• Blue Marks: Police Violence in Israel

    Blue Marks looks at police violence in Israel through conversations with former senior police officers and representatives of communities that are in constant conflict with the police. In six episodes, the series tries to understand when and why the Israel Police lost the public’s trust, and why it continually fails when interacting with people who have mental health issues, members of the Jewish-Ethiopian community, members of the ultra-orthodox community and protesters.

    • Blue Marks| Episode 1: Public Trust

      The first episode of Blue Marks revisits the history of policing in Israel and around the world, as it seeks to understand how the Israel Police was shaped and what organizational culture it developed. Two former senior police officers offer opposing perspectives about the level of police violence in Israel… Read more
    • Blue Marks| Episode 2: Soul Bird

      In the second episode of the series, ACRI’s Freedom of Protest Coordinator, Sivan Tahel describes how the Israel police forces employ different tools depending on the community they are engaging with. Tahel highlights the lethal methods used in interactions with individuals with mental health issues, which have resulted in six… Read more
    • Blue Marks| Episode 3: Activist Mother

      The third episode of Blue Marks focuses on the Israel Police’s treatment of the Jewish-Ethiopian community. The death of Yosef Salmasa after a particularly violent arrest spurred the establishment of Imahot al Hamishmar (Mothers on Watch), a movement that protests wherever police violence and racist profiling are used. The group… Read more
    • Blue Marks| Episode 4: No Man’s Land

      For decades, protests by the ultra-orthodox community have been a touchpoint for police violence. Episode 4 of Blue Marks tries to uncover why the police are so heavy-handed with this community, whether these practices endanger the lives of protestors, and how all this is connected to the Meron crowd crush. Read more
    • Blue Marks| Episode 5: Data against Violence

      The past two years in Israel have been turbulent, marked by countless protests and demonstrations, as well as violence. Episode 5 of Blue Marks focuses on efforts to document, report, and analyze violence during the protests by both police officers and civilians. The information collected not only provides data for… Read more
    • Blue Marks| Episode 6: A Different Society

      Episode 6 of the series traces how the collapse of the police unfolded and explores whether it can be rehabilitated, and what needs to happen for Israel to have a functioning police force. Read more
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