Czech Television calls for foreign ministry protest against Israeli treatment of camera crew

Public broadcaster Czech Television has called for Foreign Minister Jan Kohout to protest to Israeli authorities about the treatment of its four-strong camera crew. They were on one ship in a flotilla stormed by Israeli forces on Monday night. Three out of four are being detained in Israel. Czech Foreign Ministry spokesman Filip Kanda said only two of the three had signed a document agreeing to their deportation. He added that they could leave the country in the coming hours. The first journalist to return to the Czech Republic was Czech Television cameraman Jan Línek. Deportation can mean a 10 year ban on returning to the country. Separately, Civic Democrat Senate head Přemysl Sobotka said on an official visit to Israel that he regarded the humanitarian convoy as a planned provocation.