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Meet SPD’s rookie Israeli officer accused of using excessive force

Meet SPD’s rookie Israeli officer accused of using excessive force
May 2, 2026

By Hannah Saunders

After the April 19 Seattle Town Hall event that featured former IOF soldier and Miss Israel 2021, Noa Cochva, several protesters told TtS that a Seattle Police officer used excessive force when they were standing in the vicinity and filming violent arrests. This officer is 38-year-old Raz Ezer, an Israeli who obtained U.S. citizenship in 2013 and is a former Marine.

Source: Facebook
Source: Facebook

Ezer is a rookie officer who graduated from SPD’s Class of 904 on February 21, 2025, and he is from Ashdod, which is the sixth largest city in occupied Palestine. TtS could not confirm that Ezer is a former IOF soldier, but he has publicly spoken in support of Israeli forces, as have family members.

Source: Facebook
Graduation of BLEA Class 904. Source: SPD

Prior to moving to Washington, Ezer resided in North Carolina and California.

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    Anonymous
    May 13, 2026

    This guy is an asshole. Tried to charge me with a DUI even though I had not been drinking. Said he could make it stick with a field field sobriety test.

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