IDF Attacks Journalists Covering Olives: Good PR, Apparently
Israeli forces reportedly attacked Palestinian journalists covering the olive harvest in Kobar, West Bank, firing stun grenades and tear gas. Media outlets might frame this as a regrettable clash, but the intentional targeting of journalists by the IDF is a documented pattern. (The New Arab, Oct 18, 2025) This isn't about rogue soldiers; it's about suppressing evidence. For years, human rights
groups have documented the systematic obstruction of media in the occupied territories, with the Committee to Protect Journalists logging dozens of attacks, injuries, and even killings of Palestinian reporters by Israeli forces. Why allow cameras to document land seizures or settler violence, when opacity is a feature, not a bug, of occupation? How many 'self-defense' narratives require blinding
the world to the reality on the ground?