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West Bank soldiers: We guard settlers; they spit us in the face
Yoav Zitun
Published: 11.01.14, 00:21
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1. Withdraw the soldiers
Stan ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
from every settlement where this and similar incidents have occurred. Our soldiers don't have to protect Jewish terrorists.
2. No 1 Better idea
Sally ,   UK   (01.11.14)
Remove the settlers back to Israel
3. Settlers never do such a thing, must have been b'tselem
dovid ,   los Angeles   (01.11.14)
Or staged by Palestinians. Just like the settler attacks of the last few days. Right?
4. Stop protecting the settllers, IDF!!
Gunnar ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (01.11.14)
Leave them and let them fend for themselves. They don't deserve the IDF´s help.
5. # 1
Harry ,   Haifa, Israel.   (01.11.14)
You are right of course, but what has the government been doing over the years, always by inaction giving defacto support to these punks.
6. Let them pay all the costs
Dan   (01.11.14)
The settlers demand taxpayers' money, the lives of other people's children and a huge international penalty on Israel so they can pursue an illegal religious fantasy. Abandon them, and see how highly they value their mad dream when they have to pay the costs. They'll soon scurry back across the green line, and then peace can be made.
7. The only problem with those sworn to protect
Samuel Clemens ,   Redding, CT   (01.11.14)
Is that instead of removing the threat they remove those who love the land of their own name on orders by those sworn to serve those who love the land of their own name, land that protects them when those sworn to protect them are present or not.
8. protecting settlers
Ben Ami Gelin ,   Bathurst Australia   (01.11.14)
Stop protecting them. Not worth the tsarot.
9. ungreatfull seattelers
Kevin ,   Tel Aviv   (01.11.14)
pull out solders and let the seatelrs live under Arab rule
10. Let's be honest
Alon   (01.11.14)
Yes soldiers protect settlers. But they also destroy their homes in the middle of the night. They raze them. They arrest them without charges under administrative detention. They raze them for no reason. If they build a porch on their home they come with horses and clubs and beat the settlers and destroy their property. And then rhetoric cry that someone slashed their tires.
11. sad
rm ,   NL Amsterdam   (01.11.14)
sad state of affairs. Young soldiers go to the territories to protect settlers from the evil palestinians and find that the situation is slightly more complicated than that. Even more sad is that Israel has shown time and again that it is really only willing to fight Arab terror and that usually settlers can do as they please....
12. Nothing new under the sun
Scarborough1414 ,   Scarborough, ON, CAN   (01.11.14)
I was in Israel for eight months about thirty-five years ago. Even then IDF soldiers returning from "the territories" groused about the settlers. Why? Because some settlers (not all) would treat the soldiers like hired guns. They accused the IDF of stupid things like ogling their daughters, cadging free meals from the settlers and vandalizing their property (they would set up observation posts on rooftops or on peoples' property and then upon leaving the owner would complain the soldiers damaged stuff or left a mess). Sad to say, most of the settlers who complained were of the religious persuasion; possibly they didn't like having too many "seculars" around. None of this is new, what's sad is very little has improved over the years. I was a volunteer on a kibbutz near the Lebanese border and we had soldiers all around. Let me tell you, I was glad they were there. They said very little (they were under orders) but when push came to shove, they were ready to do what was necessary. Good for them! Anyone who doesn't do their duty for a nonsensical reason doesn't deserve to be called an Israeli.
13. Send these deluded nutters home
gp ,   Tel Aviv   (01.11.14)
Messianic meshugges with no respect for law, for their fellow Jews who will ultimately bear the brunt of their "occupation mentality" madness or for the children they eventually are putting into this minefield they are creating. But what can you expect when the head of government has been letting these "criminal acts" happen with impunity for years. All talk, no action, that is Bibi Netanyahu's modus operandi.
14. Agree. Time to withdraw our sons
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.11.14)
and grandsons from the settlements that contain criminals who attack them!
15. #10's understanding of honesty....
Michael ,   Haifa   (01.11.14)
......makes a used car salesman sound like Mother Theresa
16. the same
Toledano Jean-Pierre ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
Treat them, violent and aggressive Palestinians or settlers, in the same way. Arrest them and let the judge take the correct and fair decision.
17. ...divided we fall.
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.11.14)
18. Gunnar @4, that would be very bad idea and for completely
leo ,   usa   (01.11.14)
opposite reason. Settlers are quite capable of protecting themselves, IDF there is to act as a separating fence.
19. Exchange of land&citizens for peace? Itzhar first!
miki ,   tampa   (01.11.14)
20. We need to refuse to allow our sons and daughters
Sarah B ,   Tel Aviv/London   (01.11.14)
serve in the West Bank, same as when we brought our children home from Lebanon And we should make it clear, our money must be spent in Israel providing housing schools and jobs
21. Reason: IDF leadership side with the Arabs
Mark   (01.11.14)
This has been eroding trust on the part of the Jews. And with good reason. They feel abandoned by their own armed forces. When the IDF shows up, it's usually to push the Jews around at the slightest - and quite often - false accusations by Arabs.
22. The Settlers are
Debbie ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
destroying this beautiful religion and country. I'm sure G-d cries with every price tag act, every olive tree they destroy. But I'm sure G-d morns every act of violence against both Arab and Jew alike. It's time for peace in this beautiful land and it is time to share - 2 state solution is the ONLY way to peace. We all have the right to live and let live.
23. # 10 What utter nonsense!
Stan ,   Israel   (01.11.14)
This is all a pack of lies! The only places that the army destroys illegal caravans or huts, are in illegal settlements which spring up like mushrooms after rain. These settlements are also usually on private Arab land. Israel bend over backwards to let the settlers do what ever they want, but sometimes even this right wing administration cannot accept all the law abuses carried out by the extremist settlers.
24. Do Your JOB
Perry K ,   Canada   (01.11.14)
And protect them and you wouldn't have this problem. If you were anywhere else in the World you would be shot or stabbed, idiots. Oh they spit on me eww, gross, suck as_es. Mean while children are dying from rock throwers, stabbings and anything else the Palesatins can devise. Disgusting these IDF's, shame
25. don't take it personal
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (01.11.14)
they spit on the government's policy of appeasement and as a soldier you are a 'representative' of the government. But please don't take it too personal, just wipe off the spit and smile. (if you can)
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