Meanwhile in the West Bank, every Israeli soldier 'does whatever he wants'

Hind and Abir (not their real names), two women from different parts of the West Bank, have never met. In early July, soldiers raided Hind's home; in early June, they raided Abir's. From Hind's house, they took over 10,000 shekels (about $3,000), leaving her an official document citing the British Mandate-era Emergency Defense Regulations of 1945 and IDF Order 1651 (2009) on security provisions as justification. They provided no evidence for their claim that the money was linked to an unlawful association.

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