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Source: https://jcpa.org/the-deadly-militia-spotters-of-jenin/
The Deadly Militia "Spotters" of Jenin
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Lenny Ben-David - In recent months, Palestinian militias in the West Bank have introduced improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and roadside bombs into their arsenal. Palestinian spotters alert other units of the approach of an Israeli vehicle so ambushes can be set and roadside bombs triggered. Palestinian Salim Awad showed CNN a 16-minute video of Israeli military vehicles in Jenin during the fighting in which Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh was killed. The footage tells us that the spotter was filming and transmitting the location of Israeli armored vehicles. A plausible answer to the question of Abu Akleh's death is that she stood between Israeli soldiers who believed they were in danger and spotter Salim Awad, filming their location and transmitting his video. The writer, a veteran of AIPAC and former Deputy Chief of Staff in Israel's Washington Embassy, is Director of the Institute for U.S.-Israel Relations at the Jerusalem Center.