Politics Israeli journalists' association: Police violence against reporters
The Israeli Journalists' Association has accused the police of using violence against reporters, including photographers from foreign media. It said it was "appalled by the actions of the police in Jerusalem last night".
18.03.2026, 11:21
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The association wrote this in a statement on the X platform. Police officers attacked several journalists without provocation and damaged their equipment. They also confiscated memory cards documenting their actions. A producer from the US broadcaster CNN suffered a broken wrist in the incident.
The association called for an immediate internal investigation and action to be taken against the officers involved. The police said on request that they were investigating the allegations.
According to the reporter, local police spoke of a disturbance of public order
The Jerusalem reporter for the Israeli newspaper "Haaretz" wrote that the incident took place in the Arab-dominated eastern part of Jerusalem. The police had violently broken up a gathering of several dozen Palestinians there. The photographer of a Chinese media outlet who documented the incident was beaten. A Palestinian photographer who tried to help his colleague was also attacked. His camera was destroyed and the memory cards were confiscated.
The police justified their actions by claiming that the reporters, who did not identify themselves as journalists, had disturbed public order. The local gathering had violated wartime instructions from the Homeland Security Command.
