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| 2015-10-20 | |
[IsraelTimes] On Monday police tossed in the calaboose Drop the rosco, Muggsy, or you're one with the ages! eight residents of the Israeli Arab city of Umm al-Fahm on suspicion that they had thrown rocks and Molotov cocktails at security forces during festivities sparked by rumors of a change in Israeli policy on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Israeli has repeatedly denied the rumors. According to Israel Radio, four of those arrested were minors. In Shfaram, another Arab Israeli city, 20 West Bank Paleostinians were arrested for entering Israel without a permit. The radio station reported that since the beginning of October, Israeli security forces have arrested 180 Paleostinians for entering Israel illegally. Among those arrested were individuals who allegedly provided transport, accommodation or employment to the Paleostinians. The Paleostinian Prisoners Club said that some 780 Paleostinians have been arrested or detained by Israeli security forces since the beginning of October. Overnight Sunday, security forces also arrested Itiel Zuaretz, a right-wing Jewish activist, on suspicion that he had carried out hate crimes against Paleostinians. Zuaretz was arrested at his home in the illegal settlement outpost of Adei Ad in the northern West Bank by masked coppers, who presented the 27-year-old father of four with a 30-day administrative detention order signed by Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon. In an interview with Channel 2, an associate of Zuaretz called the arrest "disgraceful," and said that a government that works against Jewish settlements in the West Bank "has no right to exist." A security source said Zuaretz was wanted for involvement in "violent, illegal activities that are a threat to state security," the TV station reported. Efforts to stem the recent surge of terror attacks against Israelis have included the deployment of hundreds of IDF troops in Jerusalem, as well as a partial lockdown on several Arab neighborhoods in the city and the demolition of terrorists' homes within days of attacks. On Sunday, the cabinet approved a bill expanding the rules under which police can stop and search potential suspects. Ministers voted unanimously in favor of amending the current law to allow officers to carry out body searches even without reasonable suspicion that the subject is carrying a weapon. Two Protests get two Palestinians shot [IsraelTimes] Some two-dozen Palestinians have been killed in protests with Israel Defense Forces troops since the start of the month, and another 20 were killed as they carried out terror attacks against Israeli civilians. Nine Israeli civilians have been killed since last September in stabbing and ramming attacks by Palestinian terrorists. Protests continued Monday at the Beit El checkpoint in the West Bank, and near the West Bank town of Tuqua, with two protesters shot at the latter location. IDF forces are reportedly using tear gas to disperse the demonstration at the Beit El junction. According to the Ma’an news agency, the Tuqua riots broke out after IDF soldiers attempted to raid a number of homes in the town, south of Jerusalem. The two were shot in the legs with live fire, according to the report. The extent of the injuries was not immediately clear. Police continue to set up checkpoints in volatile Arab Jerusalem neighborhoods [Jpost] One day after police erected a temporary wall to stymie ongoing terrorist attacks from east Jerusalem's Jebl Mukaber, several more checkpoints were added on Monday in flashpoint Arab neighborhoods in the capital. Police front man Micky Rosenfeld said that apart from unrest in Silwan early Monday morning after a Paleostinian family was forcefully removed from their home by Border Police, relative calm returned to the beleaguered capital. He could not confirm reports of a curfew being imposed in Silwan. "There were no major incidents that took place today," Rosenfeld said Monday night. "Police continue to intensely patrol Arab neighborhoods and have set up checkpoints at the entrances of Ras el-Amud and Abu Tor.” In the meantime, Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat announced on Monday that a state-of-the-art $375,000 mobile command center, donated by Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein via the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews, is now operational in the city. According to Barkat, the mobile unit will assist police in emergency situations, and be utilized as a security hub for the many sports and cultural events that regularly take place in the city. Barkat said the mobile unit features hi-tech specifications gleaned from Israel Police, Fire and Rescue Services and Magen David Adom's emergency medical service teams' mobile units. "I would like to thank Rabbi Eckstein and the IFCJ's hundreds of thousands of donors throughout the world, who steadfastly stand with Jerusalem in times of need, helping us protect Israel's national and municipal home fronts," the mayor said. "During the current wave of violence that we are experiencing, the help is in the form of a mobile command center that will enable the city to provide real-time responses during emergencies and crisis situations when the speed and efficiency of the response is critical." Palestinians throw stones in Gush Etzion, Soldiers shoot one of them [Ynet] 20 Paleostinians in the village of Tekoa threw stones at IDF forces, who responded with riot dispersal means and Ruger rifle fire. One of the protesters was hit in the lower body and evacuated by the Red Islamic Thingy. | |
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| #1 Don't like checkpoints and walls? Stop the behavior that necessitates them. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-20 14:36 |