Israeli security forces posing as journalists endanger press
An Israeli commando accused of impersonating Israeli journalists to arrest a student on a university campus could make reporters' jobs harder and more dangerous on both sides of the conflict.
![Nic6340467 An Israeli soldier guards one of the entrances of Bir Zeit University near Ramallah during an operation in search for members of Islamist Hamas movement's on June 19, 2014. Israeli troops arrested some 30 Palestinians in the West Bank overnight as they ramped up a massive search for three teenagers believed kidnapped by Hamas, the army said. AFP PHOTO/ ABBAS MOMANI (Photo credit should read ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2018/03/GettyImages-450851056.jpg/GettyImages-450851056.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=AvJ5_vjM)
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