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Member of elite Sayeret Matkal unit dies in training accident
Efrat Weiss
Published: 01.01.08, 14:39
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1. Horrible ! z"l
gabriela ben ari ,   Jerusalem   (01.01.08)
2. SHE MUST BE SLEEPING WITH..............
AVROHOM BILGREI ,   ZION   (01.01.08)
OR RELATED TO MANAGEMENT AT YNET(EFRAT WEISS) OTHERWISE, CHARACTERIZING AN INCIDENT AS: "was killed" RATHER THAN; AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT DIED, COULD ONLY BE "HER" PHRASIOLIGY - CNN WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE HER !! THE ONUS IS ON YNET TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THE SHAME OF SUCH INCOMPETANCE & KEEP HER FROM EXPOSURE TO SUCH HORRIFIC SHAME !
3. help wanted: editor
tom ,   toronto, canada   (01.01.08)
this story is about a young man who died accidentally in the service of his country. isn't it a shame not to get his name right?
4. Military training
Leon ,   Grand Rapids USA   (01.01.08)
is never safe. The purpose of armed conflict is to exert violence, unfortunately necessary given human nature. To train for this mission must, of necessity be dangerous, and any fool who thinks that any army can make it safe simply doesn't understand the nature of war.
5. Sounds like the US Navy when someone "falls" off a ship...
Rivkah   (01.01.08)
the most uninvestigated reason is that the person met someone who did not like him and pushed him overboard...or in this case, off a cliff. That is such a perfect murder and it happens so often. My concern about Moslems joining the US armed forces is that gives them opportunities to push people overboard on ships and tape quarters to the inside of jet turbines and other dastardly deeds clueless investigators seem to overlook.
6. May His Memory Be Blessed
(01.01.08)
May his memory be blessed. My condolences to his family and the Druze community. http://www.thejewishnation.net
7. SO SORRY
CAROL ,   EILAT   (01.01.08)
MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY
8. A tragic loss, but it happens. Learn from it.
Raymond from DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (01.01.08)
The "elite" don't get that way without a lot of work. Training, exercising, assessment, more training. They push themselves to the limit to prepare themselves for the day when their skills will be needed. Theirs is a dangerous responsibility and, I acknowledge and appreciate their sacrifice. Now, remind us how many died on Israel's highways in the past few days. THAT is a loss without reason or consolation.
9. To 5
Isaac   (01.01.08)
He was Druze and not Muslim. The Druze are highly respected in the IDF, as you well should know. Take your conspiracy theory and go sleep it off.
10. a great loss.
debra ,   usa   (01.02.08)
11. 9 Isaac: Your post convinces me he was probably pushed off
Rivkah   (01.02.08)
the cliff since Druze are despised by other Moslems for their loyalty to Israel. Murder is not necessarily conspiracy. Conspiracy implies more than one person involved in an attack.
12. very sad but not the kind of story that makes great discusio
zionist forever   (01.02.08)
Unfortunatly accidents happen sometimes. The Sayeret Matkal have their own training methods which have been proven to work, as far as we know nobody did anything criminal and if there is I am sure the Sayeret Matkal will be conducting their own investigations .. Special forces dont generaly discuss their investigations in the media as they prefer to keep a low profile so as far as we know at this stage its a tragic accident end of story.
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