A local Palestinian police chief has been suspended for helping Israeli soldiers fix a flat tire in the West Bank.
Police spokesman Loae Izrekat said on Thursday that Col. Ahmad Abu al-Rub was suspended and referred to an “investigative committee.”
Earlier this week, pictures emerged of the Hebron district chief helping Israelis change their jeep’s flat tire.
The images were widely shared on social media and sparked anger among Palestinians who considered it collaboration with the Israeli occupation. The Palestinian Authority has come under domestic fire for its longtime security cooperation with Israel. It has threatened to cut ties several times, but never followed through.
The Israeli vehicle was apparently blocking a road and the Israeli soldiers were struggling to fix the tire when Abu al-Rub offered to help.
(AP)
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The Israelis should get him a job – in a car repair place.
“The Mir” I’m sure your Toshiba yeshiva would disagree with you. That was pretty hurtful to someone trying to help. I’m sure you wouldn’t want to discourage another Arab from helping you if you were stuck. I presume you assume that no Arab goes to the yeshiva world, but what if you are wrong. An apology on this forum would be appropriate.
Rather the Israelis should penalize those who suspended the police chief.
You should be able to edit your post after submittal or at least a save feature before submittal.
A delete of a post would be a home run. Sometimes people may regret their post.