A Nachal Chareidi soldier serving in the 97th Battalion of the Kfir Brigade was sent to military jail for 17 days after he chambered a bullet and pointed his automatic weapon at an Arab.
According to the 0404 News report, the soldier was walking around last Shabbos with two friends near Shar Shechem in the capital when a group of Arabs passed them. According to the soldier’s friends, the Arabs cursed at the soldier which prompted him to chamber the bullet and point his weapon in a threatening fashion. Police were quick to arrive on the scene and they instructed the soldier to stand at the side. An Israel Police officer then arrived and placed the soldier in handcuffs and took him to a station. The Arab looked on in delight as this took place.
The friends report the soldier did not understand why he was being arrested and detained, especially at Shar Shechem when seconds can make a difference between life and death as was seen in many Arab terror attacks at that location during recent months. The soldier was angered that police compelled him to be Mechalel Shabbos by taking him to the station. He was handed over to military police and then brought before his brigade commander, who sentenced him to 17 days in lockup.
The soldier’s friends decried the actions of police, all while the Arabs smiled and looked on, questioning why police are quick to accuse an IDF soldier rather than treating him respectfully.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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now i understand satmar
the goverment is anti dati
pro arab
May this be a lesson to all who think it is a mitzvah to serve the Hellenists by joining IDF. But the Arab who cursed lives another day.
מהרסיך ומחריביך ממך יצאו
Stupid Zionists…
“The friends report the soldier did not understand why he was being arrested and detained”
well, neither do I. this man was just protecting himself from what appeared to be a hostile Arab. I wonder how many would have acted differently…
There’s an old Arabic expression which is loosely translated as “The thief rose up against the owner of the house.” In other words the innocent party is blamed while the guilty parties are like the owner of the house who is respected. Rahman seelan. What has happened to our homeland.
How long will travesties such as this exist.
police compelled him to be Mechalel Shabbos & Mechalel Yom Tov simultaneously
first thing you learn about guns is that they are not toys and you do not point them at people unless you are planning to shoot.
#6- Dear Legal Eagle, tell me, what would happen if an Arab was cursing you on 5th Ave in Manhattan and you pulled a gun, chambered a round and pointed the gun at him? Answer: much, much worse than 17 days in an IDF jail.