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IDF major jailed for 28 days after mistakenly entering Jenin

By Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondent

An Israel Defense Forces officer who mistakenly entered the West Bank city of Jenin two days ago was jailed Wednesday for 28 days by a military court.

He was found to have contravened orders on the safety of vehicles traveling in the West Bank. The hearing was presided over by Colonel Motti Almoz, a senior officer in the Central Command.

The officer, Major Razi Raveh of the Central Command, was rescued by Palestinian Authority security officials and handed over to the IDF. (For more, watch Haaretz.com TV)

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The officer was on his way to visit a base in the Mevo-Dotan settlement west of Jenin when he chose a prohibited route north of Shavei Shomron.

At the intersection east of Shavei Shomron, he passed through a roadblock whose soldiers are supposed to stop unauthorized people from driving north. For some reason the soldiers did not stop the officer, perhaps because of his rank.

The officer ignored the regulations and signposts forbiding Israelis to travel in a single, unprotected car on the road between the former Homesh settlement and the Tank intersection.

At the Tank intersection, the officer made a mistake and instead of turning west continued driving north into Jenin.

Youths who saw the car enter the city called others, and soon a crowed gathered round the car. People started throwing stones at it, and some tried to attack the officer.

A Palestinian policeman passing by rushed to the officer's aid, and managed to bring him safely to the Muqata compound, which serves as the Palestinian Authority's security headquarters. From there the police brought him to the roadblock at the city's northeastern entrance, where they handed him over to the IDF.

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1.	I wish....	16:24	\|	Omar	29/08/07

2.	does the Palestinian Officer get a medal ?	16:25	\|	ziggurat	29/08/07

3.	Says more about civility of Arabs than about an IDF officer...	16:39	\|	bat yam	29/08/07

4.	Well done, PA official	17:23	\|	Matt	29/08/07

5.	idf major jailed	17:40	\|	DesertEagle50	29/08/07

6.	Is there a sign at the tank intersection?	18:44	\|	Johnny Weintraub	29/08/07

7.	Arabs take note	18:55	\|	WWACD	29/08/07

8.	IDF Major - Career is finished	18:56	\|	* BEN JABO	29/08/07

9.	Jews Not Allowed To Live Near Arabs	19:16	\|	Duh	29/08/07

10.	that`s a pretty harsh sentence	19:23	\|	rose	29/08/07

11.	I THINK HE OWES THAT PALESTINIAN POLICEMAN A BOTTLE OF BEST ARAK!	19:32	\|	SM	29/08/07

12.	This Is Why Old City cant simply be divided and more	19:32	\|	Ben	29/08/07

13.	somebody is not telling the truth here....	20:00	\|	against brainwashing	29/08/07

14.	One fine example	20:04	\|	David	29/08/07

15.	Palestinian police should have arrested the soldier	21:25	\|	Tarik	29/08/07

16.	How funny is that!	21:29	\|	Victor	29/08/07

17.	#10 Rose	23:57	\|	* BEN JABO	29/08/07

18.	#6 Major disobeyed orders	00:00	\|	* BEN JABO	30/08/07

19.	To SM...since you know so much	00:12	\|	David James Vickery	30/08/07

20.	Barak`s back, and it happens again. Remember the bloody palms.	00:50	\|	DJStahl	30/08/07

21.	#19 Vickery	02:14	\|	* BEN JABO	30/08/07

22.	David James Vickery - Since you`re not up-to-date	02:18	\|	* BEN JABO	30/08/07

23.	#10, Rose	03:45	\|	Silvienne	30/08/07

24.	The PA official`s actions will damage him forever...	05:53	\|	Yered Shmuel	30/08/07

25.	#23 Silvienne to Rose	16:42	\|	* BEN JABO	30/08/07

26.	#25, to Ben Jabo...	22:35	\|	Silvienne	30/08/07

27.	Ben Jabo, As Requested	23:27	\|	Silvienne	30/08/07

28.	#26 Silvienne	23:34	\|	* BEN JABO	30/08/07

29.	DJ Stahl	06:58	\|	*BEN JABO	31/08/07

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