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Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben Dahan. (Flash90)

Deputy defense minister wants to give IDF soldiers a license to kill

Eli Ben Dahan, who once called Palestinians ‘subhuman,’ wants soldiers to be able to freely shoot to kill. Israel’s Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben Dahan is reportedly working on submitting a bill proposal that will grant soldiers a license to kill, according to a Channel 2 news report that aired Saturday evening. The bill will allow…

By Haggai Matar January 7, 2017

A woman from the West Bank village Susya is seen near olive trees that were cut down by settlers, south Hebron Hills, West Bank, February 22, 2011. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Deputy defense minister: Embattled Palestinian village doesn’t exist

The man charged with managing the day-to-day life of Palestinians in the West Bank calls Susya, a village facing imminent demolition, a ‘ploy by leftist organizations to take over Area C of the West Bank.’ Deputy Defense Minister and new head of Israel’s Civil Administration Eli Ben Dahan openly denied the existence of Susya, a West…

By Mairav Zonszein July 22, 2015