The Jerusalem Municipality sent a warning letter to the Israel Police on Friday, demanding they immediately halt their use of the putrid Skunk liquid to disperse protests in the city.

The letter, addressed to police chief Danny Levy and Jerusalem District commander Amir Arzani, threatened to take legal action against law enforcement should it continue to use the crowd-control weapon, Hebrew media outlets reported.

“The use of this measure is unreasonable, disproportionate and causes severe harm to innocent residents, including children, the elderly and uninvolved residents,” the municipality reportedly wrote. “If this practice continues, we will use every legal tool at our disposal to stop the harm to the residents.”

Sprayed out of a high-pressure water cannon truck, the highly controversial Skunk liquid is often used on Haredi anti-draft demonstrators and Palestinians in the West Bank, but has also been rolled out against anti-government protesters in recent years.

The municipality called the weapon a “hazard and........

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