What the hell is wrong with the IDF Command? Are they only able to smash the skulls of Jewish nationalists who defend their homes, but they are incapable of stopping Arabs from hurling stones and molotov cocktails? Apologize? Are you guys NUTS? No wonder the Arabs believe they will push the Jews into the sea. Many of your Commanders are a bunch of wimps.

I guess the field manual should say ,"If you are confronted by a Molotov-throwing shabab, be sure to slap his wrist before you turn into a cinder. This will discourage his colleagues from emulating his behavior and putting your colleagues at unecessary risk. This will also ensure less negative reports from Amnesty International in future, one can only hope."

Seems reasonable.

This leaflet contained excellent policy that should be adopted by IDF. Capitain Joe is a genius! He should be promoted over the failed superiors!

The IDF officer who initated this policy should be congratulated. Israeli courts and winograd have to decide if they want Israel to defend itself. The arabs respect force and so the israeli officer should be congratulated rather than reprimanded.

...attack an armed soldier IN ANY WAY, stones, whatever, without allowing him to SHOOT at the attacker. The Israeli amry DETERRENCE has gone down the tube since the SHAMEFUL EPISODE of the soldier running from a youth with a stone rather than standing his way and shoot if the idiot did not stop. THAT CHOICE WAS NOT MORAL BUT COMPLETELY IMMORAL: IT IS WHAT ALLOWED THE INTIFADAH TO CONTINUE FOR YEARS AND WHAT CAUSED THOUSANDS OF DEAD AND TENS OF THOUSANDS OF INJURED. IT WAS FALSE COMPASSION: IN HEBREW THE COMPASSION OF THE IDIOTS!

A PITY HE ISN'T ISRAELS PM.

stupid one can get

If the IDF follows through, I bet the stone tyhrowing and Bombs will cease immediately. Damn the bad press. No one likes a loser or negotiator.