In a video released, which was tweeted by Kan News, Abramovich can be seen walking calmly with several police officers behind him, who were pushing back would-be attackers and warning protesters to keep their distance. Alternate Prime Minister and Defense Minister, Benny Gantz, also condemned the attack and tweeted that protesters are "allowed to voice different views, but it is absolutely forbidden to threaten reporters." Gantz later said that a free media is "a cornerstone" of democracy.Abramovich once suffered terrible burns when he served in the IDF's Armored Corps during the Yom Kipur War, where he served as a tank driver. He was officially recognized as a war hero for his actions.He is an experienced television reporter who worked alongside former IDF Spokesperson Oded Ben Ami and other well-known individuals. Early in June, the Likud Party, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said that in any "normally working country" journalists, such as Channel 13 reporter Raviv Drucker, would be "sent to prison."The Israeli Press Council (IPC) warned in a Wednesday morning press release that the "repeated verbal assaults by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and those close to him against 'the media' risk the safety of reporters who are doing their job in the field."The IPC called Netanyahu to stop his assaults on the press and to allow it to carry out its "mission in Israeli democracy without fear of suffering harm".פרשן חדשות 12 אמנון אברמוביץ, שהגיע לצילומים בהפגנת הימין ברחבת מוזיאון תל אביב, חולץ מהמקום על ידי המשטרה, לאחר שמפגינים קראו לעברו "לך הביתה שונא ישראל שקרן"@ittaishick pic.twitter.com/VJxPsqYMUR
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Rivlin on Abramovich: No reporter should need security for working
Abramovich was covering a protest held by Right wing supporters near the Tel Aviv Museum of Art when he was assaulted by the crowd and required help from the police to extract himself.
