IDF: Rules of engagement now same for Jewish offenders, Palestinians
Source: Times of Israel
‘A Jew who breaks the law is an enemy,’ soldiers told regarding clashes with right-wing activists
The Israel Defense Forces has revised its rules of engagement in the West Bank to address violent acts by Israeli settlers, who will now be treated in the same fashion as Palestinians who endanger soldiers, residents or property.
Against a backdrop of attacks by some far-right Jewish activists on Palestinians, army installations and vehicles, and even soldiers, new orders have instructed that soldiers eliminate the distinction between Palestinian and Israeli attackers in enforcing the law, the Ynet news site reported Monday.
According to a senior IDF officer quoted in the report, soldiers who refuse orders to confront and detain settlers may face prosecution.
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