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Romanian monument to Israeli dead defaced

Swastikas, a pig, and insults were spray-painted on a memorial to the six Israelis who died in a helicopter training exercise in Romania in 2010; the vandals are unknown; police are investigating.

Unknown vandals have defaced a memorial in Romania to the six members of the Israeli Air Force who died in a helicopter training exercise in 2010.

 

 

The vandals covered the monument with swastikas, a drawing of a pig, and "You're pigs," transliterated from Hebrew into Roman characters.

 

On learning of the desecration, Israel's ambassador to Romania, Tamar Samash contacted the Israeli police attaché in Bucharest. He in turn contacted the Romanian police authorities and discovered that the incident had not yet been reported to them. They subsequently opened an investigation.

 

 

The deface monument
The deface monument

 

The memorial is located in a secluded area outside the city of Brașov, so the local authorities have little-to-no information on what happens there. The ambassador sent letters to the Romanian president, prime minister, and foreign minister to inform them of the incident. She also asked for their swift action.

 

The accident memorialized by the defaced monument took place on July 26, 2010. According to Bucharest media reports, the Romanian Defense Ministry said the helicopter, a CH-53 Sikorsky, crashed during Blue Sky 2010 – an 11-day joint Romanian-Israeli aviation exercise.

 

Memorial service at site   (צילום: דובר צה"ל)

סגורסגור

שליחה לחבר

 הקלידו את הקוד המוצג
תמונה חדשה

שלח
הסרטון נשלח לחברך

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הטמעת הסרטון באתר שלך

 קוד להטמעה:

 
The Israelis on board the chopper included four IDF pilots and two airborne mechanics.

 

The Israelis killed in the accident were Lt. Col (Res.) Avner Goldman, 48, Modi'in; Lt. Col. Daniel Shipenbauer, 43, Kidron; Maj. Yahel Keshet, 33, Hatzerim; Maj. Lior Shai, 28, Tel-Nof; Lt. Nir Lakrif, 25, Tel- Nof; and Sgt. 1st Class Oren Cohen, 24 of Rehovot.

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.30.16, 22:15
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