An Israeli security official
said security forces are altering their previous “silk gloves” approach
to rioters such as a group of Palestinians who entered Jerusalem on
Friday without passing through a security checkpoint. The Palestinians
used hammers to make a hole in the security barrier between Jerusalem
and Abu Dis.
The Palestinian fence breach and protest was held as part of events
related to the recently held annual Nakba (“catastrophe”) Day, a day on
which Arabs mourn the establishment of the state of Israel.
The security fence was put up by Israel as a way of protecting its
citizens from attacks by Palestinians from
Palestinian-Authority-controlled cities in Judea and Samaria. But
despite the presence of the fence, Yehuda Dana, security chief for the
Beit El region, told Israel National News that Palestinians are continually “throwing rocks into the community, causing injuries.”
According to the Palestinian protesters, Israeli Border Police fired
tear gas and rubber bullets at them after they entered through the hole
in the fence, and there were several injuries. Dana said such
Palestinian rioters were often previously handled with “silk gloves,”
but that “their brazenness has crossed the line.”
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