{"id":2283,"date":"2026-03-27T08:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T08:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1newsnetwork.com\/?p=2283"},"modified":"2026-03-27T09:36:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:36:41","slug":"man-who-harassed-insulted-journalists-in-london-was-serving-officer-police-confirm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1nationmedia.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/man-who-harassed-insulted-journalists-in-london-was-serving-officer-police-confirm\/","title":{"rendered":"Man who harassed, insulted journalists in London was serving officer, police confirm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The man who insulted Al Jazeera journalists covering developments following an arson attack in north London was a Metropolitan Police special constable, according to reports Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of journalists covering an arson attack targetting Hatzola ambulances, a Jewish community-run service, on Monday, were surrounded by a crowd who told them to &#8220;go home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Footage showed the man calling them &#8220;you donkey, you dog&#8221; in Arabic, as first reported by investigative outlet Declassified UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Serving Met Cop harassed protestors\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wU1cm0LYIiI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Metropolitan Police later confirmed the man was David Soffer, a special constable with the force. 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