I’m not going to pretend to understand what was really going on here Friday, but I count a LOT more cameras than guns pointed at the Israeli policeman.
Israeli policeman threatens reporters in Jerusalem. Later, he threw stun grenade at nearby photographers @FPAIsPal pic.twitter.com/bE78FwOKEq
— crispian balmer (@crispiandjb) February 28, 2014
@crispiandjb @BarakRavid @FPAIsPal you need to take for account that when the police arresting suspect, you shouldn't be close to the scene.
— Rafael Tetro (@CaterpillarBaba) February 28, 2014
@crispiandjb @FPAIsPal were you there? Have any context for this photo? thx
— Mairav Zonszein (@MairavZ) February 28, 2014
@crispiandjb @lrozen @FPAIsPal Good, reporters have no business standing 2 feet away from police during a police operation.
— Daniel Harder (@NewsOfMideast) February 28, 2014
@crispiandjb @KarlreMarks shouldn't reporters be in scare quotes?
— Danny (@fareastdan) February 28, 2014
@paulrbrennan The guy on the ground had just been arrested. There were a number of photographers and cameramen filming the scene.
— crispian balmer (@crispiandjb) February 28, 2014
From a different angle
I did watch part of a YouTube clip that was clearly edited (i.e., not one take). So I don’t particularly trust its visual narrative, but it’s linked from one of these tweets.
Israel policeman threatens journalists, Jerusalem pic by @AFP Ahmad Gharabli #Israel #journalism #photography #media pic.twitter.com/rntf2EFqdK
— John D (@Johnny_Davo) February 28, 2014
Incredible pic of Israeli policeman pointing gun at @AFP's Ahmad Gharabli, via @Johnny_Davo pic.twitter.com/jQNfhHwJm1
— Danny Kemp (@dannyctkemp) February 28, 2014
A masked #Israel policeman points a gun at @AFP photographer Ahmed Gharabli, who somehow manages to keep snapping: pic.twitter.com/I581pBtrN6
— Sara Hussein (@sarahussein) February 28, 2014
Incredible pic of an Israeli policeman pointing gun directly at an AFP photographer: photographer pic.twitter.com/agW8Wj66oe (via @sarahussein)
— Tom Gara (@tomgara) February 28, 2014
@dannyctkemp @lrozen @AFP @Johnny_Davo NO Context here! other pix show he was arresting a perp, photogs w helmets encroached. SOP for cops
— Lenny Ben-David (@lennybendavid) February 28, 2014
Just like movies, there's always another pov, and/or angel. What's on the other side? The cameras behind him? @tomgara @corybe @sarahussein
— Becky Griffin (@dorothyofisrael) February 28, 2014
@tomgara @sarahussein of course he's not pointing the gun on the camera guy. It's the to warn the mob behind the camera guy. The Police>>>
— Rafael Tetro (@CaterpillarBaba) February 28, 2014
@tomgara @sarahussein caught a suspect in an Arab territory so there is a logic in the move of the policeman here. Understandable.
— Rafael Tetro (@CaterpillarBaba) February 28, 2014
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