Israeli soldiers search Palestinian mobile phones on checkpoints

According to IMEMC News, Israeli troops, stationed at one of the Military checkpoints near Salfit in the western West Bank, were seen searching through mobile phones of the Palestinian passengers without any respect to their privacy.

"Eyewitnesses said that the soldiers asked the passengers if they have images and songs that hail the Palestinian resistance and Hezbollah, and searched through the phones looking for such photos and songs.

Khaled Ma’ali, a Palestinian journalists documented the action of the soldiers stationed at Iskaka military checkpoint for three days in a row."

Elsewhere:

-- Taliban check Afghans mobile phones

-- In Iraq, having the wrong ringtone can get you killed

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