Published: 21 June 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Legislation's proponent says it's needed to protect IDF troops from 'hostile elements'; opposition MKs decry attempt to 'legitimise' alleged abuses
Knesset advances bill limiting filming IDF soldiers (Jerusalem Post)
The controversial legislation received criticism from a number of MKs
An attempt to erase the shame of occupation (972)
A Knesset bill that would prohibit filming soldiers on duty is meant not only to make the work of human rights organisations impossible, but also to prevent Israelis from having to confront what soldiers are sent to do in their name
Photo: An Israeli soldier tries to block the view of a photographer as Israeli soldiers search Palestinian men in Hebron in June 2017 (Wisam Hashlamoun/Flash90)
