West Bank IDF Chief Admits Unequal Rules for Shooting Palestinians and Jews, Citing ‘Societal Consequences’ - Haaretz (2026-05-04)

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-security/2026-05-04/ty-article/.premium/west-bank-idf-chief-defends-differing-open-fire-policies-for-palestinians-jews/0000019d-ef42-dd9a-a79d-efebfd2f0000

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>> #IDF general Avi Bluth says troops avoid shooting Jewish stone-throwers while enforcing looser rules for shooting Palestinians. ‘The Arabs understand that if someone comes to kill you, kill them first is the norm,’ he added. ‘So we’re killing like we haven’t since 1967’

>> The Israeli military discriminates between Jews and Palestinians in its enforcement policy against rock throwers in the West Bank, the army’s top commander in the area admitted [in a closed forum], explaining that “soldiers fire on Jews has profound sociological consequences.”…

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