1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/IDF troops attack reporters in RamallahSix West Bank cities declared off-limits to the press, April 4CPJ protests Israel press crackdown, April 2Press freedom crisis worsens in the occupied territories, April 2Press freedom crisis in the occupied territor - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7FIv6nJY8m"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/05/idf-troops-attack-reporters-in-ramallahsix-west-ba/">IDF troops attack reporters in RamallahSix West Bank cities declared off-limits to the press, April 4CPJ protests Israel press crackdown, April 2Press freedom crisis worsens in the occupied territories, April 2Press freedom crisis in the occupied territor</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/05/idf-troops-attack-reporters-in-ramallahsix-west-ba/embed/#?secret=7FIv6nJY8m" width="600" height="338" title="“IDF troops attack reporters in RamallahSix West Bank cities declared off-limits to the press, April 4CPJ protests Israel press crackdown, April 2Press freedom crisis worsens in the occupied territories, April 2Press freedom crisis in the occupied territor” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="7FIv6nJY8m" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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New York, April 5, 2002— CPJ is outraged that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at reporters outside the Ramallah compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. Israeli troops fired stun grenades at a group of at least two dozen reporters attempting to cover the pending arrival of U.S. Mideast envoy Anthony…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2001/10/colophon.gif