Richard Silverstein.:Israeli Supreme Court Gags New Permissive Police Open Fire Regulations
Israeli Supreme Court Gags New Permissive Police Open Fire Regulations The Israeli Palestinian legal-human rights NGO, Adalah, brought a case against the Israeli police for introducing new secret guidelines about opening fire on Pa richardsilverstein.com The Israeli Palestinian legal-human rights NGO, Adalah, brought a case against the Israeli police for introducing new secret guidelines about opening fire on Palestinian protesters. Adalah brought a case before a regional court which ordered the police to reveal portions of the guidelines as a matter of public importance. The police appealed the ruling, but in the meantime did reveal less controversial aspects of the new rules: Amongst the sensitive sections of the new police regulations kept under wraps are: officers’ directives for confronting demonstrations in occupied East Jerusalem and the Naqab regions; directives for opening fire on minors; and directives regarding use