በ L'Orient Le Jour ጋዜጣ በቀረበ ፅሁፍ ማርሴል ጋኔም ‹‹ገዢው ቡድን ሽብርተኝነትን ወይም እስራኤልን በመፋለም ስም›› ጋዜጠኞችን እንደሚያስርና እንደሚወነጅል ተናግሯል፡፡
In another article written by L'Orient Le Jour, Marcel Ghanem was reported saying that the arrests of journalists and their convictions was the result of muzzling practiced by the ruling powers under the cover of the struggle against terrorism or Israel.