Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Israeli military arms settlers in preparation for Palestinian protests



West Bank settlers are given training before protests predicted to coincide with a Palestinian petition for UN recognition

Harriet Sherwood in Jerusalem
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 30 August 2011

"The Israeli military is arming and training West Bank settlers in preparation for mass protests by Palestinians that it expects to erupt around the time that the UN is asked to recognise a Palestinian state, according to a leaked document.

Teargas and stun grenades are being distributed and training sessions held with settlement security teams, according to the document obtained by Haaretz.

The army has also drawn lines on maps around Jewish settlements close to Palestinian villages to guide troops, police and settlement security chiefs. Protesters who breach the first line will be subject to teargas and other methods of crowd dispersal. If a second "red line" is crossed, soldiers will be permitted to open fire at protesters' legs....."

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