Israeli soldier found guilty of manslaughter

**English assassin** · 06-27-2005, 15:57

Credit where is is due, maybe some justice will be done:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4625355.stm

With one young man dead and another (presumably) looking at a long sentence, this is no time to celebrate. Nevertheless I admit I thought the Isrealis would fudge this and (subject to the sentence) they deserve credit for not doing so.

The outstanding question still has to be, was the sniper really the only person to blame here? Or has he been hung out to dry to hide those higher up who create the sort of climate where this happens.

**Beirut** · 06-27-2005, 17:10

Imagine being told you can't shoot anyone you want.

The nerve!

**monkian** · 06-27-2005, 17:46

Originally Posted by Beirut

Imagine being told you can't shoot anyone you want.

The nerve!

Oi !

**Crazed Rabbit** · 06-27-2005, 21:26

Isn't this the case where it was in dispute as to whether the man who got shot was escorting children or shooting at Israelis? Perhaps he was fed to the lions.

Crazed Rabbit

**PanzerJaeger** · 06-27-2005, 21:31

Blah blah blah... poor Palestinians.. blah blah blah... evil Jews..

**Beirut** · 06-27-2005, 21:56

Originally Posted by PanzerJager

Blah blah blah... poor Palestinians.. blah blah blah... evil Jews..

Are you implying with your eloquent statement that shooting Palestinians (and Britons and...) should be allowed and no complaints should be lodged if the shooter is Jewish?

What about Americans? If an Iraqi sniper drops a Yank, are you prepared to keep your words as eloquent when we paraphrase you and say "Blah blah blah... poor Americans.. blah blah blah... evil Muslims..."

**caesar44** · 06-28-2005, 11:24

Originally Posted by PanzerJager

Blah blah blah... poor Palestinians.. blah blah blah... evil Jews..

By the way , the soldier is not a jew , he is an Arab who volunteered to the IDF.... what an irony

**Tribesman** · 06-27-2005, 21:37

Isn't this the case where it was in dispute as to whether the man who got shot was escorting children or shooting at Israelis?
Yep thats the one , they were insisting that he was a gunman wearing camouflage clothing attacking Israeli soldiers , and continued to insist that that was the case for many months , even after being in possession of all the TV footage and photographs that showed the incident .