He was arrested Israeli film actor nominated for Oscar

Sunday, 7 February, 11:57 JERUSALEM (AP) - Actor Tony Copti, Israeli film nominated for an Oscar "Ajami", was briefly detained on charges of assaulting police in the neighborhood where the tape was filmed , authorities said Sunday. The police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld said Copti involved in a scuffle with officers and was released after interrogation. The source provided no further details about the brawl. "Ajami" describes the harsh life of drugs, violence and poverty in Jaffa, a neighborhood where Jews and Arabs live together near Tel Aviv. The film was coproduced by _the Scandar Copti actor_ Arab Israeli brother and Yaron Shani, who is Jewish Israeli. The characters in the film were amateur actors in the same neighborhood of Ajami. The tape was one of the last week nominated for an Oscar for best foreign film. Average (Not Rated)