US EditionMan Who Confronted Al Jazeera Journalists After Golders Green Attack Was Met Police Officer
David Soffer, a Metropolitan Police special constable, is under review after verbally abusing Al Jazeera journalists amid tensions following an arson attack on four community ambulances.
- On Monday, Metropolitan Police Special Constable David Soffer was filmed harassing Al Jazeera journalists in North London while they reported on a suspected arson attack, prompting an official review.
- Journalists were covering the burning of four Hatzola ambulances in Golders Green, which police are treating as an antisemitic hate crime, when a group of residents surrounded and confronted them.
- Footage shows Soffer calling a Palestinian reporter a "dog" and "donkey" in Arabic while demanding they "go back to Qatar," and he later removed his police role from LinkedIn.
- The Metropolitan Police referred the matter to the Department of Professional Standards for assessment, with officials reviewing footage to determine whether any criminal offences were committed.
- This confrontation illustrates ongoing safety concerns for media workers, particularly as at least 86 journalists were killed by Israeli fire in 2025, the deadliest year for press in modern history.
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