Israeli Solider Says: Troops Competed to Kill Palestinians by Saif Abu Marzouq in Palestine Chronicle 3:15pm Mon Jan 21 '02 In a special interview aired at Israeli television, Channel 2, and reported by the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, a solider who was discharged from the Israeli army a week ago said that Israeli troops and special units carried out "unimaginable" practices against Palestinians. print article Israeli Solider Says: Troops Competed to Kill Palestinians Sunday, January 20 2002 @ 07:41 PM GMT By Saif Abu Marzouq, PalestineChronicle.com Reporter OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: In a special interview aired at Israeli television, Channel 2, and reported by the Palestinian News Agency, WAFA, a solider who was discharged from the Israeli army a week ago said that Israeli troops and special units carried out "unimaginable" practices against Palestinians. He said that he was a witness to a happening where Israeli troops competed among themselves on who is capable of killing more Palestinians, saying that soldiers would brag afterwards about the number of Palestinians they have killed. According to the unnamed solider, Israeli troops operated on the basis of killing as many Palestinians as possible. He told Channel 2 that while serving with the army in the West Bank town of Ramallah, one of his colleagues shot and killed a 10-year-old Palestinian boy without any reason. He also narrated occasions where soldiers would slam the heads of detained Palestinians into concrete walls after being arrested and handcuffed. The army practices have also extended, according to the solider, to stealing Palestinian goods and furniture. He said that in one occasion, following a traffic accidents between two Palestinian cars, Israeli soldiers in his unit ignored the wounded passengers and began dismantling and stealing the record players of the two wrecked vehicles. palestinechronicle.com add your comments

The Bat Mitzvah by BJH 4:48pm Mon Jan 21 '02 print comment "According to the unnamed solider" Good source material. Now how about a "news article" about how Palestinians feel about killing Jewish children? Do some interviews in the Terrorities and ask people how they felt about the Bat Mitzvah shooting. I have a feeling the Palestine Chronicle won't include that commentary. add your comments

Re: the bat mitsblahblahblah by rv 6:46pm Mon Jan 21 '02 print comment once again, the Palestinians only have this solution now, unfortunately for them and you. But the ICF (Israel Colonization Forces) are there theorically to defend your settled country... In fact they vitrify palestinians, blow up Radio and TV stations (uh ! bad Terrorist electromagnetic waves !), starve any arab, and assist the bulldozers in your holy colonization... add your comments

It is from an Israeli Television Interview by Bryan Atinsky 10:10am Tue Jan 22 '02 bryan@indymedia.org.il print comment The article in the Palestinian Chronicle refers to an interview with a soldier done on Israeli Television Channel 2. The soldier was unnamed in the original interview so you cannot expect the article to name the soldier add your comments

Shive by Sean 5:06pm Tue Jan 22 '02 print comment Can you imagine the retaliation the soldier would suffer if word got out as to his identity. If I were him I'd fear for my life too. I have several close friends who were formerly part of the IDF and I have heard them tell me what some in the IDF are capable of. Expect that by election time both Israel and Palestinian sovereignty to be a pipe dream in the next 10 years. Nationalism and Fascism are tools of the trade in that region. I hope everyone there is prepared for what will result of this childish display of aggression. add your comments

No surprise to hear about Israeli atrocities by Andi Ali 6:33pm Tue Jan 22 '02 AAli3uclan.ac.uk print comment Unfortunately, it came as no surprise to read of Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian population. Any country that allows its armed forces to randomly torture and shoot children is obviously one which regards the sanctuary of human life with little value. Until we in the west wake up and accept that Israel far from fighting terrorism is actually engaging in it then I fear the War on Terrorism will never be won. add your comments