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<div id="divNewsDatetime">PressTV &#8211;  Fri Aug 26, 2011 12:13PM GMT</div>
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<div id="divLead"><strong>The Israeli military has developed an operational doctrine for snipers using laser designators in anticipation of violent demonstrations following the Palestinian&#8217;s declaration of statehood.</strong></div>
<p>The doctrine includes the use of the Amit targeting system, which came into operation after Israel&#8217;s war on the impoverished Gaza Strip at the turn of 2009.</p>
<p>Israel&#8217;s Paratroop Brigade came up with the idea as it experienced difficulty targeting their victim&#8217;s during mass protests.</p>
<p>&#8220;The snipers could not see well and we used the Amit, which can see in all weathers, to put a laser designator on the legs of the protester and then the sniper shot at the laser,&#8221; <em>The Jerusalem Post</em> quoted an Israeli ground forces commander as saying on Friday.</p>
<p>Israeli officials further explained that the doctrine is aimed at ensuring accurate hits.</p>
<p>Moreover, Israel has repeatedly claimed that violent clashes could erupt in the occupied territories over the Palestinian Authority&#8217;s (PA) planned bid for statehood recognition at the United Nations in September.</p>
<p>It has also announced that it needs to stand ready for the potential violence.</p>
<p>The PA has declared September 20 as the date when it would apply for the recognition.</p>
<p>The plan, however, has been opposed by the United States, Israel and some of their Western allies. Washington has promised to veto any vote for the recognition.</p>
<p>More than 100 countries have so far officially recognized Palestine as a sovereign state based on the 1967 borders, the boundaries that existed before Israel captured and annexed East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.</p>
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