Archive for the ‘stun grenades’ tag
Military and Security Forces: January 11, 2013
According to eyewitness reports, an IDF force fired stun and tear-gas grenades at a school in the Palestinian village of Burin near Nablus two months ago, while students were in the school yard. (Haaretz)
(Hebrew – Haaretz)
Closed Society: October 21, 2011
Military and Security Forces: 22 July, 2011
Last Saturday, IDF forces were filmed firing tear gas and throwing stun grenades towards Palestinian homes in Nabi Saleh in the middle of the night. The IDF Spokesman responded that “at the time of the described event, tires were set on fire near Nabi Saleh, and a roadblock made of stones was set on a nearby road”.
Police: June 22, 2011
Adalah – The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel filed a complaint with the Police Investigation Unit (PIU), on behalf of a number of protesters who participated in the events of Nakba Day in Majdal Shams, who argued that many police officers acted violently against them. The complaint, drafted by the Attorney Orna Cohen of Adalah, lists several cases of throwing stun grenades and tear gas on protesters, kicking and punching the faces of protesters, throwing a demonstrator on horse manure, and spraying pepper spray at the face of a demonstrator from close range.
(Hebrew)
Closed Society: 27 October, 2010
Police fired (Hebrew) tear gas and stun grenades, in order to disperse hooded demonstrators in Umm El-Fahm, who threw stones and burned tires during a demonstration of dozens of right-wing activists against the Islamic Movement.
