At the expense of other missions: IDF will allocate forces to deal with Jewish terrorism

At a meeting of senior security officials, it was decided that the IDF will allocate forces to deal with Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria at the expense of other missions. The meeting was attended by Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir, head of the Israel Department in the Shin Bet, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Yoram Lavi, Central Command Commander Avi Bluth, and Judea and Samaria District Police Commander Moshe Pinchi.

At a meeting of senior security officials on the topic of Jewish terrorism in Judea and Samaria, it was decided that the IDF will allocate forces to deal with the phenomenon at the expense of other missions. The meeting was attended by the head of the Israel Department in the Shin Bet, Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Yoram Lavi, Central Command Commander Avi Bluth, Judea and Samaria District Police Commander Moshe Pinchi, and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir. It was also agreed that IDF soldiers are not trained to deal with Jewish rioters and that more "blue" police officers are needed. Additionally, the IDF will reinforce Judea and Samaria with forces from training units, who will replace Border Police officers diverted to deal with nationalist crime. Chief of Staff Zamir instructed to clarify the guidelines for soldiers, including the directive that "there is no standing idly by and no participation in illegal activity."