monopoly on violence

Soldiers arrest a masked settler (Photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Why the Left must oppose administrative detention for Jewish terrorists

Using administrative detention on violent settlers has far more to do with a state seeking to restore its monopoly on violence than equality, Palestinian safety or an end to the occupation. By Moriel Rothman-Zecher Jewish extremists are suspected to have been behind the heinous murder of an 18-month-old Palestinian child in the West Bank last week.…

By +972 Magazine August 5, 2015

An armed settler stands with IDF troops near Nabi Saleh [illustrative photo], 19.09.2011 (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Resource: Privatizating law enforcement in, around settlements

‘The Lawless Zone’ is a report by Yesh Din on the transfer of policing and security powers to the Civilian Security Coordinators (CSC) in Israel’s West Bank settlements and outposts. The report presents an analysis of the institution of the CSCs as an inherent aspect of the biased and chaotic state of Israeli law enforcement…

By +972 Resources September 19, 2014

Illustrative photo of an Israeli settlement's civilian security coordinator. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

How the IDF abdicates its monopoly on violence in the West Bank

The IDF grants arrest and other powers to civilians in West Bank settlements and outposts but fails to ensure they are held accountable. In essence, the army has privatized law enforcement. By Yossi Gurvitz, for Yesh Din Privatizing the state’s use of force should be a source of concern to us all. Such a process…

By +972 Magazine September 19, 2014

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