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Crowd Control
Israel’s Use of Crowd Control Weaponsin the West Bank
December 2012Researched and written by Sarit MichaeliEdited by Adv. Yael SteinTranslated by Shuli SchneidermanLanguage editing by Michelle Bubis
2 B’Tselem wishes to thank Jonathan Pollak, Adv. Gaby Lasky, Adv. Neri Ramati,Adv. Lymor Goldstein, Adv. Ghada Halihal, Adv. Shlomo Lecker and Neil Corneyfor their assistance in researching this report.B'Tselem wishes to thank its hundreds of donors in Israel and abroad, and particularlythe following bodies, without whose generosity our work would not be possible:Arca Foundation; Amberstone Trust; Christian Aid (UK) / Development CooperationIreland; Consulat Général de France à Jérusalem; DanChurchAid; Diakonia;Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst (EED); European Commission; Fondation ProVictimis; Georg Waechter Memorial Foundation; ICCO & Kerk in Actie; Iris O'BrienFoundation; Foundation to Promote Open Society (FPOS); Moriah Fund; Naomi and Nehemia Cohen Foundation; NGO Development Center (NDC); NIF-Ford IsraelFund; Royal Norwegian Embassy; Samuel Sebba Charitable Trust; Sigrid RausingTrust; Smiling Children Foundation; Stichting Niks voor niks; Tauber FamilyFoundation; Trócaire;UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office; UNDP-Rule of Law &Access to Justice; War Child-Holland; World Vision
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Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................... 4
Tear Gas ......................................................................................................................... 6
Rubber-Coated Metal Bullets ...................................................................................... 13
Stun Grenades .............................................................................................................. 16
Live Ammunition ......................................................................................................... 17
The "Skunk" and Water Cannons ................................................................................ 21
Pepper spray ................................................................................................................. 23
Sponge Rounds ............................................................................................................ 26
Weapons in Limited Use .............................................................................................. 28
Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 30
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Crowd Control: Israel’s Use of Crowd Control Weapons in the West Bank
A new B’Tselem report reveals the full inventory of crowd control weapons used by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. These weapons are meant to be non-lethal, enabling authorities to enforce the law without endangering…
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