Panama police shoot targets in Arab clothing in Israel-run training course

[Judi Lynn]

October 4, 2021 at 3:58 pm



Panama police shoot targets in Arab clothing in Israel-run training course [@PedroUnderdog09/Twitter]


Images published on social media exposed Panama's police officers shooting at targets dressed in traditional Arab clothing, including a headdress, during an Israeli-run training course.

The images, which caused controversy online, were published on Twitter by the National Police and the local Israeli chamber of commerce but were later deleted.

The controversy also drew criticism from the Panamanian Committee of Solidarity with Palestine, which said that the course promoted "violence and racism, so that anyone who wears a hijab or something similar can be classified as a terrorist."

They added a request to the government in Panama to discontinue the intervention of foreign countries in training security forces.

More:
https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20211004-panama-police-shoot-targets-in-arab-clothing-in-israel-run-training-course/

[emmaverybo]

1. It should be incredible that this is going on, but it's not.