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Why Israel loves skunk water

Original: Why Israel loves skunk water https://www. aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10 /8/why-israel-loves-skunk-water?traffic_source=

An Al Jazeera opinion piece examines Israel's use of 'skunk water', a foul-smelling liquid sprayed by security forces to disperse Palestinian crowds. The article argues the malodorous weapon serves a dual purpose, functioning both as a tool of repression and as a form of marketing for Israeli security practices. Readers are debating the ethics of the substance and what its export says about the global arms trade.

Why now: The newly published Al Jazeera opinion piece is prompting discussion of Israel's crowd-control tactics and their international promotion.

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