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Israel has established a new police force to stamp out peace activism in the West Bank.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says the new police force will arrest people “cursing IDF soldiers, igniting tempers, inciting and encouraging harming Jews, and in doing so hurting the security of the state.”

“Founding the team for handling the anarchists is consistent with my clear policy of fighting those who disturb public order,” he said. “My outlook is zero tolerance for those who harm security, settlers and the State of Israel.”

The new force commenced operations two weeks ago.

“Founding a special police unit whose whole purpose is to prevent human rights activists from getting to Palestinian towns will not prevent the public from being exposed to the fact that in those territories, there is an apartheid regime – in which the Jewish settlers have all the rights. In contrast, their Palestinian neighbors don’t have any,” Standing Together co-director Alon-Lee Green said Tuesday.

“The new unit will not deter us; we will continue to come and act against the continuation of this reality that hurts Palestinians and Israelis,” he said.

“The Jewish settlers have all the rights, while their Palestinian neighbors don’t have any. The new unit will not deter us; we will continue to come and act against the continuation of this reality that hurts Palestinians and Israelis,” Green added.