As part of this publication’s focus on American policing, we have tried to fairly bring to readers’ attention the the failings of police and some of the reasons behind such failures.
This medium has reported several reasons, including one that many Americans are unaware of: the training exchange between Israeli and United States police officers.
The following Article from the Intercept delves deeper into this program.
Among the objections to policing that are being revived are criticisms of a controversial series of trainings and exchange programs for U.S. police in Israel. Scores of American law enforcement leaders have attended the programs, where they learned from Israeli police and security forces known for systemically abusing the human rights of Palestinians.
Some of the Memphis Police Department’s top brass, including current Chief Cerelyn Davis, participated in the programs. Davis, who previously helmed the police department in Durham, North Carolina, completed a leadership training with the Israel National Police in 2013. While an officer with the Atlanta Police Department, Davis also established an international exchange program with Israeli police and coördinated department leaders delegations to Israel, according to an old résumé.
Read the entire story here.….https://theintercept.com/2023/02/02/memphis-police-israel/