End of the 'Skunk' Era in Protests | Knesset Approves New Water Cannon Law
The Knesset approved a law requiring the use of only clean water in water cannons and full documentation of every activation. 'An end to the humiliation and discrimination against Haredim and settlers.'
Assessment
The Knesset has passed a law restricting police water cannons to clean water only, with mandatory full documentation of each use. This ends the deployment of the malodorous 'skunk' spray, which protesters and communities like Haredim and settlers have long decried as a tool of targeted humiliation. The new transparency requirements could shift the dynamics of protest policing, making force more accountable but potentially less deterrent.