“I’ve Got Your Back”, Security Minister Ben Gvir Tells Israeli Police Officer Suspended After Confrontation with Hamas Photographer
Border Police officer strikes Mostafa Alkharouf with the barrel of his rifle Friday
A video making the rounds on social media showed Israeli Border Police officers attacking Mostafa Alkharouf, a journalist with the Turkish Anadolu Agency, in Jerusalem on Friday. The officer has been suspended, the case is under investigation. However, as in the case of George Floyd and many other “police brutality” videos, the clip leaves out the provocations leading up to the incident. Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he “has the officers’ back”.
This is a Palestinian journalist, Mostafa Alkharouf, was hospitalised after Israeli forces beat him in occupied East Jerusalem today while he was covering a group of people preparing for prayers! pic.twitter.com/WsppmbeHDb
— Jaz (@jazuk10) December 17,
