BDS Leader Caught Filming IDF Soldiers, Expelled from Israel

Three foreign activists were detained for questioning Sunday night after they were caught filming IDF soldiers at a security post in Hebron. Investigation revealed that one of them serves as president of an extremist anti-Israel organization and promotes BDS activity. All three were brought to a hearing at the Population and Immigration Authority and expelled from the State of Israel.

According to the Israel Police spokesperson, the foreign activists arrived at the 'Hasam Shoter' checkpoint, a crossing point between the Jewish community and Palestinian Hebron. An IDF soldier carrying out routine security duties at the post caught them filming the position and the soldiers stationed there.

A check of their camera equipment turned up additional photographs of IDF soldiers who had been at the location during previous shifts. The three were transferred to the Hebron police station for questioning, where the soldier's testimony detailing the incident was taken.

Parallel to the investigation, a report was forwarded to the Population and Immigration Authority along with an intelligence briefing. The briefing revealed that one of the foreign nationals involved in the incident is an extreme and significant anti-Israel activist. president of the organization Agir pour la Palestine, and that she promotes BDS activity.

The three were questioned overnight at the Hebron station and detained at the conclusion of the investigation. During the day they were transferred to the Population and Immigration Authority for a hearing prior to their deportation. At the conclusion of the hearing, a decision was made to remove them from the State of Israel within the next 24 hours, and they were transferred to a holding facility pending deportation.

Alongside the transfer of investigation materials and intelligence information to the Population and Immigration Authority, the relevant consulate was updated.

Israel Police in the Judea and Samaria District stated that "Israel Police in the Judea and Samaria District will continue to act with determination and using all its authorities, in cooperation with other security forces and law enforcement agencies, including the Population and Immigration Authority, with the aim of preventing and thwarting friction and violence incidents that may develop on the background of incitement and agitation and lead to public disorder."

The case joins a series of similar incidents in which foreign activists who came to the Judea and Samaria region with the aim of creating friction with security forces and the settlement enterprise were detained.