US EditionPolice in Israel detain Jewish man for kippah showing Israeli, Palestinian flags
Alex Sinclair says officers cut a Palestinian flag from his kippah after detaining him over the head covering, and a ministry unit is reviewing the conduct.
- On Monday, Israel Police detained Dr. Alex Sinclair, a 53-year-old author, in Modi'in for wearing a kippah embroidered with Israeli and Palestinian flags, later returning it with the Palestinian design cut out.
- The incident began at a local cafe when a bystander confronted Sinclair, claiming his kippah was illegal; police then detained him despite Israeli law generally permitting public display of Palestinian flags.
- During approximately 20 minutes of detention, Sinclair was denied legal counsel and stated officers destroyed his "religious ritual object," a kippah he had worn for 20 years, by cutting out the Palestinian flag.
- The Justice Ministry's Police Investigation Department is reviewing the officers' conduct following Sinclair's complaint, while activist group Tag Meir condemned the incident as violating freedom of expression.
- National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has previously sought to classify Palestinian flags as "provocation" to restrict their display, while Sinclair has vowed to wear a replacement kippah as soon as possible.
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Police detain professor for wearing kippa with Israeli and Palestinian flags
Alex Sinclair says two officers detained him at a cafe, accusing him of incitement. When he refused to leave the police station without his kippa, an officer cut out the Palestinian flag
Police in Israel detain Jewish man for kippah showing Israeli, Palestinian flags
Israeli police detained a Jewish man on Monday for wearing a kippah embroidered with an Israeli and a Palestinian flag — then cut up the religious head covering, he says — in a rare case that has drawn national attention.
Modi'in police investigated after cutting off Palestinian flag from kippah of detainee
A rights group said the detention and the alteration of his kippah violated freedom of expression. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Officers in Modi’in, Israel, are under investigation for alleged misconduct after reportedly cutting a Palestinian flag design off a man’s kippah during an encounter that led to his detention, according to the Justice Ministry’s Police Investigation Department. The case involves Dr. Alex Sinclair, a 53-year-old fro…
Police officers under investigation after detaining man, cutting Palestinian flag off his kippa
Dr. Alex Sinclair, a 53-year-old from Modi'in, wrote in a Facebook post that he was sitting at a café when a religious man began to shout at him that his kippah was "against the law."
Police detain man wearing kippah with Israeli and Palestinian flags on it
Alex Sinclair of Modiin was locked in a jail cell and his kippah confiscated, he was later released, but the kippah was returned to him with the Palestinian flag was cut out; He has filed a complaint; "I am a Zionist. I walked home shaken, angry, depressed'
An unusual incident in Modi'in has caused a stir, after a city resident was detained for questioning at the local police station in circumstances related to his personal clothing item. According to a report today (Thursday) on N12, Dr. Alex Sinclair, a city resident who is meticulous about wearing a kippah, found himself in the middle of an argument with police officers due to the unique design of the kippah he was wearing, which featured images…
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