Al-Dura Trial starts today

The case of France 2 v. Philippe Karsenty opens in a French courtroom today. This is the first of three trials arising out of France 2's use of a staged film in what has become known as the Al-Dura Affair. Mohammed Al-Dura was a 12-year old boy who was killed in crossfire outside the Jewish town of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip in September 2000. The IDF was blamed for the killing, but it turns out