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Israeli Opposition Lawmaker Tzipi Livni Defends Army's Response to Gaza Violence
(Bloomberg) Alisa Odenheimer - Israeli opposition lawmaker Tzipi Livni, a former foreign minister, defended her country's military against allegations it used excessive force against violence at a Palestinian protest last week. Livni, co-leader of the Zionist Union, said on Wednesday that forces tried to use non-lethal riot control methods, and snipers had to receive permission from high-ranking officers before firing. "We knew in advance what Hamas wants to see is dead people on the border. We tried to avoid it."