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<p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard"><span class="url fn">Philip Weiss</span></span> on <abbr class="published" title="2011-01-13">January 13, 2011</abbr> <span> </span></p>
<p>From Dimi <a href="http://972mag.com/foreign-reporters-threaten-boycott-of-govt-events-after-strip-naked-search/">Reider:</a> several reporters for foreign outlets, including the Washington Post  and Al Jazeera, were strip searched by Israeli security and made to  stand around in their underwear before being let into a private  gathering with Netanyahu, with cocktails, ahead of a speech he was  giving Tuesday night. One was pregnant, and security demanded that she  remove all her clothing. Says the Foreign Press Association: &#8220;While we  appreciate the need for security, it is not remotely  acceptable to  invite people for cocktails at a five-star hotel and then  make them  undress at the door. Several members were forced to remove their  underwear, waiting for as  long as 20 minutes in this humiliating  situation while security checked  their documents.&#8221;</p>
<p><a href="http://mondoweiss.net/2011/01/israels-new-charm-offensive.html">Israel’s new charm offensive</a>.</p>
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