Opinion  Ronen Bergman
The lynching and the cover-up
Ronen Bergman
Published: 21.10.15, 11:41
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1. DO NOT TAKE LAW INTO OWN HANDS
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (10.21.15)
Citizens in Israel must be careful to not take the law into their own hands,but must defend themselves against terror attacks. The lynching in Beersheva was tragic and should not have happened. However ,I feel little sympathy for terrorists who have been " neutralized ." Unfortunately ,Israelis often have no other choice than to kill those who would kill them first . In the middle east , it is often kill or be killed. If Mr. Bergman whishes to be a sacrificial lamb ,a victim ,that is his choice ,but many israelis prefer not to be victims.
2. WAR AINT NICE ,WAR IS UGLY
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS ,   SAFED OBVIOUS   (10.21.15)
Some context is sorely needed here : Israel fights each and every day for its very survival. It is abused and lied about and attacked constantly. Being nice is not a good strategy.
3. WHY IS THERE CONSTANT TERROR?
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED OBVIOUS   (10.21.15)
Because Israel is TOO DAMN SOFT .
4. if doesn't like risk of living in israel. go home
ralph   (10.21.15)
5. Firstly the Eritrean was clearly alive
Shachar ,   Eilat   (10.21.15)
when being beaten by the mob, he can be seen trying to protect his head with his arms in the video. Secondly he spent 6 hours in hospital before being pronounced dead. The Druze who killed Natan Zada in self-defence were charged, the Druze who attacked Al-Nusra terrorists were charged, obviously the thugs who beat to death an unarmed, wounded innocent man should be charged with manslaughter at the very least...it is high time the supreme court stepped in and force the police to act without prejudice.....regardless of race, color,creed, sex or religion...to quote the declaration of Independance.
6. horrible homicide but NOT "murder"
Jason   (10.21.15)
any fool can, in an attempt to make him or herself look virtuous, intelligent, caring etc., throw around accusations and promiscuously use words with precise legal meanings. the circumstances of the killing of Mr. Zerhom, as they have been explained in the press, are horrible but the members of a mob which responds with inexcusable violence to a lethal attack does not have the requisite mens rea, the requisite intent, to support murder charges. and, commentators, including the pathologically self-flagellating members of the Israeli Left, should, under the present circumstances, abstain from hurling irresponsible and incendiary accusations. try not to act like an emotional child. try not to set aside intelligence and decency. things are bad enough without some fool trying to score personal capital from a tragedy.
7.  ANOTHER BLEEDING HEART
TEL EM STRAIGHT ,   SAFED HONESTY   (10.21.15)
I suggest Ronen Bergman toughen up ,or else get out of Israel .This country is no place for bleeding heart wimps.Israel is surrounded from without and within my multitudes who wish to murder jews,
8. Not the first or the last one ,...
split   (10.21.15)
I won't hold my breath waiting for justice, do you?
9. From your own website: Autopsy results show that Eritrean wh
Me ,   Texas   (10.21.15)
What a bunch of crap this article is....
10. Jewish doctrine of mesira,
Chosen   (10.21.15)
Jewish doctrine of mesira, a prohibition for Jews against informing on other Jews to secular authorities. The tribe that stick together.
11. YNET, you do love these attempts at guilt-tripping
Cameron ,   USA   (10.21.15)
12. was in wrong place at wrong time typical leftist bull shit
ralph   (10.21.15)
13. only in the brain diseased mind of leftists. get real
ralph   (10.21.15)
14. Autopsy proves author is wrong
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (10.21.15)
15. a very tragic mistake, but a mistake
Ted ,   Tel Aviv   (10.21.15)
It was certainly tragic that these people killed an innocent man, but we must understand the mindset of people who have been attacked by a terrorist. The security guard thought that he was a second terrorist and the people who were just in jeopardy of their lives were under a tremendous emotional strain and so attacked, beat and killed an innocent man. But to say there is a cover up? To say they are willful murders? That is going to far. It was an extreme tragic mistake.
16. Gunshot killed him - not beatings !
barbara ,   Haifa   (10.21.15)
17. Killing of Palestinian murderers cannot be compared to this
Zechariah   (10.22.15)
In Israel great hate exists because of the history of the Shoahs and Islamic Barbarism at its most Satanic and Harsh Dhimmi in the ages . For Islam the Jews took Palestine and made the Jews the Controllers an insult to Islam and the Arab nation . The Catastrophic Genocide of millions of Jews is regarded by Many Islam as good Some as Not the Arab Islam responsibility -it was Nazi Christianity For example The German Churches denied Jesus was born Jewish . The murder of the innocent Eritrean man was Barbarism far worse than the killing of Palestinian Murderers . Charges ought be brought against the Perpertrators .
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