Filmed a Helicopter Near the Knesset and Was Questioned for Two Hours: 'He Asked Me, Are You an Iranian Spy? You Don't Fit In'

A young Jerusalemite filmed a police helicopter in the Rose Garden and was questioned for about two hours by a Shin Bet officer who claimed he 'doesn't fit into the landscape.' According to him, the investigator went through intimate conversations with his wife, threatened to extract things by force, and asked him to take off his shirt in the park. Shin Bet did not respond.

A young Jerusalemite, referred to as A., documented a police helicopter taking off in the Rose Garden in Jerusalem and found himself in a Shin Bet interrogation that lasted about two hours. According to his account, the investigator detained him in the area, demanded he open his mobile phone, went through apps, private correspondence, and even intimate conversations with his wife, and photographed content from the device. During the questioning, he was asked if he cooperates with Iranians, was told he 'doesn't fit into the landscape,' and heavy pressure was applied, including a threat that if he didn't talk, they would 'extract things from him by force.' He was asked to take off his shirt in a public park for a search. At the end of the incident, he was told he was checked in the systems and nothing unusual came up, and he was released. A. describes a humiliating and frightening experience and finds it hard to recover. Shin Bet chose not to respond.

Filmed a Helicopter Near the Knesset and Was Questioned for Two Hours: 'He Asked Me, Are You an Iranian Spy? You Don't Fit In'