Israeli Ministers Defend Soldiers Filmed Cheering in Sniper Video
Speaking on Israeli Army Radio, Naftali Bennett defended the soldiers reactions by saying ‘anyone has been in combat knows that to sit in Tel Aviv and judge them is no serious’
[Haaretz Israeli News source->http://www.haaretz.com/]
Speaking on Israeli Army Radio, Naftali Bennett defended the soldiers reactions by saying ‘anyone has been in combat knows that to sit in Tel Aviv and judge them is no serious’
Nearly 300 wounded by Israeli gunfire ■ IDF reports 20,000 Palestinians protest at border for second consecutive Friday ■ Gaza Health Ministry asks UN, foreign governments for medical supplies ■ Protesters burn tires, throw stones, firebombs ■ Abbas calls on the international community to stop ‘Israel’s crime and killing’
Organizers expect more than 35,000 participants in second weekend of protests ■ Israeli military deploys extra forces and maintains regulations for opening fire ■ IDF aircraft attacks armed Palestinian near border
After a Shin Bet recruitment event, all of my ethical and academic senses tell me that an academic institution should not collaborate with secret services anywhere – much less in Israel
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COGAT chief Yoav Mordechai wants us to believe that friends, relatives, doctors and left-wing activists cooked up a huge lie about Mohammed Tamimi. But he was just telling investigators what they wanted to hear