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Guardian Report Ignores Israel's Need to Prevent Terror Attacks
(HonestReporting) Galia Palmer - An article by Peter Beaumont in the Guardian on Nov. 29 on "Military Invasions of Palestinian Homes" is based on a report by "Breaking the Silence," an NGO with a history of spreading anti-Israel smears. A more accurate description of the activity described would be "arrests." Units in the West Bank are sent to enter homes in order to arrest known or suspected perpetrators of terror and violence. As a combat soldier currently serving in the Israeli military explained: "We have to go in and do our job, and it's going to cause some discomfort for whoever is in the house, whoever isn't the suspect." The IDF is fulfilling its obligation to keep Israeli citizens safe. The Guardian cites a local imam who claims that the IDF's arrest raids are really "to scare everyone. To show who is in charge." But this does not align with reality. As soldiers who have served in the IDF can testify, troops are always given a specific name and pictures before entering any home. Soldiers never get orders just to go in and look for trouble. Soldiers are regularly instructed not to take anything unnecessary from homes, and those who break these rules are typically sentenced to time in military jail.