attacks on the press

WATCH: Israeli troops train assault rifles on medics and journalists
After arresting and wounding a Palestinian protester, Israeli Border Police attack medics who try to reach the detained man, as well as the photographers covering the arrest. By Oren Ziv / Activestills.org Israeli Border Police officers trained their assault rifles on medics and journalists during a protest at the DCO checkpoint on the outskirts of Ramallah last…
By Activestills December 24, 2017
Palestinian photojournalist Nidal Ashtiyeh displays his gas mask at his home in the village of Salem, West Bank, May 16, 2015. A rubber bullet fired by Israeli troops at a Nakba Day protest near Nablus struck the glass of his mask, which shattered and wounded his eye. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
IDF shoots Palestinian journalist with rubber bullet in latest assault
Nidal Eshtayeh says he was standing away from protesters when Israeli troops shot a rubber-coated steel bullet at his eye. Two IDF officers were recently convicted for assaulting Israeli and Palestinian journalists. Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian photojournalist in the eye with a rubber-coated steel bullet on Saturday. Nidal Eshtayeh, a photographer for Chinese news…
By Haggai Matar May 16, 2015
IDF soldier attacks photojournalists in Nabi Saleh, April 24, 2015. (Screenshot: Miki Kratsman/Activestills.org)
WATCH: IDF officer gets prison for throwing stones at journalists
The incident is not the first time Israeli security officials have been documented attacking journalists at West Bank protests, and in the village of Nabi Saleh. An IDF officer videotaped throwing rocks at Israeli and Palestinian photojournalists last week was sentenced to two weeks in prison. A second officer was sentenced to 30 days confinement…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 28, 2015
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