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Sunday, September 20, 2015
Attorney general opposes opening fire on rock throwers
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAttorney General Yehuda Weinstein has come out against a plan pushed forward by Netanyahu to crack down on rock-throwing protesters.
The plan would have included orders allowing police to open fire on stone throwers and those with Molotov cocktails and other weapons and also upped minimum punishments for those convicted of taking part in stone throwing and other violence.
The news comes a day after the Prime Minister’s Office claimed that Weinstein supported the moves.
According to Hebrew media reports, Weinstein told a meeting of Netanyahu and other ministers that current measures meant to quell stone throwing and punish criminals are enough.
Channel 2 reports that Netanyahu is looking into other measures to deter rock throwers, including revoking national insurance for East Jerusalemites involved in the unrest rocking the city.
The Times of Israel Community.