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Childish weapon
Yoaz Hendel
Published: 09.11.12, 14:42
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1. Blame EU anarchist NGO's for coming up with this one........
Andy ,   USA   (11.09.12)
including the shirt the girl is wearing. Probably the scum bag they haul off to jail. May he rot for a while before being deported back to his Neanderthal home.
2. Using children is for cowards
Dave ,   Montreal, Canada   (11.09.12)
Enough said.
3. Fearless Generation
Palestinian   (11.09.12)
Palestine will need it in the near future.
4. Sense of Justice
Mike ,   Haifa   (11.09.12)
Those soldiers should go through training on fundamentals of our just and moral claim to the Land and learn how to dispute and refute the claims of Palestinians 'identity' and 'nationhood'. But the main factor is to stop the educational system of the Palestinian Authority from brainwashing its young generation. Tbeir TV and school contents must be banned.
5. I love that occupier soldiers are protrayed as victims
Abdalla   (11.09.12)
6. Says something, though, doesn't it?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (11.09.12)
Using children as bait. This shrieking harridan-in-the-making went so far as to spit on the soldier and touch his weapon. Do that in any other country, and watch what happens.
7. Two can play this game
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (11.09.12)
We can publicize the gruesome photographs of the aftermath of suicide bombings. We can publicize the photographs taken at the scene of countless terrorist attacks perpetrated by the ersatz "Palestinians." We can also publicize the pictures of the slaughtered Fogel family. As I said, two can play this game. Somehow, I believe that photographs of the carnage caused by seven decades of unremitting ersatz "Palestinian" terror will play a lot better than a shrieking banshee with dozens of (disappointed) ersatz "Palestinians" trailing along behind her, with nothing to film ....
8. What the Arabs are really saying
Vered, Israel   (11.09.12)
is how much they trust the Israeli army. How would an Israeli girl fare if she taunted an Arab soldier with insults? I shudder to think. That Arab girl sure knew she could spew venom right in the face of an armed soldier and not risk her life. They know who they're dealing with: soldiers who embrace human rights and international standards of conduct. Meanwhile their "soldiers" hurl explosives at our kindergartens any chance they get.
9. Girl provokes soldiers
shelly   (11.09.12)
SO GLAD THE SOLDIERS DID NOT TAKE NOTICE OF THE CHILDREN IN THE VIDEO. JUST SHOWS THE WORLD THE CHILDREN ARE USED TO PROVOKE THE ISRAELI SOLDIERS
10. Spoiled Brat
Dan ,   Florida - Tel Aviv   (11.09.12)
Until this useful idiot spoiled brat touches an IDF soldier, the IDF should just ignore her and walk away. Under all circumstances bleeding heart reporters should be quarantined by the IDF on site and the IDF should have its own cameras running. With that, soon this will all stop.
11. Provocation
Zvi ,   Bat yam   (11.09.12)
Congratulation to IDF who finnaly learned the media game . Excellent well done by those smart soldiers.
12. Instructive pictures
TimothyL ,   Fairport, USA   (11.09.12)
The juxtaposition of the fully-geared troops to the little village girls tells the whole story.
13. hackneyed
random   (11.09.12)
they don't seem to feel to be too good for anything. this kids and the girl especially acting tough while a swarm of cameras around them just waiting for a compromising shot... if one wouldn't know better it would seem like some hackneyed game played in a loop. it's so tedious. kol hacavod to the soldiers who have to endure this bs day after day.
14. Palestinian girls only defending their families & siblings
Marwan ,   Tel Aviv, Palestine   (11.09.12)
nobody is using those children to provoke the thugs who occupy their lands, children simply have a mind of their own... they say evil in the eyes of IDF bullies, and they stand up to defend their loved ones.
15. Awful!!!
MelekhShaul ,   Jerusalem   (11.09.12)
Isn't it just disgusting to do this sort of thing to our boys. Why can't these Amalekites...sorry I meant Palestinians, just lie down and be occupied. What the IDF does in our name in the occupation is sanctioned by Elokeinu, we all know that. It's the height of chutzpah for the Palestinians to try any of these nasty tricks when the choice for them is so obvious - enjoy being occupied or leave. We never played these kind of publicity seeking games against the British, why do these thorns in our flesh think they can gain any advantage doing this? It really must stop. Someone should talk to their leaders about it. There's that Abbas fellow, maybe Bibi should call him, or meet him for a few minutes somewhere and read him the riot act. He's done it successfully with better men than Abbas. Are you up to it Bibi? Yoaz, you know how this works, can you help?
16. Palestinians using their kids?
Ben Alofs ,   Bangor, UK   (11.09.12)
The mother of the Palestinian girl in the picture has been arrested by the Israeli army. She is a member of the Tamimi family in Nabi Saleh, whose land and water is being stolen by Israeli colonists from the Halamish colony. Palestinian children learn soon enough how it is to live under the yoke of occupation. How would you feel, Hendel, if your mother is thrown in prison by enemy soldiers, whilst your land and water is taken away from you by strangers?
17. Trying doing this in a Muslim country!
Frank ,   Los Angeles   (11.09.12)
If these kids would have tried doing this in any Muslim country like Iran, Syria or Libya (pick any of them - even the most liberal one), they have been shot on the spot execution style in front of their parents, and no "Press" would have been around to document it. I don't know what Israeli soldiers that don't react to this kind of intentional provocation are made of. I feel bad for them. God bless them all.
18. Translation?
Joshua ,   Jersey City, USA   (11.09.12)
I'd like to know what the kids are shouting to the soliders.
19. Golda Meir was right
Dan Kelso   (11.09.12)
Child abuse Palestinian Style
20. What is the point of this article?
Alison ,   Haifa, Israel   (11.09.12)
21. #14 marwan You Live In Israel The Nation Of The
(11.09.12)
JEWISH PEOPLE, Tel Aviv Is The Jewish Nation's Largest Secular City!!! There is NO COUNTRY CALLED ; Paliwhatever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
22. #3 Palestinian
Koose E Mack ,   NY NY   (11.09.12)
Keep up the attitude Habibi...you and Palestine have no future; at least not in the civilized world!
23. Abdallah.....
Ente Homar ,   NY NY   (11.09.12)
Ya Homar, I love that Palestinians that illegally occupy Jewish Land accuse us of being "Occupiers". You people believe your own BS.... Their aint no Santa Claus and their aint no Palestine; You belong in Jordan!
24. Real courage, a little girl stands up to the IDF
Steven Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (11.09.12)
25. 18 Translation
moriarty ,   London   (11.09.12)
"Release my mother! Stop stealing our water and our land! Stop occupying us!"
26. Could custody be taken away from these, clezarly, unsuitable
me ,   here   (11.09.12)
parents?! If not, it should.
27. #17 I couldn't agree more.
Abdullah ,   Jeddah, S. Arabia   (11.09.12)
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28. To: No. 16
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (11.09.12)
Since Judea and Samaria were acquired by Israel in the course of fighting a defensive war, and since the land is non-sovereign, the only people with land rights and water rights are the Israelis, who emerged victorious. The Arabs who squat illegally in Judea and Samaria are Jordanian citizens. When Israel annexes Judea and Samaria, all the Jordanian citizens illegally resident thereon will be repatriated to Jordan. You know very little international law. I suggest you read up on the various conventions before spouting your nonsense. I suggest you also check to see which parts of what conventions have not been ratified by Israel, and therefore do not apply. And don't even think about mentioning the Geneva Convention. The Geneva Convention does not apply to non-sovereign lands. If the screeching little banshee's mother was arrested by Israeli soldiers, it is either because she is a criminal or a terrorist. Frankly, given the vulgarity used by this ten-year old harridan, the mother is probably both.
29. I know Arabic, #25 is a liar ****head
Avan   (11.09.12)
I can't translate the whole thing don't have time, But I heard the girl say things like; "I swear to god if we free (Someone) and the captives we will kill all of you." And I heard people around kept saying things like, " Laugh, Laugh we will kill you animals " And another Woman I suspect her mother said; " You only can beat children " I suspect she was the same woman that pushed the little boy to the soldiers. I will try to translate it later, but right now my internet is really really bad :(
30. If The Situation Were Reversed . . .
emanon ,   USA   (11.09.12)
If those were Israeli kids and arab troops, there would have been a bunch of murdered kids. A major Kol HaKavod to the troops for showing the restraint they did. From the video it looks like the girls were tryig to disarm the soldiers, yet the Israeli troops still did not rise to the bait. Well done!
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