Israel/Palestine

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:32 AM Dec 2012

Israeli Soldiers Beat Reuters Photographers;Punch Journalists and Set Off Tear Gas in Hebron [View all]

HEBRON, WEST BANK — Israeli soldiers punched two Reuters cameramen and forced them to strip in the street, before letting off a tear gas canister in front of them, leaving one of them needing hospital treatment.

Israel’s military said on Thursday it took the allegations seriously, but offered no explanation for the assault that occurred on Wednesday evening in the heart of Hebron.

“The regional brigade commander was ordered to open an investigation,” Israeli Defense Forces spokeswoman Avital Leibovich said in an email. No further information will be provided until the investigation is complete.

Yousri Al Jamal and Ma’amoun Wazwaz said a foot patrol stopped them as they were driving to a nearby checkpoint where a Palestinian teenager had just been shot dead by an Israeli border guard.

Their car was clearly marked ‘TV’ and they were both wearing blue flak jackets with ‘Press’ emblazoned on the front.

Read more: http://forward.com/articles/167681/israeli-soldiers-beat-reuters-photographers/#ixzz2Ezup8vdy

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Israeli Soldiers Beat Reuters Photographers;Punch Journalists and Set Off Tear Gas in Hebron [View all] Purveyor Dec 2012 OP

This thread should go well. ForgoTheConsequence Dec 2012 #1

I wondered if it was related to the death of Muhammad Ziad Awad Salaymah azurnoir Dec 2012 #2

The "interference" is their presence Tempest Dec 2012 #4

this is first open attack on journalists in the West Bank I've heard of in sometime azurnoir Dec 2012 #7

Can someone tell me who the real terrorists are? Tempest Dec 2012 #3

Ok , you asked? King_David Dec 2012 #5

Of course you were replying to a particular poster but............. kayecy Dec 2012 #12

Shushhhhhhh R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #34

Since you brought that up Tempest Dec 2012 #20

Was the 1929 massacre of the Jews of Hebron not an organized terrorist attack? oberliner Dec 2012 #22

Were the 1929 riots organized?.......If so who organized them?....... kayecy Dec 2012 #23

That's the British version, circa 1930 oberliner Dec 2012 #24

So?...I ask you again.....Who did organize the 1929 riots?....... kayecy Dec 2012 #26

Organized or not.. King_David Dec 2012 #30

But you don't mention what drove the Arabs to rioting....... kayecy Dec 2012 #32

It was a horrible terror attack in the Jews. nt King_David Dec 2012 #33

Not true, and that's relevant to 2012 and what going on now ? King_David Dec 2012 #27

Tempest said......."who is responsible for the first organized terrorist attack" ......... kayecy Dec 2012 #28

Probably was organized King_David Dec 2012 #29

If it was not organized it was not terrorist event....... kayecy Dec 2012 #31

Who can tell anymore? KimonoGirl Dec 2012 #13

It seems we have a 'new' agenda here azurnoir Dec 2012 #6

Luckily ... holdencaufield Dec 2012 #8

so you really feel it is acceptable to compare Israeli's to Nazi's I guess we differ azurnoir Dec 2012 #9

Acceptable? No holdencaufield Dec 2012 #10

Here we go again........Introducing another red herring ........ kayecy Dec 2012 #11

I think his opinion is being expressed quite eloquently here azurnoir Dec 2012 #14

I guess just trashing the 'sources' of articles posted wasn't working out so well for them. eom Purveyor Dec 2012 #15

the soldiers thought they were from B'tselem there to report on the death of Muhammad Sala azurnoir Dec 2012 #16

So, how does the IDF's hierarchy of human rights work? geek tragedy Dec 2012 #17

It's not the IDF, it's two jackasses oberliner Dec 2012 #18

ya but what struck me was the way it seemed like thinking they were B'tselem azurnoir Dec 2012 #21

Yes - that was an odd thing to say oberliner Dec 2012 #25

well I don't know if I'd put it in quite that manner azurnoir Dec 2012 #19