Israel’s foul-smelling weapon turns Palestinian repression into a sales pitch.
![Israeli security forces spray Palestinian protesters with skunk water in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on June 21, 2021 [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_9CT929.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Asian Studies in Africa at the University of Pretoria
Israel’s foul-smelling weapon turns Palestinian repression into a sales pitch.
![Israeli security forces spray Palestinian protesters with skunk water in the east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on June 21, 2021 [Ahmad Gharabli/AFP]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/000_9CT929.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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