Videos shot at last Friday's riots at Bil'in and Na'alin offer a glimpse into the challenge faced by IDF soldiers at these flashpoints.
Arab rioters, volunteers from far-left international groups and Israeli anarchists regularly use Bil'in and Na'alin, two adjacent villages in the Modi'in region, as staging grounds for attacks against the IDF. One video shows the build-up to violence and the violence itself, as IDF and Border Police respond with riot dispersal gear. The Arabs are heard cursing the IDF soldiers.
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