Several months after Reuters cameraman Adnan Hajj was caught doctoring photos to make an Israeli air strike look broader than it actually was, another Reuters cameraman has been arrested for apparently inciting Arab rioters to attack Israeli vehicles:

The cameraman, Imad Muhammad Intisar Boghnat, was arrested and charged as a result of violent riots in the Arab village of Bil’in, in the Modi’in region, on October 6, 2006. A videotape that the prosecution presented to the judge shows Boghnat encouraging and directing rioters in Bil’in to throw large chunks of rock at Israeli vehicles in such a way as to cause maximum damage. The accused is heard shouting, “Throw, throw!” and later, “Throw towards the little window!”

Boghnat is a resident of Bil’in, so it can be assumed that he either sympathized with the rioters or was attempting to stage the event for maximum visual impact, a tactic that isn’t a new phenomenon among the establishment media.

Either way, Reuters needs to take a serious look at the people it hires to cover events in the Middle East.