Who was Israel's boogyman before there was Hamas?End the occupation.[Maybe you do condone murdering Israelis with heavy rocks?You're condoning killing protestors, says a lot about you
But here is why the rules were changed about two years ago.
Arabs stop throwing rocks with the intent of killing Israelis, and there will be no need for any ammunitions, wouldn't that be right? ]
The new rules follow a recent heated political debate over how to counter stone-throwing in some Palestinian neighbourhoods of East Jerusalem and on West Bank roads, which gained added momentum after the recent death of an elderly motorist who died after crashing his car during an alleged stone-throwing incident in the city.
“We intend to change the norm that has become established here: that the state of Israel allows these deadly and murderous objects to be thrown without response and without being thwarted,” said Netanyahu in a statement issued after the vote.
“Until recently, police officers would open fire when their own lives were at risk,” Netanyahu said. “From now on, they will be allowed to open fire – and they will know they have a right to do so – when anyone’s life is in danger.
“We have decided to penalise more severely adult stone-throwers with a minimum sentence of four years in prison and also to authorise larger fines for minors and their parents,” the statement added.
“These sanctions apply to all Israeli citizens and residents of Israel,” it said, referring to Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who do not have Israeli citizenship.
In recent weeks Netanyahu’s declared “war on stone throwers” and promises of zero tolerance have replaced the issue of Iran’s nuclear programme as his main preoccupation.
(full article online)
Israel relaxes live-fire rules against Palestinian stone-throwers
How about telling the Arabs to use all the Billions they keep getting in order to educate for peace and build infrastructure for their Palestine State?
It is an interesting problem. One I would like to see addressed by our Team Palestine.
How should rock-throwing be addressed? What is the appropriate response?
Oddly, the Hamas Charter speaks to the destruction of Israel as a religious duty.
That’s the same pointless cut and paste you cut and paste across multiple threads.
You should have paid attention during your koranology lessons to understand the ideological hatreds for Jews that are a part of Islamist ideology.