Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeSenior State Attorney officials warned they cannot defend police officers for the misconduct of protesters, yet the police chief continues to back accused officers. A Justice Ministry official: 'The public loses twice, by its rights being violated and by paying compensations from public coffers'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJosh Breinerand Bar Peleg03:12 PM • June 11 2026 IDTIsrael Police officers have allegedly been mistreating anti-government protesters to an extent that state attorneys have difficulties defending their conduct in civil suits filed against the police, Haaretz has learned. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel protestIsraeli judiciary Human rightsCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonU.S.-IranErdoganIsrael ElectionsNew York KnicksGwyneth PaltrowHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Aide Indicted for Severe Espionage Allegations, Faces Barring From PMOIsraeli Police Uses Legally Dubious Methods to Arrest and Deport EritreansHow Israel Is Using Archaeology to Advance West Bank AnnexationU.S.-Iran Talks Continue Despite Overnight Flare-up, Iranian Sources SayTo Lead the Middle East, Turkey's Erdogan Casts Israel as the Ultimate VillainRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know AboutSix-year-old Boy Punctures a Magritte Iconic Masterpiece at Israel MuseumOne Killed, Five Wounded in Terror Shooting Rampage in Central IsraelGermany Is Paying a Price for Its Sweeping Support for IsraelIf the Netanyahu Government Falls, This Will Be the Reason'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza