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Fast Forward Two IDF Soldiers Dismissed For Posting Refusal to Evacuate Settlements on Facebook
The Israel Defense Forces dismissed two soldiers after discovering that they pledged on Facebook to refuse orders to evacuate West Bank settlements. The incident comes days after the IDF evacuation of portions of three illegal Jewish outposts in the West Bank. The Facebook post that resulted in the soldiers’ dismisal was a photo of a…
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Opinion Making Fun of Haredim — Bad for All Israelis
Ultra-Orthodox Jews protest plans to enlist them in the Israeli army / Getty Images When it comes to off-the-cuff remarks, we all know that stuff happens. Jokes are made that blur the boundaries of decency, people get offended, and apologies are (sometimes) made. And when it comes to broadcast media dependent on audience share, the…
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Opinion Even Lefties Should Support David the Nahlawi
Israeli soldiers support a comrade punished for pointing a gun at a Palestinian teenager. / Facebook We should all be with David the Nahlawi. Yes, I am talking about the 19-year-old Israeli soldier who pointed a gun and cursed at Palestinian youths in Hebron. Yes, I know that the brass knuckles one of his antagonists…
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Opinion Israel Faces Facebook Intifada From WIthin Ranks of Army
On the surface, the Israeli army’s Facebook Intifada is a very 21st-century crisis. A soldier on patrol cocks his weapon at a Palestinian youth, apparently violating the army’s rules of engagement. Other Palestinians film the encounter and upload it to YouTube, exposing the soldier to possible discipline. The soldier’s friends launch a Facebook page in…
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Fast Forward French Journalist Compares Toulouse Rampage to Israel Army Killings
Editors of a French television talk show censored a panelist’s comparison between the murder of Jewish children in Toulouse to the actions of the Israeli army. Aymeric Caron, a left-wing French journalist, made the comparison on April 26 as a member of a panel of interviewers of France 2’s show “On n’est Pas Couche” (“We’re…
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Fast Forward Family of Soldier Killed in Yom Kippur War Discovers Empty Grave
The family of an Israeli soldier killed in the Yom Kippur War discovered an empty grave after illegally exhuming the burial site. After its finding early Saturday morning at the Mount Herzl military cemetery, the family of Zion Tayeb called for the Israel Defense Forces to set up an independent investigation, the Walla news website…
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Opinion The IDF’s First Digital Rebellion
Israeli soldiers support a comrade punished for pointing a gun at a Palestinian teen / Facebook (Haaretz) — The almost routine clip of a violent clash between a soldier and Palestinians in Hebron that took the Internet by storm recently reveals much about the IDF’s procedure in the West Bank in the era of social networks….
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Fast Forward Israeli Soldiers Mount Facebook Campaign for Accused Comrade — Get 80K Likes
Israeli troops, covering their faces to avoid punishment, have mounted an online campaign in support of a soldier whom they believe was jailed for pointing his gun at Palestinians who were arguing with him. The massive outpouring of support on Facebook was described on Thursday in front-page reports in the Israeli media as a sign…
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