- According to Betzalel Kahn, “Policemen in Jerusalem, under direct orders … have been seeding violence and wreaking destruction aimed at thousands of Meah Shearim and Beit Yisrael [both Haredi neighborhoods] residents, ruthlessly beating and trampling passersby, destroying private homes based on a cruel desire for revenge and illegal collective punishment.â€? (Dei’ah Vedibur)
- Israeli judges have been receiving threats from crime families. (Haaretz)
- 86 percent of Israelis believe that their society is becoming more violent, and according to Evelyn Gordon, law enforcement agencies “have consistently sent the message that violence is rewarded.� (The Jerusalem Post)
- A police crimes investigation “has concluded that documents presented by two Jewish companies meant to prove they purchased a building in Hebron from Palestinians were either forged or there is substantial doubt as to their authenticity.� (The Jerusalem Post)
- But Hevron’s Jewish community says such charges are “merely rehashing unfounded accusations.â€? (Israel National News)
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