#1 Neither of the two people involved, the Arab, not the so called 'settler' are native Israelis and neither speak good Hebrew. That is expected of an Arab from Hebron, but the other is purely unlikely to be able to understand the true problems involved. 2. I have to presume that the so called 'settler' did not serve in the IDF, yet claims that the whole country is his. 3. At least one soldier was ready to arrest the Arab house owner only. That was wrong. 4. The 'settler' should have been arrested at once for invasion of private property and trespass. 5. In this case, as is not always true, it is good that B'Tzelm was there and taping the whole incident.

Installing the Palestinian flag over roof of the house in Israel is a provocation This guy is looking for troubles Palestinians are enemies of Israel This type of behavior should not be neither accept or tolerated Why are we accepting these Palestinians in Israel You are a Growing tumor in israel they should be expelled before it's too late

What a site!? I hope they left him up there. It sad that our soldiers time is wasted on such an idiot.

Hey dude, april fool is another 2 weeks away. can't you wait??

you mean like the way the jews of hevron let themselves be massacred in 1929, just so you could accuse them of "stealing"? the land of israel belongs to the jews, according to the united nations, the torah, and god. you and your made up people are the thieves (and liars).

b'tselem is not interested in objectivity or fairness, but only in promoting their agenda: to end the "occupation". (with or without deliberately staged events, and the careful editing which you aren't supposed to notice.) if they were even slightly concerned about the welfare of the arabs in judea and samaria, they might also lobby to end the plo occupation, but that would get them into trouble with their minders.

He practically kicked himself in the behind. I wish he was on my roof, I would haveloosened that debris out of my net with my shoe,to the rest of the trash worried about him below. This is a positive sign that the b'Tselem camera initiative is a success when soldiers are caught in stupidity and the IDF issues a statement for such a petty and discussing matter. What? Have they nothing else to do than to unstick the flies from the catcher?

What was the man thinking, invading someone else's home through the roof??

Shadi Sidr was arrested yesterday for having the Palestinian flag on his roof. Around seven soldiers and border police officers from the Israeli army handcuffed him in his home and took him to the station for hours. Seems like the Israeli army were lying or has changed policy since they said "The army has no flag-removal policy and has no intention to take such a policy" a few days ago.

What kind of a person would have done such a thing? This is horrible, horrific, inhuman, overwhelming, overpowering, psychologic war. If it is MY house, I can wave any flag I like. It is NOT your land. In your holy book someone might have claimed that it would be your land and so on but no single one has to experience what YOUR holy book tells YOU. A God-believer would have never done what he has done. Shame on you, terrorist, oops I mean settler.