French TV station wins 'fake film' case
A court in Paris ordered Philippe Karsenty, the director of the Media Ratings website, to pay France 2 and its Israel correspondent, Charles Enderlin, symbolic damages of 1 each.
"Hopefully, this decision will end a campaign of defamation that is particularly dangerous because it affects those with a duty to inform the public," Benedicte Amblard, a lawyer for France 2, said after the ruling.
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Hide AdMr Karsenty, who was also fined 1,000 (670) and told to pay legal costs of 3,000, said: "It is a very sombre day for France. We are going to appeal."
Media Ratings accused France2 of using staged footage in a report on the death of Mohammed al-Durra, 12 ,
which accused Israeli troops of shooting the boy as he took cover with his father during a gun battle between Israelis and Palestinians.
Harrowing footage showing the pair crouching in terror behind a wall apparently seconds before he was shot, was screened around the world.
The Israeli army initially apologised for the boy's death, but later said Palestinian gunfire had probably killed him.