Israel Fry - Exposure with Haim Etgar (Kashet 12)
The Israel Police arrested the journalist Israel Fry today (Tuesday) and he was taken to the Tel Aviv Heart Station for questioning.
According to the police, Fry will be questioned on suspicion of incitement and rebellion.
Fry, an ultra-orthodox journalist, is identified with the left and often covers the occupation and what is happening in the territories.
In an interview about two weeks ago, designated minister Itamar Ben Gabir called Frey a "terrorist supporter".
This is the first time in Israel that an investigation has been opened against a journalist for expressing an opinion, this when in the background of the establishment of the new government and the wave of nationalist legislation, Fry's arrest is the crossing of a red line designed to silence freedom of expression.
Shortly before the arrest, Frei published a column in the newspaper "Haaretz" in which he called to abandon the illusion of statehood and, in the face of the rise of fascism to power in Israel, behave as regime opponents.
Fry called for the establishment of an equality camp based on human rights, justice and solidarity.
The Israel Police stated that "in recent months, three complaints have been received from citizens suspected of inciting terrorism, regarding two tweets published by PrivTwitter. The complaints concerned a tweet on 8/10/22 in which the journalist responded to a tweet that dealt with the attack in Shuafat in which the late fighter Noa Lazar was killed: ".. Harming security forces is not terrorism."
"On 11/9/22, the journalist tweeted in response to the arrest of the terrorist in Jaffa by the Israel Police: "Look what a hero is. He made it all the way from Nablus to Tel Aviv and even though all the Israelis around him somehow take part in oppressing, crushing and killing his people - He nevertheless sought legitimate goals and avoided harming the innocent.
In a reformed world he would have received a medal."
"After the examination of the complaints in the investigation division of the AHM, permission was received last month from the state attorney's office to open an investigation.
After several attempts by the Israel Police to summon the journalist for questioning, in which he announced that we do not intend to appear for questioning, the court issued an arrest warrant in his case.
This morning, the suspect was arrested by the Tel Aviv Police Station for questioning on suspicion of the offenses of incitement to terrorism and incitement to violence," it was reported.
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