A correspondent for the Qatar-based Al Jazeera news channel was arrested during a protest in the Arab neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem. The Palestinian Liberation Organization's (PLO) Xavier Abu Eid accused Israeli police forces of attacking the TV crew on Saturday and destroying their equipment, dpa news agency reported. A spokesman for Israeli police said the correspondent had physically attacked security forces while they were trying to break up the demonstration and that she had refused to identify herself. However, video footage of the incident shows that Givara Budeiri was wearing a vest with the word "Press" on it. According to police, residents pelted security forces with stones and firecrackers during the protests. (IANS)
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