Corresponds to Jerusalem.
Israel and the West Bank.
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The death of Omar Assad after a banal nighttime traffic check at one of the many Israeli army flying checkpoints in the West Bank could have gone almost unnoticed in Israel.
After arresting the 78-year-old Palestinian, the soldiers dragged him aside, continued their mission and then left the scene, leaving him to his fate as he lay on the ground.
The case gained momentum because of the American nationality of the motorist and the regiment in question, the Netzah Yehuda battalion, a force made up of religious conscripts from the ultra-Orthodox milieu, ultra-Zionist religious movements and the diaspora.
Harmful behavior
According to its detractors, the battalion is a haven for hate-mongering activists.
According to its defenders, it is above all a melting pot for young Haredim in search of integration into society.
Internal testimonies collected by
Le Figaro
show these companies deployed in the Occupied Territories a…
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