Joshua Davidovich is The Times of Israel's Deputy Editor
Dudi Ashkenazi, the Israeli vacationer apparently accidentally arrested in Greece on an Interpol warrant, tells Israel’s Channel 12 news that he suffered two weeks of “hell,” and was placed in the same block as violent criminals, including people from Iran, Gaza, Syria and other places where Israelis are not usually welcomed.
He tells the channel from the Greek island of Kos, where he remains under a protective order pending resolution of his case, that everyone in the prison respected each other, though he tried hiding his identity at first.
Dudi Ashkenazi at a cafe in Kos, Greece, in footage aired on July 6, 2022. (screen capture: Channel 12)
“People naturally ask, where are you from, where are you from? You always answer… you don’t always want to say you are Israeli because you don’t know who is across from you,” he says, looking relaxed as he sits at a cafe.
“What should I say? I’m from the Maldives,” he quips.
Help us report truthfully on social media
As a multimedia journalist, my job is to take the quality, fact-based journalism produced by The Times of Israel newsroom and make it accessible across every platform — from Instagram posts to podcasts to short-form videos.
This is how many, especially young people, consume news these days. But misinformation is rampant on social media. Our team at ToI produces accurate, responsible short-form reporting on Israel and the Jewish world.
If you believe in the importance of factual social media journalism, please consider joining our reader support group, The Times of Israel Community. Your financial support is essential to sustain responsible multimedia reporting.
We’re really pleased that you’ve read X Times of Israel articles in the past month.
That’s why we started the Times of Israel - to provide discerning readers like you with must-read coverage of Israel and the Jewish world.
So now we have a request. Unlike other news outlets, we haven’t put up a paywall. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community.
For as little as $6 a month you can help support our quality journalism while enjoying The Times of Israel AD-FREE, as well as accessing exclusive content available only to Times of Israel Community members.
Thank you, David Horovitz, Founding Editor of The Times of Israel
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on Google
