Want to Meet PM of Israel, Compulsory Remove Bra
"I do not refuse to undergo security checks, but I am opposed to humiliation."
Thursday, January 13, 2011, 10:16 GMT
Arab news station, Al Jazeera, protesting the prime minister's office (PM), Israel, Wednesday, January 12, 2011. Because the Al Jazeera journalist was harassed after ordered to bare her breasts cover (bra) by the security team when will interview the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
According to the Haaretz daily pages, unpleasant events that befall a beautiful journalist named Najwan Shimri Diab and a number of other journalists at the invitation of a special press conference with Mr. Netanyahu at a hotel in Jerusalem, Tuesday, January 11, 2011. However, before entering the room, the foreign journalists who were invited to undergo a search by Netanyahu's security team.
Once would be searched, Najwan shocked when female officers from Israel's security team told him to remove clothing, including underwear. For Najwan, the order was too much and is an insult.
"I do not refuse to undergo security checks, but I am against the insult," said Najwan told Haaretz.
Najwan, who was pregnant, also did not want to be checked with an electronic scanner. 31-year-old woman was frightened when the red rays that pass in the stomach could affect the content.
Al Jazeera journalist was eventually rejected the command of officers so as not to be attending the press conference with Netanyahu. Television station based in Qatar was finally filed a protest to the media department at the Israeli prime minister's office.
Party prime minister's office promised to investigate the incident and asked for an explanation of the Shin Bet, the special police assigned to protect high officials of Israel.
According to Foreign Media Journalists Association in Israel, a number of their members had experienced similar treatment. Both photographers and reporters had to undress while undergoing a security check before doing a special interview with Israeli officials.
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