists' soft target status, however goes to prove that indeed they are harmless. Wherever they are, journalists should be allowed to carry out their duties without let or hindrance. It is beyond comprehension to go through life without news in our current globalised village.
We sincerely believe Johnston has done a lot, through his objective coverage, to bring to the fore the problems affecting the Palestinians. His professional coverage of the Palestinian situation has undoubtedly given an average BBC watcher or listener a balanced view of the crisis. This is attested to by the fact that Palestinian journalists had been in the forefront of the campaign calling for his release. On Sunday, other journalists in the Middle East, specifically in Beirut, Lebanon held a demonstration calling for his release.
