And yet the Israelis think they have done NOTHING WRONG -- and THAT is the PROBLEM!!
"Israeli says photos are ‘innocent’; Ex-soldier denies shaming detainees" by Aisha Mohammed, Associated Press | August 18, 2010
JERUSALEM — A former Israeli soldier who posted photos on Facebook of herself in uniform smiling beside bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners said yesterday that her actions were thoughtless. But she insisted she did not humiliate the detainees and said she was surprised the pictures were viewed as offensive.
Eden Aberjil posted pictures on Facebook of herself, in uniform, posing with Palestinian detainees. The Israeli military and Palestinian officials have condemned the photos. (Sachim.Tumblr.Com via Reuters)
What a nice smirk.
Eden Aberjil struck a defensive tone in a pair of radio interviews, claiming that she did not do anything wrong and that similar things take place “every day’’ in the army.
Then the WAR CRIMINAL NATION CHARGES are TRUE!
The Israeli army and Palestinian officials condemned Aberjil over the photographs — one of which was accompanied by an exchange with a friend including jokes and sexual innuendo.
But, you know, NOTHING WRONG, happens EVERY DAY!
Because she has completed her mandatory service, however, it is unclear whether she will face disciplinary action.
Speaking to Israel’s Army Radio station, Aberjil called her decision to post the photos, taken in 2008 near the Gaza Strip, “thoughtless and innocent.’’ But she added: “I still don’t understand what wasn’t OK.’’
And that is why I view the NaZionist Israelis running the war criminal state of Israel as hopeless. Nothing "innocent" about them!
FORGIVE THEM, Father, for they KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO!!!
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In a separate interview, Aberjil lashed out at the international uproar over the pictures, which were vaguely reminiscent of the snapshots taken in 2003 by American soldiers at an Iraqi prison showing Iraqi detainees humiliated and terrified.
That doesn't sound very "defensive."
In fact, it sounds like she went on the offense.
I give up on the crap AmeriKan MSM!!
In contrast, the Israeli pictures showed no signs of physical abuse or coercion, and Aberjil denounced any comparisons.
Not in the PHOTO, anyway!
“I did not humiliate those detainees. I didn’t hit them; I didn’t act toward them unpleasantly. It’s completely different than the American soldier some are trying to compare me to,’’ she told Israel Radio.
Don't give us the HE'S WORSE THAN ME defense!
Besides, it was Israel who SHOWED US HOW to TORTURE!
Related: The Israeli Torture Template; Rape, Feces, and Urine-Dipped Cloth Sack
She attacked her local critics, saying they were more concerned about international criticism than protecting a soldier who bravely served her country.
Does that sound defensive to you?
“This is something that happens every day in the army, especially at bases like this,’’ she said. She called the army’s criticism of her a disgrace, saying she had endangered her life for the country.
Palestinians are routinely handcuffed and blindfolded when they are arrested, to stop them from trying to flee.
A real threat!
One photo showed Aberjil beside a blindfolded Palestinian man slumped against a concrete barrier while she leans toward him with her face upturned. Another shows her smiling at the camera with three blindfolded Palestinian men behind her.
Yeah, I saw that.
The photos drew sharp criticism from the Israeli military and Palestinian officials.
Palestinian Authority spokesman Ghassan Khatib condemned the photos and said they pointed to a deeper malaise — how Israel’s 43-year-old occupation of Palestinians has affected the Israelis who enforce it.
“This shows the mentality of the occupier,’’ Khatib said, “to be proud of humiliating Palestinians. The occupation is unjust, immoral, and, as these pictures show, corrupting.’’
YUP!!
What morals and ethics code?
Dumping WMD on innocent men, women, and children?
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