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Border Guard policemen filmed beating Palestinian youth
Ali Waked
Published: 22.03.07, 23:59
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1. israeli brutality
(03.22.07)
Let the world see a 0.0000001% of what they are doing to innocent people.
2. They abuse Jewish residents of Yesha as well
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (03.22.07)
but i never saw ynet headline that
3. This should also be ...
Casey ,   germany   (03.22.07)
broadcast to the world....isareli armies need a bed rest or else they gonna go insane....as they appear to be...
4. I can'r believe this.....
Chris ,   USA   (03.22.07)
This is just heart breaking I blame Palsetian, all that time, but now finally the truth had struck my head....imagine if that 17 years old was your brother, cousin, son.....this is just not right, action must be taken against isreali before it's too late....
5. Gilad Shalit was denied glasses and Red Cross visits
(03.22.07)
Sorry, I don't feel sorry for these boys.
6. THAT'S VERY GOOD. PALESTINIANS HARASS ISRAELI TROOPS
(03.22.07)
7. Border guards are great ! NO mercy for terrorists
(03.22.07)
8. Damn
George ,   Dallas, TEXAS   (03.22.07)
Kol Hakavod to IDF
9. Seen the film and read the book
Israel   (03.22.07)
We saw a policeman slap him around. OK. Happens. But now because this film has been released this boy is going to cash in on this. The border guard police have turned their lives into a nightmare? Cry me a river. What about the families who are mourning loved ones blown up by suicide bombers. We know our military police are an extremely tough bunch, maybe they were a little excessive here. Can't blame them.
10. We need to remain above this kind of behavior...
Yonatan ,   USA   (03.22.07)
We are better than this. One differfence from the arabs, though... These men will be prosecuted for their crime. Arabs will never prosecute there own for the same kinds of things.
11. border guards
kobi ,   tel aviv   (03.22.07)
even as a person that does not like muslims, i feel ashamed for our border police.
12. "Makes very hard for us to study"
Wondering   (03.22.07)
Interesting that the school let out at 12:30 PM. If they missed the first two classes? How many classes are there if they let out at 12:30 PM? Or perhaps there is more to this story and these "students" weren't in school at all.
13. This is really bad
Ibrahim ,   S. Arabia   (03.22.07)
I never thought I would see this, and write my first ever negative post about Israeli forces. Armed Israeli police beating a non-combative, unarmed teenager, regardless of his nationality, is unmanly, unprofessional, cowardly, and tarnishes the reputation of the Israeli forces world-wide. As if Istarel does not have enough problems right now with leaders etc. entangled in humiliating lawsuits and investigations. The deaths and kidanappings of Israelis were not commited by THIS teenager. Israeli forces can not beat him for something he did not do. They are supposed to uphold their code of conduct, not take out their frustrations on innocent, unarmed civilians. Pity.
14. JUST SAW VIDEO OF ARAB BLOWING UP PIZZERIA!!!
kj ,   il   (03.22.07)
nyc cops rough ppl up on a daily basis, only in israel is it a legitiamate excuse to kills kids and others
15. #7 and no mercy for any one else. you'll be reminded soon !
(03.22.07)
17. ashamed again
Tal ,   Brussels, Belgium   (03.22.07)
Seeing this type of activity by whoever in the IDF makes me sick to my stomach. I am jewish and have always believed and promoted the morality of the jewish nation and its forces. However this type of incident isolated or not is horrendous, this is even more so when one reads the racist, aggressive and vile comments posted by some ynet readers. If Israel wants its diaspora to tow the line, its about time it put its own house in order. And to all you racists on this site, keep your words for yourself, the entire world reads these pages and this is the impression you give them of jewish ethos...you make me sick
18. Sick Cowards!!
Sam ,   Atlanta, GA   (03.22.07)
Beating a 17year old (Terrorist) makes me sick. Just like in the US, you created this monster and became so afraid of it. In realty, it's like making up a lie, then believe it!!
19. That boarder gaurd will be arrested
sabbageorge ,   Tel Aviv   (03.22.07)
This is a terrible incident of violence! That boarder guard will be arrested and justice will be taken upon him! No one will get away with this.. I know this as I worked for 2 years on israels harshist boarder erez crossing point!
20. Disgraceful report
Jonathan Boyko ,   Ofrah, Israel   (03.22.07)
Why these reports never have examples of Palestinian actions? Soldiers being abused physically and verbally by Palestinians, et cetera. Only the poor Palestinians are in the news. Disgrace.
21. Ynet,please,
Keren ,   SP-now in Israel   (03.22.07)
start publishing the traumatized,maimed and suffered Israeli public. I have lived with my aunt,in the Haifa area. She is old and falled in the floor because of the scaring situation on the lebanon war. She had her brain traumatized,stayed in the hospital for 1 month and almost died. Her house got breaches due the bombing. This is just a personal exemple of great suffering,greatest than a slap in the face of a boy who certainly provoqued the soldiers. Why don't you publish the suffering of your people,why?
22. You saw it in an Israeli paper
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (03.22.07)
You never see in a moslem paper how they treat others,AND IT'S NOT PRETTY
23. this is not ok.
Daneille ,   Maracco   (03.22.07)
i'm cathlic...just recently in university we were supposed to express the issue on Isreali/Palsetian conflict,...the poll turned out ot be 86% pro-palestain, Then it made me intersted to search more about the conflict, most people said that Isreali kill and hit every palestian in the name of terrsit, AND now it so clear but despite the prove isreali are still blaming on Palestian. then some body mentioned that we should all visit the Y net news and see for ourselves the tone of the isralis, I can see now that their TONE...godforbid not OK...
24. If the Arabs don't like it, they'll stop their own violence
Dani ,   Tel Aviv   (03.22.07)
If they want to play hardball, then they're going to get hurt. What's so complex here?
25. a war is a war
Isragirl ,   Qiryat Yam, Israel   (03.22.07)
I remember watching a footage from Iraq (around 2004) where a group of British soldiers were caught on camera beating with their boots a group of handcuffed men who were sitting on the ground with their heads down. A striking image. My daughter was 3 y.o., and she happened to sit and watch it next to me, so I turned it off quickly. The next day they called me from her daycare center, and told me with a great surprise that she approached a random child sitting on the floor and kicked him in the face with her foot. Violence begets violence. Both sides should remember that.
26. This is nothing
abu Zaid ,   Qualandya Ref. Camp   (03.22.07)
What you saw in this short film is really nothing compared to what really goes on in the West Bank.The IDF does this and much more . I am not shocked or surprised of what i watched, because i have seen this many times.This is how they greet us and tell us good bye. Peace
27. dealing day in day out....
linda   (03.22.07)
year in and year out with people who want to kill you. I would like to see soldiers not go insane, they are also just boys. Don't forget the lynch in ramallah and more cruel things pals did, this is a kidsgame next to it.
28. in hate, anything happens
Atilla Karagözoğlu   (03.22.07)
I also wonder who are you guys, Ynet ! you doing good job. KEEP ALWAYS REMINDING. DONT WORRY TO MAKE MAKE MISTAKES. WHICH ONE OF US PERFECT. MANY WILL TRY TO MAKE YOU AN ORDINARY ONE, A HATEFULL ONE. MAKE EVERYONE FREE TO TALK. even Israelies should free talk here !!! try to get my point please.
29. This 17 year old Innocent boy among those.... .
ben ,   singapore   (03.22.07)
INNOCENT CHIlDREN who throw stones ...at the IDF and Police....are they not ? Well this is nothing ,compared to those suicide bombing and qassams . Yassir Arafat sparked the EVIL and now Evil is taking it TURN.Evil only breed Evil. Wait for the Police to EXPLAIN ! See if the Police want to sing the SONG - " I like Your Move "
30. Border Guard policemen filmed beating Palestinian youth
K. Stern ,   New York City USA   (03.22.07)
I know that living in the USA means that I do not have the same right to express my views as one living in Israel, but... Yes, often there is a double standard applied to Israel--but we should always strive to adhere to that double, HIGHER (!) standard. Watching that video distressed me terribly.
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