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| Israel deploys troops amid continuing unrest |
| 2015-10-16 |
| [ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed in cities across Israel on Wednesday and authorities erected concrete barriers outside some Arab neighborhoods of occupied East Jerusalem in stepped up efforts to counter a weeks of unrest. Israeli police said 300 soldiers had been deployed in cities across Israel, joining a reinforced force of some 4,000 coppers already patrolling the streets and bus routes of occupied Jerusalem. On Wednesday, police were seen waving through a line of cars as cranes placed concrete blocks at the entrances to Arab neighborhoods in occupied east Jerusalem, where many of the assailants are from. The enhanced measures came as Israel struggles to contain the spiraling violence and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces heavy pressure from hard-liners in his governing coalition to stamp out the attacks. Paleostinians called the new measures "collective punishment" that would only further enflame tensions. Paleostinian leaders say the violence is the result of frustration and lack of hope for ending nearly 50 years of occupation and gaining independence. The military's deployment of six companies to back up thousands of police marks the first implementation of steps approved by Israel's security Cabinet early Wednesday, which also include stripping attackers of their Jerusalem residency rights and demolishing assailants' homes. The Cabinet also authorized police to impose closures on centers of friction in Occupied Jerusalem. IDF deploys to Gaza border towns [Ynet] In preparation for Hamas’s declared 'day of rage,' IDF sends infantry companies to the Gaza border despite assessment that direct fighting with Hamas is not on the horizon. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 Paleo wearing a PRESS" logo on shirt stabs IDF soldier |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-10-16 12:35 |
| #1 Rage is a 2-way street. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2015-10-16 10:10 |