Israel Matzav

Al-Jazeera reporter refuses to get up close and personal with Israeli security

An Israel-based al-Jazeera reporter who refused to remove her bra for Israeli security was denied entry to a meeting of foreign correspondents with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Tuesday evening. And then there were three of them.

The al-Jazeera reporter approached Government Press Office Director Oren Helman after the incident and told him that all al-Jazeera correspondents decided to shun the event as a result of the Shin Bet's demands.

Some Turkish correspondents, as well as journalists from other countries complained of extremely thorough security inspections that they claimed were humiliating. The Turkish reporters were eventually let into the hall.

The General Security Service stated in response, "All guests were subjected to a security check in accordance with the customary security procedures in such events. Three female reporters refused to be examined under these procedures and decided not to attend the event."

What? No full-body scanners? Heh.

Labels: al-Jazeera, Binyamin Netanyahu, foreign reporters

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:20 AM