Journalist heckled for speaking Arabic in Jerusalem

A video of the incident depicts Laila Odeh, the Palestinian journalist, documenting the recent bombings in West Jerusalem while being jeered at.

About 30 people attempted to obstruct the reporter’s live broadcast from Givat Shaul, one of the blast sites.

Before they began around the team and getting in front of the camera to obstruct the transmission, the young people can be seen in the video speaking with Odeh.

She exclaimed, “Excuse me, we’re live,” to which one of them said, “I don’t care.” 

You can watch it below:

WATCH: France24 correspondent Laila Odeh was heckled and verbally assaulted by Israelis in Jerusalem for speaking Arabic. pic.twitter.com/TVl25XlNvG

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