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Arab reporter wounded during Jerusalem riots slams police conduct
Sharon Roffe-Ofir
Published: 04.10.09, 20:04
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1. Pallywood strikes again
Oscar ,   Guatemala   (10.04.09)
There's no proof of the attack, just the "unbiased" testimony of this Zinedine Zidane arab reporter.
2. Both sides agree that the police behave like animals.
Michael ,   Petach Tikva   (10.04.09)
Both Arabs and rightist Jews agree that the police act like animals. Remember Amona? Seen the footage online where a policeman trampled people with his horse? Also, there was an investigation after the police ran over and shattered someone's leg outside Yitzhar. Of course, the investigation was closed, because it was run by the police themselves. Also, a friend of mine said that he had seen police beat protesters who intentionally protested with their hands handcuffed behind their backs, in order that the police would have no reason to beat them. And, it is well known that the police frequently confiscate cameras or the memory card just because they were used to film what the police where doing. I think that there was a court case against them within the last year where the police lost and had to return the memory card of a phone. This Arab reporter is most likely telling the truth.
3. He probably got hit in the head with
ME ,   USA   (10.04.09)
a ROCK thrown by the RIOTERS. Don't act like out of control animals and police won't have to intervene.
4. SAME OLD STORY
Brant ,   Hilton Head USA   (10.04.09)
The Arabs start throwing stones, or rockets or rioting or provoking. The Israelis retaliate with greater force. The Arabs go screaming and bleating to the world about the Jews being "thugs" or "animals" or "zion-nazis". It' s that wonderful old Arab side of the story: "IT ALL STARTED WHEN THEY HIT US BACK!"
5. When people break the law, they should expect the police to
Gabi   (10.04.09)
defend it and protect the public.
6. "IT ALL STARTED WHEN THEY HIT US BACK!"
Galut ,   Selah   (10.05.09)
#4 I agree...same old story...getting real old... shut dowm the mount except for necessary maintanance till a reasonable agreement can be achieved and implimented
7. Perhaps animals should be treated like animals
MartinInEurope ,   Spain   (10.05.09)
8. #1 Oscar
Resistor   (10.05.09)
When a jew gets hit and is bleeding, is it Israeliwood??
9. The low IQ of Mishmar Hagvul recruits.
Avi ,   nyc, us   (10.05.09)
This foolish and violent behavior can be expected from the Border Police recruits and officers. It is a fact that only recruits with low IQ are sent there. The maximal KABA (a measure of qualit) is 46, which is very low. This is why the mishmar hagvul people are mostly Jewish Arabs, Druze and Ethiopians. Sad.
10. Ah yes, I have missed these daily fights and bloodshed.Hope
they thin out the ,   muslim population.   (10.05.09)
11. Animals?
EW ,   BALTIMORE MD   (10.05.09)
If they behaved like animals is not this much better than behave like brothers Muslims in Iran or Western warriors in Iraq or Eastern warriors in Chechnay or brothers Arabs in Gaza? Israel police can be brutal but death of a martyr is sweet. Jordan immediately summoned Isarel envoy . Golstone is coming !Humanists are alarmed. Russians have offered their assistance to whoever pays more. Wolves are being renamed in biology as "Israeli canine " . Abbas hit himself to show how it is painful . And Pres. Obama slyly remarked that animals had their rights too.
12. kind reminds me of classroom antics
Galut ,   Selah   (10.05.09)
my son would react whenever someone would hit him in the head with a spitwad ...he would turn around and the teacher would catch him in motion while the culprit that thrwe it would have an inocent smile on his face... not a whole lot of difference here
13. #2 you are right ,palestinian are the tragedy of the
George ,   Canada   (10.05.09)
twenty century. When it comes against arabs the police and army are cruel and ruthless. I have seen how police and army heavily kicking Palestinian protestor when they are laying helpless and defenseless on the ground. Keep the fun of unnecessary shooting and killing from the so called” rubber bullets “aside that another story.
14. Police behaved like animals?
Heather Czerniak ,   Milwaukee, USA   (10.05.09)
Yeah, that's how cops are when you break the law and put up a fight about it. Live and learn.
15. Shame!
Ricardo Macher ,   KarneiShomron Israel   (10.05.09)
Are we playing arab's game? Why do we need to cover this report that of course is absolutely biased? He went to cover the prayers equipped with a camera just because he hinted something may happen? Come on! Israeli police is known for being afraid of beating arabs!!!!
16. WHAT??!!
Cameron ,   USA   (10.05.09)
Someone who went out of their way to place themselves in the middle of a riot caught a nightstick? The scandal of it all!
17. 8
james ,   london   (10.05.09)
When a jew gets beaten up by arabs and they state he was an arab pally thats pallywood.
18. Re: #13
Michael ,   Petach Tikva   (10.05.09)
"Keep the fun of unnecessary shooting and killing from the so called "rubber bullets" aside..." There just was a very long inquisition on a soldier who fired rubber bullets in the direction of a Na'alin protester, because he was violently resisting arrest. The rubber bullets were met to just scare him, but one injured his big toe. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3574544,00.html From this it can easily be understood that your insinuation that the police or soldiers kill protesters with bullets is absolutely ridiculous. But, anyway, since the police are responsible for carrying out their own investigations on their conduct, they know they don't have much to fear, and often do act violently. Furthermore, it does not seem possible in Israel to punish the police if many of them confiscate cameras for bad reasons, or hide their name tags. It seems that it is only possible to bring identified policemen to court.
19. 9
Rosie   (10.05.09)
Jewish Arabs?
20. #4 "IT ALL STARTED WHEN THEY HIT US BACK!"
Australian Guy ,   Australia   (10.05.09)
The best one-liner to sum up these people. Everybody is sick of these idiots.
21. I love that title....
Trumpeldor ,   eurabia   (10.05.09)
Try not to obey police or army orders in any country in the Middle East BUT Israel and you will be shot !
22. #9 is a racist
Jochannon ,   Shoqeda, Israel   (10.30.09)
#9; your comment shows you to be so bigoted and racist, it hardly needs comment. I will only mention the fact that the Magav recieve training equal to the most elite regular army units.
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