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A Givati Brigade patrol operating in Hebron seems to have lost perspective, forgotten where they area. The soldiers, dressed in patrol gear and carrying automatic weapons, decided to enter a PA (Palestinian Authority) nightclub and join the festivities.
Channel 2 News obtained video footage of the soldiers’ disgraceful and dangerous behavior. The soldiers involved have been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation and judicial proceedings against them.
The video shows soldiers on shoulders of partiers, as well as dancing with the crowd. The incident occurred earlier this week in the Jabra area of Hebron. The report points out that Hamas affiliated terrorists also frequent the nightclub. Needless to say it would have been easy to get their weapons or abduct them in such a circumstance. The IDF Spokesman’s office released a harsh statement condemning the behavior of the soldiers, placing an emphasis on just how unacceptable their actions were.
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(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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10 Responses
I think we need some more secularism it promotes good values this must have been from nachal chareidi brigade
Ridiculous behavior and a dangerous outcome could have occurred. What were they thinking? or were they?
Am I missing something? I totally dont see anything wrong in this. The best way to deal with these arabs is a stick and a carrot.
#1 As a proud parent of a Nachal Chareidi soldier, I find your comment repugnant and offensive. You are a Motzi shem ra. I hope you klap an extra Al Cheit.
This is some of the best press for the IDF ever. This condemnation is absurd. (same with the other pop music videos soldiers got in trouble for.) Why do we only hear about this story from Jewish sources? Because the world press is ignoring it since it’s OVERWHELMINGLY positive. Also, it’s a gay club, kinda funny.
I do not understand the video title. What is wrong with soldiers dancing in a weeding in Hebron and flying EL AL?
Soldiers who are assigned to a certain task (patrol duties in this case) are not supposed to sneak off from work to party. It suggests a very low standard of discipline when soldiers can ignore orders and do what they feel like. And in any army, a low standard of discipline is generally a sign of more serious problems.
Whether they going a night club, or sneaking off to shul, or taking a nap, or whatever, is irrelevant. That they were having amicable relationships with the Palestinians is probably a good thing. That they were ignoring orders and avoid the job they were assigned is the only issue.
Lets not loose sight of the fact that all involved enjoyed themselves and each others company. Not what ideological hardliners want us to beloeve is possible. As soldiers, these guys need to be disciplined…things could have goine south. But as people, it’s refreshing to see something other than mutual demonization.
Like in WWII, if American soldiers had danced in an SS club, that would have been OK?
One of the key points to remember when evaluating the actions Of IDF soldiers on the ground is that this is, in general, an army of teenagers (for good and ill). Parents, ponder the consequences of that. My son is 20 and he’s an officer!
Such young people have boundless motivation, (sometimes reckless) courage and variable levels of judgment. Many of the “dancing videos” released so far were considered minor breaches of discipline. This one was different due to the danger it presented to the soldiers taking part. That makes it a serious matter from the army’s perspective.
On the other hand, it did present a glimpse of the human face of the IDF and scored positive image points from that perspective. But, if something had gone wrong, no one would be talking about how nice it looked.
Only teenagers could have that sort of, “what could go wrong” attitude and it’s against that (and other teenage tendencies) that the IDF has to exert discipline. Keeping the leash at the right length and level of tautness is no easy calculation.