action needs to be taken, suspension doesnt cut it. a lot of soldiers are just pain pig-headed to the palestinians. Two days ago, an incident similar to the one at this checpoint happened-just without the hitting. I hope they dont think that palestinians are somewhat inferior beings, not to be listened to. because this one british dialected soldier and druze soldier got more they can handle when they acted like that the other day. If u think u can act rude to the "inferior" -one day it will bite u in the a**. and she learned from experience........and I hope shes (that one particullar british dialected soldier that was at the zayyim checkpoint about 10:30 pm...just so u remember us more- a bus 97% full of women coming back from attending a wedding. And that one particullar druze soldier that tried to force my aunt to apologize and feel sorry for hurting and making the british dialected soldier cry, when the soldier and himself were the ppl wrong for not listening....ahh u get what u give ...and that one pig headed jewish soldier that came on the bus after he saw there was some unexpected problem-that not all palestinians are going to be quiet and take your shit...and we still went through. I hope all three of you particulal soldiers will see this comment

OK, this is making a mountain of a molehill... But she shouldn't have done it... though I understand she is only human. Of course she was provoked!

if the palis are treating Gilad Schalit with kid gloves? I wonder how many beatings he has gotten. I bet Shalhevet Pass would have rather had a slap across the back of her head instead of the bullet! Give us a break Ynet, remember he who shows mercy to the merciless ends up being merciless to the merciful, and as the arabs say kulo kalb tiji yumo, every dog has his day!

If the kid had really been taunting her, her colleagues would have joined in and beat the living daylights out of him. Besides, squatters routinely abuse our soldiers and police much much worse and they get hugs and bottles of water. I wonder if this "moral" "policewoman" would be as courageous hitting a grown man if she was alone...somehow I doubt it. THere's another terrorist this idiot just created. If they treated ME this way, I know I'd want to blow them to bits the first chance I got.

EXACTLY!!

A policewoman filmed hitting an Arab at an IDF checkpoint last week was immediately suspended, a police spokesman said Sunday. The move has engendered disbelief amongst Jewish rights activists who have been trying for over a year and a half to suspend dozens of Israeli policemen filmed beating Jewish youths at the destruction of the Jewish town of Amona. Israeli Police Maj.-Gen. Mickey Levy, who was filmed beating Land of Israel activist Nadia Matar, was promoted in February to serve as next Deputy Commissioner of the Israeli Police Force. (INN)

Call that a beating? You see more violence at a Girl Guides Tea Party, this was just a bit of handbags like you see in the Premiership every saturday.

This kids rearing prepares him for terrorism, not saying that soldiers actions are justified, but hey, they are the enemy and this is a war.

been happing with or without camras

The Policeman is doing the right thing in dealing with hooligans. Don't be hard on her. She should be commended for instituting discipline.

Coveting Jewish land for Islam, on February l, 2006, in Amona, 12 miles north of Jerusalem, Israel's police went to war against Jewish patriots instead of fighting the war against Muslim terrorists. Pro-Islam Israeli police savagely attacked the peaceful protesters inflicting broken bones and mutliple head wounds on the Jewish victims-many of them children. Video of the violent attack on Jewish innocents: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/122176

Still, rude behavior gets a rude response.

Lots of people justifying this kind of outrageous behavior. Kyle grabs his violin about how badly the ultraorthadox are treated (of course he doesn't pay taxes here supporting them or cleaning up after their riots). Linda justifies this by talking about how badly the settlers are treated. Get a grip. This is a real story. Nobody with a uniform of the State of Israel gets to smack children without repurcussions. This is shameful behavior by this woman and she needs to find another job. The whole story of being "taunted" is a bunch of crap that was retracted.

anti Zionist forces of the leftist governments. They are used to crack down on democracy. They are a bunch of cowards and they would not last a day in an army combat unit.

sickening and olmert calls it the most ethical army in the world he did say that !

it sounds to me as if there were no other news at the moment. This incident has been exagerated by Ynet and AP. This happens evrey day around the world, and policemen who get sanctions will never face as Top News. By the way, I would be curious to hear about words she got as insults from these Palestinians... Remember Z. Zidane hit an italian player during last Wold Cup's final. I never heard condemnation from leftists...

Imagine a white Policewoman hitting black kids in a big US city. You'd have an instant riot. N.