Foreign reporters accuse PMO of ‘blatant ethnic profiling’

The Foreign Press Association accuses the Prime Minister’s Office of “blatant ethnic profiling,” saying an Albanian journalist was prevented from covering Prince William’s meeting earlier today with Prime Minister Netanyahu.

“The producer, an Albanian national and accredited international journalist based in Israel for three years, was repeatedly asked by security guards about his ‘extraction,’ while other AP staffers were asked about his religion and whether he was a ‘Muslim,'” the FPA says in a statement.

“The Foreign Press Association condemns this disgraceful and indefensible behavior by the prime minister’s security staff in the strongest terms,” it says.

Israeli security stopped an accredited AP journalist from covering Prince William's visit with Netanyahu. They tried to find out if he was Muslim or not.@FPAIsPal calls on prime minister's office to apologise and asks Prince William's office to speak out. pic.twitter.com/hGTIDwBdp2

— Raf Sanchez (@rafsanchez) June 26, 2018