A poster using the funeral photo of journalist Issam Abdallah with the message “Enough, we're tired” and the hashtag “Lebanon doesn't want war.” (Credit: Miriam Fayad)
Abdallah, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed on Oct. 13 in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon. Fayad was dismayed on Tuesday morning to see giant billboards in Beirut displaying a photo taken at her cousin’s funeral in Khiam. The photo, in which she was standing next to Abdallah’s sister Abir, was used in a campaign entitled, “Lebanon doesn’t want war,” without the consent of the people concerned. Read also Israeli tank round killed video journalist Issam Abdallah “Can someone explain to me why my photo with my family is on billboards on highways and streets with a subliminal political message? Without our consent? Issam is a martyr of south Lebanon with all pride. To use our funeral photo and a moment of devastation for a personal political message is extremely low. Leave us alone,” Fayad wrote on Instagram. Read also Issam...
Abdallah, a Reuters photojournalist, was killed on Oct. 13 in an Israeli strike in south Lebanon. Fayad was dismayed on Tuesday morning to see giant billboards in Beirut displaying a photo taken at her cousin’s funeral in Khiam. The photo, in which she was standing next to Abdallah’s sister Abir, was used in a campaign entitled, “Lebanon doesn’t want war,” without the consent of the people concerned. Read also Israeli tank round killed video journalist Issam Abdallah “Can someone explain to me why my photo with my family is on billboards on highways and streets with a subliminal political message? Without our consent? Issam is a martyr of south Lebanon with all pride. To use our funeral photo and a moment of devastation for a personal political message is extremely low. Leave us alone,” Fayad wrote on Instagram. Read...
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