violence against journalists

Israeli soldiers seen attacking and throwing stones at photographers in the Palestinian village of Nabi Saleh, April 24, 2015.

Israel to pay photographers attacked by IDF soldiers in Nabi Saleh

Two photographers, one Israeli and one Palestinian, were attacked and had stones thrown at them by Israeli officers and soldiers in 2015. Despite sending one the officers to jail, the state had said the journalists ‘led a riot,’ a claim it retracted as part of the settlement. Israel has agreed to pay compensation to two…

By Oren Ziv May 23, 2019

Palestinians takes part in a protest against the killing of journalist Yasser Murtaja in Rafah, near the Israel-Gaza border, Gaza Strip, April 8, 2018. (Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90)

IDF refuses to say what it’s doing to avoid killing more journalists

Israeli snipers have killed two Palestinian journalists and shot at least 20 others in Gaza in recent months. What happened to the soldiers responsible? What is the IDF doing to make sure it doesn’t happen again? The army refuses to say. Nearly two months after Israeli army snipers shot and killed two Palestinian journalists while they…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man June 4, 2018

Nidal Eshtayeh holds his damaged helmet while receiving treatment in an ambulance after being shot by Israeli troops in Kafr Qaddum, September 2, 2016. (Screenshot)

Israeli forces shoot Palestinian journalist in head with tear gas canister

Nidal Eshtayeh, who has been attacked by Israeli troops and officers multiple times, is still recovering from the impact of the projectile that broke through his helmet. Israeli Border Police officers shot Palestinian photojournalist Nidal Eshtayeh in the head with an extended-range tear gas canister last week, which shattered his helmet and left him with a…

By Haggai Matar September 12, 2016

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