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Checkpoint stabbing documented
Daniel Edelson
Published: 02.12.09, 09:38
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1. Unbelievably mild response to ferocious attack!
Lemmings Hotline ,   sd usa   (12.02.09)
2. "Minor incident"
David ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (12.02.09)
They released 20 of those female prisoners for a video cassette. A 1000 beasts much worse than she to be released for a single captured soldier... Does anybody have doubts that they will strike again?
3. to the israeli people
mary olsen ,   christian in canada   (12.02.09)
seriously, and u want peace with these people? are u insane?
4. teach the bitch
lol ,   london   (12.02.09)
they want to live by sharia law.......what is the punishment for stabbing an officer of the law........for attempted murder
5. I wish I was there
(12.02.09)
6. Very disturbing
Haider ,   Gothenburg, Sweden   (12.02.09)
What did she gain by that? When will they ever learn?
7. She protects herself against Sexual assault of Israeli guard
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (12.02.09)
And this is show as if a palestinian women stab a guard without reason Do not believe manipulated videos
8. So.....................
Terry ,   Chicago, IL   (12.02.09)
So, just to recap: When an Israeli settler does it, it's because of frustration caused by "disengagement anxiety". When a Palestinian woman- who has been treated like muck by these eggheads for her entire life, and has witnessed thousands of her brethren killed and maimed by these soldiers- does the same, it's "terrorism". Just checking.
9. Thank you Mary.
Aviva ,   Israel   (12.02.09)
This is what the Jewish people have to live with!
10. Number 7 - Are you Deranged?
Adrian ,   Solomon Islands   (12.02.09)
Mr. Tayfun from Turkey. There is no reason to suspect that the Israeli security had any intentions of sexually harassing this female. Please keep your propaganda in your own country. The amount of hatred and antisemitism which we are hearing from Turkey now would make the modern father of your state, Ataturk, cringe in his grave. I do hope that the Israeli security forces can learn a lesson from this video. They need to treat males and females as possible terrorists. There is equality between the genders.
11. #8: Just to Recap:
Israeli 2   (12.02.09)
Obama also connected to Chicago. Bad news Chicago is.
12. #7
Richard Benson ,   Toronto   (12.02.09)
There is no shadow of a doubt that there are strong currents moving Turkey towards Islam. Hopefully we will not be seeing more acts of hatred in the name of Allah this time on Turkish soil. Would you be shouting sexual harassment then sir, if a female shahid brandishing a knife, were to stab a security guard in Izmir?
13. excuse me but its a CHECK POINT
adir ,   Israel   (12.02.09)
she didnt wanted to give her handbag to the guard... so he took it by force to check it. "threated like muck"? everyone and i mean everyone including Israelis are being checked with ALL their bags and pockets. she didnt wanted to give the bag?she must have something to hide... she stabbed him?she will get punished. end of story. idiot.
14. some communicate with flowers, others with knives
batyah ,   kibbutz ha'ogen   (12.02.09)
if it were only a difference in cultures is one thing. but it is a difference between the mindset of people in the 21st century vs. people who are still firmly rooted in the 7th century in terms of their way of perceiving the world around them and acting toward it. this documentation is but a minor sample with which so many abroad don't understand for lack of experience facing this phenomenon.
15. Only Women guards should check Muslim Women
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (12.02.09)
You do not understand If a man touch a muslim women whether for Police checking or not it is taken as assault and Muslim women shall try to protect her honor from assailant She may use a knife or object forcefuly against those who tried to touch her It is not necessarily a terrorist attack possibly many Palestinian muslim women carry knifs to protect them against Sexual assaults Just a few days ago an elite security guard of Captain rank tried to rape a jewish women, an assialant would not discriminate if she is a muslim or jewish therefore as any jewish women is subject to assaults by Israelis (or even arabs) they may be also subject to assults What you may not see there, treatment by a man like this may be assumed an assault by many muslim JUST KEEP WOMEN SECURITY GUARDS TO CHECK WOMEN IN SUCH CHECK POINTS.
16. to #15(and 7)
Ellen ,   Israel/USA   (12.02.09)
Something tells me you would try to rationalize anything. The male guards were not checking her person. They were checking her possessions!!! She didn't want to handover her handbag--they took it, they did NOT touch her!! Some sexually assault--no physical contact, all clothed and they turn their back. What a sick mind can pull a knife and stab someone. ONLY a terrorist, someone weaned on hate and inaccuracies. As someone said, her check was a lot less envasive than that I go through to fly out of the US ( compliments of your Muslim bretheren) AND while in Israel my bag is checked dozens of times in dozens of places. I don't protest, I hand it over to the frequently male guard! ( and I'm an Orthodox female, not allowed to be touched by a male!)
17. To: No. 15
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (12.02.09)
Obviously, she was NOT searched, and the film is very clear that she was not touched, and the police manning the checkpoint clearly had no intention of searching her, or touching her. Had she been searched, the knife would have been found. Her handbag was merely being x-rayed. You noted, too, I trust, that when it became necessary to physically restrain her, she was merely held down on the floor. No one made any attempt to disrespect her physically, and only held her arms to the floor. That said, going forward, I am sure that, as you suggest, every Arab woman entering a checkpoint will be patted down by women police officers and subjected to a complete body cavity search. I trust this will meet with your complete approval.
18. More "trade for Shalit" fodder for terrorist prisoner mill
cynic ,   usa   (12.02.09)
19. God bless her
Samer ,   Ramallah   (12.02.09)
How many times I wish I have the courage to do that for those monsters at the checkpoints
20. #19 Samer's version of morality:
usa   (12.02.09)
The woman who stabs and attempts to murder someone is "courageous," but the guard who was the victim of her violence is a "monster." Only in "Palestine." Go figure.
21. Thanks to her, women will now be frisked at checkpoints?
(12.02.09)
22. She will be released soon in a prisoners swap
S.   (12.02.09)
so what has she got to loose, really? Sick.
23. Let's see.
John ,   Canada   (12.03.09)
She is palestinian, she is going through a checkpoint, she mouthed off at the guards (who except a sheep wouldn't), the guard takes her bag and goes out of sight of the surveillance camera to "check "it, no doubt to then "discover" something to justify throwing her in jail. She knows she is toast. She stabs a guard, she is tackled by two guards who take several minutes to subdue the 100lb girl (had a good grope, fellas?), no one at all assists the injured guard. Just another day in Israel except a guy got stabbed in his BULLET PROOF vest. And lol, what's with the "he finds the knife in her purse" bit. What a farce!
24. To: No. 23
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (12.03.09)
You neglected to justify the presence of the knife hidden in her clothing. That said -- wonder what would happen to a passenger at a Canadian airport or a border checkpoint should they refuse to hand over their bag for x-ray. Surely you do not mean to suggest that the Canadian police would just say, "Oh, that's all right, we'll forego x-raying your bag -- have a really nice stay in Canada." Are you questioning the discovery of a knife? The Israeli checkpoint guard did get stabbed. You are either a consummate Jew-hater and Israel-hater, or you are a consummate fool. Which is it?
25. # 23
Birdi ,   Israel   (12.03.09)
If she had nothing to hide why did she object to her purse being searched?? It could be she had 2 knives,1 in her purse & 1 in her trousers,with which she stabbed the guard on the left lower side of his body below his waist where the bullet proof vest does not cover.
26. # 23
John ,   CANADA   (12.03.09)
Enough with the lies. The x-ray machine was not being used. A knife in her clothes is a threat? In a country where every Tom, Dick and Avi have firearms? Where's the bomb? Why go out of sight of the camera to further "check" the bag? Why did the other brown shirts conveniently hide what was going on from the camera before that? Why did no one assist the "injured" guard? Answer those questions. Obviously, they pre-planned the whole thing but never counted on the girl's spunk. While we are into name calling, you are a consumate Jackass. And Birdie - why should she object? Maybe because she was tired of the daily harassment from louts?
27. John: it's a strange world we live in where people like u
usa   (12.03.09)
can refer to knife-wielding attackers as having "spunk," yet show no compassion at all for the stabbing victim. I live in the USA, and if that happened to one of our NYC cops, that "spunky" girl would end up with about 67 rounds of bullets in her "spunky" body. Now go post ur crap on Al-Jazeera where your comments will be believed you worthless nematode before I hit you over the head with your OWN purse.
28. video has been removed
Tehillah ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (12.04.09)
Did anyone at YNet download a copy that can be loaded to a server?
29. Agression in pathology-situation
Dave ,   Czech Republic   (12.15.09)
I think, if anyone has I desire for integrity and thinks the someone another ist the "reason", he can take such a stupid way as a knife, to 'make it' on his own way. I'm very sad, that society hasn't either strengh, nor love, nor sound mind.
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