An army dog is seen here at the Oketz military base in central Israel. Palestinians desperate for work in Israel will go to extremes to sneak past the West Bank barrier, but now they face a new hurdle -- army attack dogs sent to sniff them out. (AFP/File/Yoav Lemmer)Army Dogs Wage War On Illegal Palestinian Workers -- Yahoo News/AFP
RAMADIN, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Palestinians desperate for work in Israel will go to extremes to sneak past the West Bank barrier, but now they face a new hurdle -- army attack dogs sent to sniff them out.
Workers say the use of dogs to hunt down anyone trying to enter Israel illegally is a new phenomenon which has only been occurring for about two months.
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My Comment: The whole point of using dogs is to raise the level of fear among Palestinians that crossing illegally into Israel will have consequences. Reading about the accounts of Palestinians who have been injured by this tactic, I would have to say that Israel is being successful in following this new policy.
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