"Videos show immigration officers jumping out of unmarked vans, tackling and pepper-spraying protesters, and breaking windows in order to drag people from their cars. (...) For observers of the conflict in Israel-Palestine, these scenes can seem eerily familiar. That similarity may not be a coincidence. Over the past two decades, U.S. immigration officials have maintained a close relationship with the Israeli government. (...) [ICE] is now giving Americans a taste of how the Israeli military operates in the West Bank, according to Josh Paul, who previously led the arms transfer office at the State Department."
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"The Bush administration created ICE and CBP in 2003, when it restructured the federal government following the 9/11 attacks. (...) ICE and CBP agents have since developed a close relationship with their counterparts in Israel, allowing them to trade notes on tactics and technology. (...) some parallels have nothing to do with the U.S.-Israel relationship per se. Israel’s military, for example, has shown a lack of discipline and combat readiness during the war in Gaza, which some experts blame on poor training and a rapid expansion of active duty call-ups. ICE has faced similar discipline challenges amid its head-spinning growth under the Trump administration"