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Israel Police to Compensate 13 Anti-Government Protesters After Illegal Searches
How 4 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By משה כהן
First reported by Mako · Jun 22, 2026
What happened
Israel Police will pay more than 600,000 shekels to 13 anti-government protesters who were subjected to illegal invasive searches after arrests in Jerusalem. Senior legal officials told Commissioner Danny Levi the officers could not be defended, prompting a settlement without police admission of wrongdoing.
- 01Police will pay over 600,000 shekels to 13 protesters.
- 02The searches were found to violate the law and lacked operational necessity.
- 03Senior legal officials told Danny Levi the officers could not be defended.
- 04The case began after Haaretz exposed searches in June 2025.
- 05Claims were handled by attorney Oren Goldberg from Otef Asirim.
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