Channel 14 Reporter Attacked Near Haifa Polling Station
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Channel 14 reporter Gal Tobi was allegedly attacked by left-wing activists outside a Haifa polling station, with the activists claiming her camera was directed at voters. Tobi confronted her alleged assailants, threatening to call the police. Ofer Winter, Chairman of the Am Ech Israel party, condemned the attack and called for law enforcement action, citing a pattern of harassment against journalists.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Channel 14 reporter Gal Tobi was reportedly attacked by activists outside a Haifa polling station.
- Activists claimed Tobi's camera was pointed at voters, violating their privacy.
- Tobi confronted the activists, threatening to report them to the police.
- Ofer Winter condemned the attack and called for law enforcement intervention.
- Winter noted a pattern of similar incidents against Channel 14 and other journalists.
Channel 14 reporter Gal Tobi was reportedly attacked by left-wing activists outside a polling station in Haifa. The activists allegedly claimed Tobi's camera was pointed at voters, potentially capturing them. Tobi, visibly distressed, shouted at the protesters, "You will not point your camera at me, and you will not touch me. If you touch me, I will report you to the police right now!" She further stated, "No one is visible here, and you will not continue to harass me! This is bullying! It's only because I'm Channel 14, and this happens to me everywhere! How many people like you... Shame on you! You are simply harassing me!"
Ofer Winter, Chairman of the Am Ech Israel party, condemned the incident, stating, "We are all brothers here! We must stop these attacks of one brother against another. I strongly condemn the attack and personal harassment of the Channel 14 reporter in Haifa and call on law enforcement authorities to act on the matter." Winter added that this attack is part of a series of similar incidents against Channel 14 teams and journalists in general, emphasizing that such violence has no place in Israeli society and any harm to media professionals doing their jobs must be unequivocally condemned.
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