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Illustrative photo of Israelis taking a shooting class in a Jerusalem gun shop, October 15, 2015. A number of Israeli leaders have called on citizens to arm themselves in response to a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks, and the owner of this shop reported an increase in demand for personal weapons. (Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
Senior official urges Israelis to carry more guns following Fatah-Hamas accord
Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan has a unique response to the deal ending a decade of political, geographic and societal Palestinian divisions. The Israeli government’s response to the deal was among the tamest it has ever directed toward anything including the word Hamas, namely that Israel won’t conduct “diplomatic relations” with a Palestinian government including…
By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man October 19, 2017
Israelis attend a shooting practice in a gun shop in Jerusalem on October 15, 2015. Arms shop's owners report a rise in demand for weapons and other self defence gear as violence continues around Jerusalem. (Activestills.org)
Israel looks to alter gun policy, and women are most at risk
In response to the recent wave of violence Israel’s public security minister wants to put more guns in more (men’s) hands and in more homes. The only guaranteed result, however, is that more women will be killed inside their own homes. By Rela Mazali Israel’s gun policy is changing as you read this. The country’s…
By +972 Magazine January 13, 2016
Illustrative photo of a plainclothes security officer by Photo by ChameleonsEye / Shutterstock.com
WATCH: Do Israeli schools really need armed guards?
Social TV takes to the streets of Israel and asks people whether they think guns in schools are really necessary.
By Social TV July 20, 2015
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Getting guns off the kitchen table – locally and globally
How is it that Israel, a state with substantial arms exports, and which demands tight global scrutiny of the weapons purchased by its neighbors, has not signed a UN treaty to reduce violence against women and children? By Smadar Ben-Natan (translated from Hebrew by Ofer Neiman) The Knesset Committee for Advancement of the Status of Women…
By +972 Magazine April 4, 2014
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