Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe lower court initially convicted Yitzhak Sofer, who was filmed beating Palestinian photographer Mustafa Al-Kharouf outside Jerusalem's Old City, but later rescinded the conviction, citing trauma suffered on October 7Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free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 formatSubscribeNir HassonJune 19, 2026The Jerusalem District Court on Thursday has overturned a lower court ruling and convicted a Border Police officer who was recorded violently assaulting a photojournalist in Jerusalem in 2023.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansIsrael policeJerusalemHuman rightsOctober 7CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIranAndy BurnhamLebanon Withdrawal EisenkotEbola in IsraelYaacov Agam HaQuizHaaretz PodcastAs a Palestinian Living in Israel, I'm Afraid of the Price of a Deal With IranForget About Doomscrolling. It's Daydreaming That Will Ruin Your LifeNetanyahu Has Once Again Bolstered the Extremists. This Time: Hezbollah'Israeli Artists Who Don't Speak About the Genocide Are Collaborating With It'Haaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Netanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change ThatReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpTrump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for Israel
Israeli Border Police officer convicted of assaulting Palestinian journalist
The Lower Court Initially Convicted Yitzhak Sofer, Who Was Filmed Beating Palestinian Photographer Mustafa Al-Kharouf Outside Jerusalem's Old City, but Later Rescinded the Conviction, Citing Trauma Suffered on October 7








