From the Liveblog of
Sunday, January 20, 2019
Police officers start using body cameras in Tel Aviv region
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIsrael Police inaugurate a new initiative in the Tel Aviv area in which thousands of officers are being issued body cameras.
Other regions will also start using the cameras in the coming months, police said.
At a ceremony officially introducing the cameras, Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan says they will be particularly important in gaining the trust of Ethiopian Israelis, who have long protested what they see as unfair treatment by the police.
The launch comes days after Yehuda Entnech Biadja, a young man of Ethiopian descent, was shot dead by officers in Bat Yam after he ran toward them brandishing a knife, according to the police. Biadga’s family say police used excessive force and treated him with suspicion because of the color of his skin.
The Times of Israel Community.