"Producer Abeer Salman identifies us as journalists, before translating the soldiers' commands. So the soldiers just immediately came up and started pointing their weapons directly at us, telling everyone to sit down immediately. Obviously, we're not posing any threat here."
"The commander comes straight for our camera. And within seconds, a soldier has just put photojournalist Cyril Theophilos in a chokehold, forcing him to the ground. The soldier who assaulted Theophilos continues to demand he turn off his camera before another smacks my phone."
"The IDF soldiers told Diamond they are in the West Bank to bring order, but Diamond showed footage of the soldiers claiming ownership of the land later. They view, Diamond said, Palestinians in the area as the threat."
CNN's Jeremy Diamond and his crew were detained by IDF soldiers while covering violence in the West Bank. Photojournalist Cyril Theophilos was put in a chokehold, damaging his camera. Soldiers confronted the crew, demanding they sit down and pointing weapons at them. Despite identifying as journalists, they were treated as a threat. The IDF claimed to be establishing order, yet footage showed soldiers asserting ownership of the land, viewing Palestinians as the threat. The crew was detained for two hours before being released.
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