Two of the flyers distributed
Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers
The newly enlisted man will serve ten days in a military prison; the IDF considers the posters racist and political, which it specifies as forbidden to those currently serving in the national army.
An IDF soldier was sentenced to ten days' incarceration after distributing flyers on the Tel Hashomer base that the IDF deemed to be racist and inciting.
According to the soldier's lawyer, "This is a sad case in which the army preferred to send a young man who only just enlisted to prison. Even if his views are inconsistent with this or that person, it would have been better had they explained the rules of contact in the army to him and not chosen to actually punish him.
Two of the flyers distributed
"Obviously, his actions weren't at all criminal. It's his right to have an opinion, and it's interesting to see that despite the various opinions that have been heard in recent months in the media about public figures and even about IDF officers, they happened to find him as a scapegoat while they do nothing to others."
The IDF Spokesperson's Unit commented, "The soldier was sentenced to ten days in military prison for distributing flyers containing political statements and incitement against different groups of society. The IDF is a national army that emphasizes coming together, and it is forbidden to all who are serving to get involved in political matters. Contrary to claims, the flyers did not call for refusing orders."
