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No jail time for troops who endangered Palestinian boy
Hanan Greenberg
Published: 21.11.10, 10:11
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1. a disgusting decision - we should start to worry about
PG ,   Tel Aviv   (11.21.10)
ourselves. We, as Israelis, are under continuous attack from rockets, terrorists, the international and local press, most of the world - and now ourselves as well. We should SUPPORT our soldiers and be proud of how they serve. They are asked to protect us - and then those very soldiers are condemned as they try to make sure that some (not-so-little) boy isn't carrying enough explosives to make his mother proud that he killed dozens of Israelis. What is wrong with us?? We have the right to stop such actions and to do so we have to search personal belongings. If they would stop terrorist and rocket attacks - and if they would want pEAce instead of pIEce - maybe this boy wouldn't have been searched. The only ones "marked for life" are OUR soldiers of the IDF. This verdice is absolutely DISGUSTING and DISGRACEFUL.
2. Notice the difference between Israel and the Pals
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (11.21.10)
There is a huge human rights gap between Israel and the Palestinians, who spit on international human rights laws. The Palestinians are known as the inventors of airplane hijackings and the perfectors of bus bombings. But the Palestinian propaganda machine has carefully hidden an ugly fact from the world press: the Palestinians do not prosecute their own who attack Jewish civilians. It is a well known fact around the world that Palestinians for many decades regularly attacked Israeli civilians. It was front page news anytime Palestinians committed mass murder by blowing up a bus or restaurant, or opening machine gun fire on crowds of Israeli civilians. Yet there is no record anywhere in the press of the Palestinians arresting the organizers or the perpetrators, or ever holding a trial and convicting any Palestinian who attacked Israeli civilians. Is it because the Palestinian standards for human rights are so low and their racist attitude towards Israelis is so high? Could be. Is it because Palestinian government policy was to attack civilians and thus they could not prosecute their own civilians for carrying out war crimes the government condoned? Of course yes. Just keep this in perspective, folks, and realize that the Arab world, which the Palestinians belong to, believes that human rights obligations do not apply to them. That's why the Palestinians make hero posters out of suicide bombers, instead of sending their handlers to jail.
3. Ha !
Salma ,   Palestine   (11.21.10)
No Justice......No Shame.....No Impartial judges in "Israel"......so Nooooo Surprise .
4. No surprise and so typical
Lorien   (11.21.10)
still, didn't expect any better from the same people who actually run the show? its ok though. has to get a lot worse before it gets better. and this just helps make things so much more worse - as the true Israeli face is starting to show to the rest of the world. and when the world finally wake up: that is when things will get so much better this house of card will fall. know why? as its foundations are based on lies. so many lies
5. The boy was 9 years old - The most moral army in the world?
Jack   (11.21.10)
6. Oh, leftists would be pissed at this one
Tahl ,   Ashdod   (11.21.10)
Of course, all Israel-haters would prefer having IDF soldiers risk their lives, than using an ingenious method to ensure their safety. Salma & co. - hope you enjoy this one :)
7. For the future
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (11.21.10)
This pathetic decision is a permanent stain on Israel's "justice system". Compared to UK and US soldiers' behavior in Iraq and Afghanistan, it is clear that the IDF is by far the most moral army in the world. These heroic soldiers took the only course open to them. If they were supposed to do something else, DM Barak and AG Mazuz should have given the correct orders ahead of time. If someone should be tried it is Barak and Mazuz. In the future, the IDF should deploy a special bomb clearing unit made up of family members of the judges and the prosecutors.
8. I was too forced too to open my suspecious bag in the airpor
brains ,   Canada   (11.21.10)
Am I a victim?
9. # 7
Jazz   (11.21.10)
Israeli soldiers are "Light to the Nations "
10. # 2
Birdi ,   Israel   (11.21.10)
Of course the Palestinians never prosecute their bombers. To kill us & destroy Israel is in their charter. There are no human rights in the Arab world. The rest of the world needs to wake up & realize these facts.
11. If Palestinians don't give a damn...
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (11.21.10)
about their own, why should Israel bend over backwards to do so? The kid is probably disappointed he didn't become a martyr.
12. Jack #5
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (11.21.10)
Did you read Wikileaks? Obama ordered American soldiers to shoot up busloads of school children in case there was a bomb.
13. Palestian boy
George USA ,   United States   (11.21.10)
I find the comments quite sickening. Why would any moral person find using a 10 year old boy like that is less than totally depraved? For victims of the halocast this has to be one of the low points in Israel's history.
14. soldiers
janek ,   warsaw, poland   (11.21.10)
Children are being used as human shields and perpetrators of terror acts by Palestinians and this fact the lady judge must be aware of. I think it's her that should have been charged, not these soldiers.
15. #13
Carol ,   uk   (11.21.10)
The comments are sickening, I agree.However, to many on this site Palestinians are not seen as human, they are seen as subhuman or animals, as they are often referred to. That is why many feel no compassion for this child-- they are brainwashed as people were in the 1930s.
16. The cruel methods employed by Hamas
john   (11.21.10)
Did the judges and prosecuters taken into account the fact that hamas trains and uses child combatants well below the age of nine.Unfortunately Child terror in Gaza are cruelly being used for many types of operations including laying explosives,firing rockets into civilian area in Israel to physical presence among adult terror combatants in order to prevent Israeli forces from responding, and to child suicide bombers etc. etc.
17. #5 and 13 - the boy knew which bags to open, which to leave
rebecca ,   Modiin   (11.21.10)
from the start this "boy" was involved. Good luck to our soldiers. The punishment is too much.
19. #3 like you have justice in your arab land ....don't make us
rachel ,   usa   (11.21.10)
laugh because it is so sad . You little hypocrite.
20. #15 if you don't know what's going on shut the hell up !!!
rachel ,   usa   (11.21.10)
21. To Carol UK #15
David ,   USA/ISRAEL/EGYPT   (11.21.10)
If you feel so sorry for your friends the Palestinians, Move to Gaza and live with them..... Better yet they are coming to London to live with you. Enjoy them,they will love you
22. B"H and if there had been a bomb, the soldiers would
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (11.21.10)
not have died at the hands of a terrorist. Honorable soldiers who go into battle are more valuable than any terrorist, be it a child or a woman or an old scumbag.
23. No. 15 Carol
Madeleine ,   Israel   (11.21.10)
Our soldiers treat the Palis a helluva a lot more humanely than the Palis treat their own people. And why the hell should our soldiers risk their lives because of a 9-year old boy or any other boy for that matter? The Palis send their own kids to be suicide bombers and are proud of their martyrdom. Get real. You live in the UK, you haven't had to fight for UK soil since 1945. and no, don't quote me the Falklands, some pathetic little islands thousands of miles from home. Quite honestly, it is your self-righteous attitude that is sickening.
24. I'm Starting to realize israel is a strong country
Salma ,   Palestine   (11.21.10)
With peac, e loving citizens. now I'm sure that I have been wrong all this time. Its true! We arabs want to destroy every non-muslim in this world. Were don't want peace with israel, we want to destroy the beautiful people of israel. I am a murderous arab who hates peaceful people and democratic nations.
25. To carol #15
The Mad Zionist ,   SF, CA   (11.21.10)
You think that israel brainwashes its people to think palestinians are animals? You have got it completely backwards but thats ok you guys have just about everything backwards. But why don't you check out these links to the palestinians brainwashing 6 and 7 year old children to hate jews and devote themselves to jihad (way before they ever know what they want in life)!!! http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=ZL0C2QvqIlo http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=z3hkCKzaC2A http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=hAQGPWmuTe4 http://m.youtube.com/index?desktop_uri=%2F&gl=US#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=4deCc4NKHDA I could go on and on with it. Israelis can voice their opinion and the second any palestinian voices their outright support for the jewish nation than they are considered spies and collaboraters. Dont fall for the manipulation, do your research and use common sense. They don't give a s$%t about you carol, extremist muslims are trying to take over your country too. It sucks because all the peace living moderate muslims cannot soak because they are in fear for their lives. Hopefully this can change if people like can realize what's really going on!
26. human life is less than nothing in the South
observer   (11.21.10)
Keitel, Chief of Staff of the German High Command ordered the killing of captured commandos and reprisals against the families of Allied volunteers. Attacks against soldiers in the East were ordered to be 50–100 Communists for every one German soldier, remarking “human life [is] less than nothing in the East,”
27. soldiers
janek ,   warsaw, poland   (11.21.10)
@ salma Yes. In a nutshell.
28. # 24
Birdi ,   Israel   (11.22.10)
This is not Salma, but an imposter.
29. # 25
Birdi ,   Israel   (11.22.10)
I suggest you check the links you have posted here.
30. # 15
Birdi ,   Israel   (11.22.10)
Lacking information, you madam are way out of your league here.
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