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Doing so will isolate Issawiya from the rest of the West Bank. Fundamental international law will be violated. Israel's proceeding with its plan.
On February 7, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) responded. It wants illegal Issawiya operations ended. It called on Jerusalem's police chief to do so.
It demands he end "enforcement operation" violence. It's been ongoing for weeks. Issawiya's "under siege." Entrances are blocked. Checkpoints impose barricades.
Every person and vehicle entering or leaving is checked. Large numbers of Border Police, Riot Police, and undercover units assure clashes.
Excessive force is prioritized. Tear gas, rubber bullets, shock grenades, and other harsh crowd control methods are used. Numerous arrests and injuries follow. Women and children are targeted like men.
Since Israeli operations began, residents estimate about 100 arrests, including 40 minors.
"Children eyewitness accounts describe police use of such measures as handcuffing and shackling of children's arms and legs without justification, the use of violence against handcuffed and blindfolded children, and the interrogation of children without their parents being present."
Homes are stormed pre-dawn. Doors are knocked off their hinges. Warrantless ransacking follows. Property is willfully damaged.
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