A good example is that protecting settlers is the top priority, and only after that [soldiers are meant to] maintain public order. There was a pillbox (a small watchtower used for guarding and observation) that I spent quite a bit of time in, between the Esh Kodesh (a settler outpost) and Qusra (a Palestinian village). In the briefings, luckily it didn’t happen, we were told that if Qusra burns Esh Kodesh’s groves, Esh Kodesh will respond by burning theirs. And in that kind of situation, it was pretty clear that if the settlers head toward Qusra, we have to go with them so they don’t get stabbed or killed. The settlers.Yes. If they burn the field, what do you do?[We call the] Border Police forces, [or] the Police. That’s what they told you?Yes. [Why not] arrest them?We were told that when it comes to settler violence or crime, it's not us who handle it, the army. It's the Border Police. Did they talk to you about your authority?Yes. We can detain, but not...

Arrest.They also told us that we should just calm the situation down, and that we're not the ones who actually handle it. Are these guys (the settlers) mostly armed?Yes. If you see a group of them heading toward Qusra, your job is to escort them [there].Yes. And if you see a group of [Palestinian] youth at night, and you don’t know whether they’re armed, heading toward Esh Kodesh?Then I’d go out to them and initiate a suspect arrest procedure. And if you had a strong indication they were armed?Then I guess, it depends on the commander’s decision in the field, but I’d either open fire or very quickly initiate the arrest procedure and make sure they drop their guns. No, obviously the situation here isn’t equal. Especially as the army in this situation, I don’t treat Palestinians and settlers the same way. I’m automatically on the side of the Israeli civilians. That’s no secret.