Assaulted photographer has an agenda

Photographer ScheflanNews item:

The IDF was investigating reports that a Haaretz female photographer was assaulted by an IDF soldier in Hebron on Saturday.

According to the reports, Tess Sheflan [sic], a photographer with Haaretz, was punched in the face by a soldier from the Haruv Battalion as she was documenting events in Hebron.

One of the soldiers reportedly tried to take her camera away and after she resisted, a soldier punched her in the face. The IDF said it was looking into the report.  — Jerusalem Post

Ms. Scheflan has  a blog. Here is her profile:

Tess Scheflan

* Gender: Female
* Industry: Arts
* Occupation: PhotoJournalist
* Location: Jerusalem-AlQuds : Palestine

No angry comments, please. I don’t approve of punching journalists, even ones with agendas.

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One Response to “Assaulted photographer has an agenda”

  1. Shalom Freedman says:
    December 7, 2008 at 5:52 am

    This information totally undermines her credibility. My sense is it would take a lot of provocation for a soldier to punch a woman. She most likely used abusive language.