The Shomron community of Yitzhar is not a stranger to Arab terrorism, often targeted by lone terrorists seeking to target Jews.
In one recent case, an Arab male armed with a knife was detected, leading to the activation of the first response team. One member of the team shot and seriously wounded the would-be terrorist, who according to IDF reports was then tied up and beaten by community teens.
The IDF investigators feel that if troops did not arrive when they did, a lynch might have taken place.
In a worrisome move, Division Commander Brigadier-General Chaggai Mordechai has ordered confiscating the weapons of the first response team, leaving them without self-defense capabilities as his officers investigate the incident.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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2 Responses
They shouldn’t be were they don’t belong
Politically, it looks bad when you lynch prisoners, so I don’t support it.
But frankly, dude infiltrates community armed and intending to kill whomever he can; maybe slaughter an entire family- correct response is to kill him.
And anyone who cannot understand that is nuts. The kids were unwise, but were correct.