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By MEE staff
12 September 2025
This is the second training visit for US officers that has been hosted by an Israeli government agency during Israel's war on Gaza.
More than a dozen police officers from the state of New York are on a training trip to Israel despite human rights experts saying that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Police officers have already been accused of being heavy-handed against pro-Palestine protestors both on student campuses in the state and in New York City.
The 13 officials are said to be learning about security issues facing Israel, undertaking counterterrorism training to protect Jewish communities, and learning about antisemitism.
The training comes the same week Israel launched unprovoked air strikes on the sovereign territory of Qatar on Tuesday in violation of international law, killing five Palestinians and one Qatari. Israel then killed 46 people and wounded 165 people in an ongoing exchange of strikes on Wednesday in Yemen.
According to a report in JNS, Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs has been running the government training programme for US law enforcement officials for six years and has been dubbed “Birthright for American police chiefs,” in reference to free trips to Israel offered to young Jews who live outside of Israel.
More here:
www.middleeasteye.net
12 September 2025
This is the second training visit for US officers that has been hosted by an Israeli government agency during Israel's war on Gaza.
More than a dozen police officers from the state of New York are on a training trip to Israel despite human rights experts saying that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Police officers have already been accused of being heavy-handed against pro-Palestine protestors both on student campuses in the state and in New York City.
The 13 officials are said to be learning about security issues facing Israel, undertaking counterterrorism training to protect Jewish communities, and learning about antisemitism.
The training comes the same week Israel launched unprovoked air strikes on the sovereign territory of Qatar on Tuesday in violation of international law, killing five Palestinians and one Qatari. Israel then killed 46 people and wounded 165 people in an ongoing exchange of strikes on Wednesday in Yemen.
According to a report in JNS, Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs has been running the government training programme for US law enforcement officials for six years and has been dubbed “Birthright for American police chiefs,” in reference to free trips to Israel offered to young Jews who live outside of Israel.
More here:
New York state sends police chiefs to Israel for 'counterterrorism' training
This is the second training visit for US officers that has been hosted by an Israeli government agency during Israel's war on Gaza
www.middleeasteye.net
