Met Police officer called Al Jazeera journalist 'dog' and 'donkey'

Met Police officer called Al Jazeera journalist 'dog' and 'donkey' Submitted by Imran Mulla on Thu, 03/26/2026 - 13:53 David Soffer, part of a crowd that surrounded an Al Jazeera film crew in Golders Green, has been revealed to be a special constable Special Constable David Soffer filmed in a crowd that surrounded an Al Jazeera film crew in Golders Green (Screengrab/X/MEE) Off An off-duty Metropolitan Police officer called a Palestinian journalist for Al Jazeera a "dog" and "donkey" in an "intimidating" encounter this week, it has emerged. Special Constable David Soffer was filmed among a crowd that surrounded an Al Jazeera film crew in Golders Green in London on Monday. Al Jazeera was reporting on that morning's arson attack on ambulances owned by a Jewish charity, which is being investigated by police as an antisemitic hate crime.