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| Weekend sees violent escalation | |
| 2015-09-20 | |
| [Ynet] Friday and Saturday marked by dangerous riots in Jerusalem and rocket fire at southern Israel; government to meet Sunday to discuss security situation and consider changing rules of engagement. The weekend after Rosh Hashanah was marred by violence in Israel, with riots in the Shuafat refugee camp and in the At-Tur and Issawiya neighborhoods, Molotov cocktails that maimed border police fighters in Jabel Mukaber, Paleostinians maimed and nabbed Yez got nuttin' on me, coppers! Nuttin'! , another attack on the Jerusalem light rail, and rocket fire in the south. This is a still incomplete litany of the violent incidents that rocked Israel this weekend (Friday and Saturday). Tensions continued to boil over on Saturday, following a particularly explosive day on Friday. Shortly after 10:30pm, a Code Red siren was heard in numerous communities adjacent to Gazoo, but it soon turned out that while a rocket had been fired, it did not reach Israeli territory. That same evening at 10:08pm, rocks were thrown at vehicles on the road between Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. No one was hurt. And at 10:45, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at a guard tower at an IDF base in Binyamin, causing a brush fire. Two firefighting teams were sent to the scene. While these attempted to put out the fire, they were pelted with stone and a Molotov cocktail that went kaboom!nearby. Troops responded with riot dispersal methods. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he would hold a meeting on Sunday to further discuss the mounting tensions. In the previous government meeting, Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein approved the the use of Ruger rifles by security forces in East Jerusalem, and it has been reported that some have already been maimed by these firearms. A draft proposal for changing the conditions under which security forces can use live fire in events where people's lives are at risk is expected to be presented for approval at Sunday's meeting. The main scenarios discussed are those in which stones and Molotov cocktails are being thrown. The distinction between protests and terrorism will remain, and special police units will be operating in Jerusalem for the coming period. The police will be reinforcing its presence in the city's eastern neighborhoods, and a special investigation and intelligence taskforce will be run jointly by police and Shin Bet personnel. A memorandum about the law allowing fines for the parents of stone-throwers and Molotov cocktail hurlers, as well as the mandatory minimum sentences for these crimes (and the use of firecrackers or flare guns as weapons), has been distributed. The Prime Minister's Office clarified that Israel is dedicated to preserving the status quo, and it was decided that entrance to the Temple Mount area will be restricted to those above 40 years old on weekends, in order to lower chances of violence.
In an operation initiated by Border Police in the village of Isawiyah in northeastern Jerusalem on Saturday evening, Paleostinian youths hurled rocks at Border Police officers. The soldiers chased the perpetrators and locked away Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up! five people, several of them minors. Also on Saturday, a brush fire broke out near a military base located in Anatot, north of Jerusalem. An initial report indicated that the fire began when a Paleostinian hurled a Molotov cocktail at a guarding post in the base. Two firefighting teams doused the flames. | |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 "Send him to Detroit!" |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-09-20 09:01 |
| #1 Jerusalem, dang! Going by the headline, I had money on Chicago. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2015-09-20 00:32 |