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Sofer, who was filmed beating Palestinian photographer Mustafa Al-Kharouf outside Jerusalem's Old City, but later rescinded the conviction, citing trauma suffered on October 7Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free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