Israel increases response to protests

In June 2024 Israeli authorities amped up its response to protests with more arrests, more violent arrests, and water cannons that have injured protesters, according to the legal aid organisation Otef Atsurim. Police have also been seen photographing cars, and some protesters say they have been followed home; others report that the police are taking action to prevent protests from starting. Public surveys show increasing fear of the police and rising belief that they have been politicised. 

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-06-21/ty-article-magazine/.premium/israeli-police-crack-down-on-protesters-with-violence-false-arrests-and-surveillance/00000190-3a6a-dea6-add5-faea16460000

Publication: Haaretz

Writer: Bar Peleg and Josh Preiner

Publication date: 2024-06-21