Pro-Palestinian Protester Accosts CNN’s Sara Sidner During Live Shot From West Bank

Ted Johnson
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CNN’s Sara Sidner faced a precarious situation on air today when reporting from the West Bank, as a protester in a pro-Palestinian demonstration confronted her and shouted, “f— CNN.”

Sidner was on the streets of Ramallah when a man ran up and began to shout at her, “You are genocide supporters. You are not welcome here,” before shouting the expletive about the network. She tried to turn away and he eventually left. “You see that people are very angry. They do not like the way that CNN has been reporting the story,” Sidner then told viewers.

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“What you are seeing is the heightened fear, anger, frustration with what’s happening,” Sidner said.

The network has not yet commented. But Sidner, who was in a helmet and vest, was unharmed. A security guard was with her and helped her away from the scene.

Sidner, an anchor and correspondent for the network, is part of its expanded team in the region since Hamas terrorists attacked Israel earlier this month. She formerly was based in Jerusalem for the network.

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