Israeli Journalists Learn the Truth About Falun Dafa in Taiwan

Earlier in 2002, through the News Bureau's arrangement, Ms. Lori Harla, a veteran journalist from the Israeli Masa Aher magazine (national geographic style magazine in Hebrew), went to Taiwan's Rongxing Garden practice site to interview Falun Gong practitioners.

Ms. Harla felt that the Falun Gong exercise movements were very elegant and beautiful. The first time she saw Falun Gong practitioners was in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tel Aviv, Israel. She emphasized that she had been observing Falun Gong practitioners for a while.

"Everyday, there are some Falun Gong practitioners practising in front of the Chinese Embassy. They are very peaceful and very impressive." She asked practitioner Zhu Wanqi the meaning of the five sets exercises and the development of Falun Gong in Taiwan. Zhu Wanqi smiled and thanked her for coming from so far away to learn Falun Gong. She also told Ms. Lori Harla that in the free and democratic society in Taiwan, practitioners can freely practise Falun Gong. The President of Taiwan and many officials all know that Falun Gong brings benefits to both mind and body; it is totally different from the Jiang regime’s illegal and brutal persecution. While Ms. Harla was attentively watching practitioners practicing in Rongxing Garden, she could not help but praise their solemnity and serenity. Zhu Wanqi then asked whether she would be interested in learning the exercises and experience the greatness of Dafa herself. Ms. Harla was very interested and wanted to try. Veteran practitioner Mr. Hong Jihong then taught her the first and second sets of exercises. Within ten minutes, Ms. Harla happily told Zhu Wanqi that she could feel energy circulating in her body and that it felt very good. She said she would finish reading Zhuan Falun and the other materials that she had been given after she got back to Tel Aviv.

Another veteran journalist from Israel's Masa Aher magazine, Mrs. Zohara Ron, also visited Taiwan and interviewed Falun Dafa practitioners. She returned and published a long article entitled "The Other China" about the culture of Taiwan. The article contains positive information about Falun Dafa.

This journalist was also interviewed during prime time television. When asked about the Falun Gong issue, she explained to viewers about the rapid development of Falun Dafa in Taiwan and facts about the persecution in China. This has effectively eliminated misconceptions in people's minds due to the untruthful propaganda spread by the Chinese government.

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