Comments on: Israeli soldiers tell of their army operation in the West Bank: Search, detain, humiliate and beat http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/07/05/israeli-soldiers-tell-of-their-army-operation-in-the-west-bank-search-detain-humiliate-and-beat/ Thinking Ahead Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:46:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Edithann http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/07/05/israeli-soldiers-tell-of-their-army-operation-in-the-west-bank-search-detain-humiliate-and-beat/#comment-23316 Edithann Mon, 10 May 2010 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/?p=4691#comment-23316 Dani...you are giving excuses and they're, not credible and certainly harmful..So stop it before you make a bigger fool out of yourself..There is no excuse for what you say, or what the IDF has said...they are all responsible for their actions... Giving them such excuses, one must certainly blame parents, educational, societal, cultural and the religious system of all Israel. Are you sure you're want to go that? TATA Dani…you are giving excuses and they’re, not credible and certainly harmful..So stop it before you make a bigger fool out of yourself..There is no excuse for what you say, or what the IDF has said…they are all responsible for their actions…

Giving them such excuses, one must certainly blame parents, educational, societal, cultural and the religious system of all Israel. Are you sure you’re want to go that?

TATA

]]> By: Dani http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/07/05/israeli-soldiers-tell-of-their-army-operation-in-the-west-bank-search-detain-humiliate-and-beat/#comment-23315 Dani Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:06:17 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/?p=4691#comment-23315 <strong>There is no excuse for cruelty or humiliation of anyone - least of all of innocent people.</strong> One has to wonder where these excesses stem from. The majority of Israelis are brought up in an environment that does not promote these extreme qualities. However one needs to remember that the majority of these soldiers are 18 or 19 year olds, and many of them have witnessed first hand how their friends heads have been split open by a stone hurled by a Palestinian youth. They have witessed first hand the result of a suicide bomb going off in a bus full of innocent children and they are fird upon, ambushed, and forced to be policemen over a largely innocent civilian population. Unfortunately, some of them cannot control themselves. The fact that many a time the understanding and compassion of an Israeli soldier has been used to smuggle a bomb past a check-point or to blow up an army post does not help. The IDF investigates and punishes any and all infringements of a very strict moral code of behavior. Least I be misunderstood, this does not condone or excuse excessive behaviour of any kind. Of course, the fact that the vast majority of Palestinians are treated fairly is not "news" so we do not see too many reports on this. There is no excuse for cruelty or humiliation of anyone – least of all of innocent people. One has to wonder where these excesses stem from. The majority of Israelis are brought up in an environment that does not promote these extreme qualities. However one needs to remember that the majority of these soldiers are 18 or 19 year olds, and many of them have witnessed first hand how their friends heads have been split open by a stone hurled by a Palestinian youth. They have witessed first hand the result of a suicide bomb going off in a bus full of innocent children and they are fird upon, ambushed, and forced to be policemen over a largely innocent civilian population. Unfortunately, some of them cannot control themselves. The fact that many a time the understanding and compassion of an Israeli soldier has been used to smuggle a bomb past a check-point or to blow up an army post does not help. The IDF investigates and punishes any and all infringements of a very strict moral code of behavior. Least I be misunderstood, this does not condone or excuse excessive behaviour of any kind.
Of course, the fact that the vast majority of Palestinians are treated fairly is not “news” so we do not see too many reports on this.

]]> By: Sami, the bedouin http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/07/05/israeli-soldiers-tell-of-their-army-operation-in-the-west-bank-search-detain-humiliate-and-beat/#comment-23314 Sami, the bedouin Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:38:07 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/?p=4691#comment-23314 Are you kidding Michael? The <strong>Israeli Supreme "Justice" Court</strong> had legitimatized and legalized torture for Palestinian prisoners a very long time ago Are you kidding Michael? The Israeli Supreme “Justice” Court had legitimatized and legalized torture for Palestinian prisoners a very long time ago

]]> By: Michael W. http://www.mideastyouth.com/2009/07/05/israeli-soldiers-tell-of-their-army-operation-in-the-west-bank-search-detain-humiliate-and-beat/#comment-23313 Michael W. Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:29:12 +0000 http://www.mideastyouth.com/?p=4691#comment-23313 Have Palestinians ever been able to bring these things to Israeli courts? Have Palestinians ever been able to bring these things to Israeli courts?

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