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רסס The Seventh Eye in English

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20.06.2025
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir visits the site of a building hit by an Iranian ballistic missile in Petah Tikva, Israel, on June 16, 2025. Four people were killed in the strike, and dozens were injured. Photo by Gili Yaari / Flash90

"And then they start surrounding the camera and cursing. And the curses and slurs turn into objects thrown at us"

Since the beginning of the campaign against Iran, police and passersby attack journalists and interfere with their work • These incidents follow incitement by ministers and Knesset members, and the Israeli media joining the incitement by broadcasting false accusations • Arab journalists describe harassment, confiscation of equipment and physical violence - which also spills over to Jewish colleagues • "You speak Arabic, that's immediately Al Jazeera, that's the enemy," says one of them and another adds: "You want to know who films for Al Jazeera? Jews" • The police refused to comment

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