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Palestinian: Soldiers looked on as settlers assaulted me
Ali Waked
Published: 06.07.08, 11:47
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1. So, the daily qassams in Sderot are harasment too! You reap
what you sow!!!   (07.06.08)
2. One good thing
Aharon ,   Givat Shmuel, Israel   (07.06.08)
Baruch Hashem ynet wasnt around in the day of David Raziel or ynet would have condemned that Jew as well.
3. Man beaten
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (07.06.08)
Yesterday you reported he was in serious condition after being beat for 2 hrs.Toay he it was 40 min and he has internal injuries,if this is true why did'ntthe hospital keep him longer
4. ON SHABBAT? Dream ON!
rachel ,   chutz4now   (07.06.08)
Ok...does anyone not see th stupidity in this? Secondly, BetMeshuga, and the rest of the leftists have been DOING lots of this kind of thing! Belief in roping a guy to a pole for setting fires to "whose" fields? until police come is a FAR cry from what the PA eternal victims and their guilt ridden jewish puppets do.
5. Incredible, the settlers did it without there TziTzim Again!
Dude   (07.06.08)
Wow, yet another video where the 'settlers' are lacking there tzitzim (hanging clothe), one of them isn't wearing a knitted kippa, the other is wearing a large white skull cap which is common for Muslims to wear. Could this have been intra-palestinian issue, such as family feud? Could this have been staged? Does the fact that this comes from the ISM makes it incredibly suspect? Yes to all these questions, but still even more incredible than all this, Ynet publishes this without questioning of the source. Excellent job, highest journalistic standards!
6. A few questions after this movie
Suzanne   (07.06.08)
1. Who exactly shot the movie? 2. What do they say? (Arabic and Hebrew (?)) 3. Why do I hear something like a giggle in the beginning? (or is that not a giggle?)
7. LIES
Natan   (07.06.08)
The movie clip shows you NOTHING... Who, what, how, when, why...All we have is allegations by an Arab. Arabs are the biggest liars on earth...
8. Only Efrat Weiss aka Ali Wicked could make up such stories.
Miriam ,   israel   (07.06.08)
She chooses the name according to the article. He was attacked by Jews for trying to put out a fire - on Shabbat. Anyone in their right minds would believe such shtuyot? Surprising even that Ynet would publish it.
9. Yes Rachel on Shabbat
Kim ,   Australia   (07.06.08)
Shabbat is actually one of the favourite times for illega settlers to attack Palestinian farmers. In the Palestinian District of Nablus over the past few weeks, illegal settlers have repeated attack Palestinian villagers in Burin, Asira Al Qabliya and Immatin (in the Qalqilya district) on Friday evenings and Saturdays. They have set fire to the wheat fields and burnt hundreds of olive trees. Settlers are vicious and violent and should be jailed for their illegal behaviour.
10. I told you a 'mysterious' video would appear a day later!!
Rueben ,   Israel   (07.06.08)
11. #9
flash   (07.06.08)
Sounds all very nice and academic but all you've done is take locations, made accusations, and passed it off as G-d truth fact... Try bringing a snippet of evidence asides from the usual "Israelis confiscate all our equipment, blah blah" In addition you end by saying how settlers are vicious and violent, well I for one am glad you passed stats 101 and can make such brazen conclusions. I'm glad you've interviewed and eye witnessed 100% of settlers... In fact I'm willing to bet past the BBC you haven't seen jack.
12. #10 It is the exact same video.
Etoile ,   Montreal, Canada   (07.06.08)
Didn't we see this video under the title that the supposed person at the pole was "a boy?" And wasn't the supposed attack done in response to the Palestinians burning down a Jewish field? And why now does the pole guy is claim that the soldiers stood by while the Jews abused him when we clearly see in the video that the soldier stopped the "settler" from continuing his kicks? And do we see the same scene twice during the kicking towards the beginning of the video? Please get you story straight because I am going nuts trying to figure this stuff out! For those unfamiliar of the article I am alluding to, check this link here. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3564242,00.html
13. Settlers beat Palestinian
Leah   (07.06.08)
I read in another Israeli newspaper, that this same man and other's were responsible for an arson attack against Jewish property. I am sorry if he was beaten like he said,by the settlers,but he is by no mean's innocent either.
14. Kim from Australia
Leah   (07.06.08)
Settlers as a whole are not nearly as violent and vicious as Palestinians. A few years ago, Palestinians deliberately shot and killed a Jewish toddler on a playground in her mother's arms. The babies father and several other Jewish children were injured as well. A few weeks later,they beat two young boys to death in a cave, these kids were so disfigured that their DNA had to be used to identify one from the other. There have been other countless similiar horrific incidents like these two, were Jews have been brutally murdered or maimed over the last few years. Jewish settlers are under constant threat of violence by Palestinian terrorists who have openly called for their death's, and sadly a very large part of the Palestinian population supports this as well. Yet for some strange reason folks like you only care when the Palestinians are the victim's of violence.
15. They come on Shabbat, they are afraid of being filmed
Ilan ,   Ariel   (07.06.08)
On Shabbat Jews are limited in what they can do. Stopping arsonists is permitted, but taping the criminals working is not. They come on Shabbat so that they can do their vandalism knowing that the police will never bring them before a judge for the damage they do.
16. Leah - Israeli and settler violence
Kim ,   Australia   (07.07.08)
Leah have you spent any time in the occupied Palestinian territories? (not in the illegal settlements but in the territories themselves). I have spent time there over at least 4 years and lived at one stage for more than a year in the OPT and have repeatedly witnessed unprovoked settler violence against Palestinians. The first year I was in Palestine, in a month period or less, settlers murdered a young Palestinian boy who was harvesting olives and another settler shot point blank a Palestinian driver who he flagged down (this was done in front of at least a half dozen other Palestinians). The settlers punishment? A months or so house arrest - for premediated murder! I have also visited hebron many times and seen settler attacking Palestinians while soldiers stand by (and yes on Shabbat). I suggest you go read the testimonies of the Israeli soliders from Breaking the Silence who have repeatedly testified about settler violence. Finally, in May, Israeli newspapers, published a report which noted that since the creation of the Israeli state 60 years ago, there have been 1,634 Israeli civilians killed and 14,000 injured by "acts of terror". What the article did not mention, however, was that in the much shorter period of 7.5 years (from September 2000 to March 2008 since the beginning of the Al Aqsa intifada) that more than 3615 Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israeli state "acts of terror" and 25,650 Palestinian civilians had been wounded/
17. To Kim #9 Question
Gabi ,   Kias Angekes, USA   (07.07.08)
You live in Australia and you know this how? Were you there, who is your source of information?
18. Regardless of Circumstances Beating Up A Man is Wrong
Jason ,   New York   (07.07.08)
Guys, I'm extremely Right Wing in my Political beliefs, but regardless of the reason, four Jews beating up on another person, Palestinian or Jewish is just wrong. Aren't we supposed to have a higher moral character? I don't doubt that this Palestinian could have been involved in some attack on the settlement, but if violence occurs from self-defense, fine. However, Jews should NEVER instigate this type of attack. Regardless of whether this article is accurate, nobody should defend senseless violence like this, especially from us.
19. #18 watch the video
observer   (07.07.08)
they have already chosen a high moral ground to pose for the video
20. Kim
Leah   (07.07.08)
I am strongly against violence by anyone including Jews. Do you happen to have a link about story of the boy picking olives who was shot by settlers? From an objective newsource? If it did happen like you said, I agree it is horrible, and I condemn it in the strongest terms. I do not condone the man in this article being beaten by settlers,if this whole incident happened like he said. However, I really do think alot of these so called reports of Jewish violence against Palestinians really are exagerrated, and when it does happen, which I do not condone by the way, it is usually preceded by provocative acts and violence by Palestinians and their supporters. The man supposedly beaten in this video allegedly set fire to Jewish property. What did the infant Jewish girl do to provoke the Palestinian sniper shooting to death her on a playground? What did the two young boys do to be beaten and stoned to death? Was it because they were living illegally on *Palestinian* land as Palestinian apologists say? Let's just suppose for argument's sake, that is valid, would that make it OK for citizens of the USA to start shooting and torturing illegal aliens in California and Texas? I am sorry Kim, but I am very suspicious about the motives of people who villify a whole group of Jews. Whenever this has happened throughout history, it has been used as justification for the worst kind of violence and mass murder against Jews. Also,I do not trust the stastics you quoted for several reasons because the Palestinians include their armed fighters killed in fighting with Israel soldiers as well as suicide bombers and rioters in their death and injury stastics. Finally, if you are a member of one of the so called *peacegroups* like the ISM. I have a very hard time trusting anything you say. I am sorry if that sounds harsh, but I have read articles about the ISM, not by people against the ISM, but by the ISM members themselves, which are very sympathetic to Palestinian suicide bombers, but show no compassion, or concern at all for their innocent victims.
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