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3 IDF troops jailed for exposing themselves to Palestinians
By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel, IDF, Hebron 

Three Israel Defense Forces soldiers belonging to the Lavi Battalion of the Kfir Infantry Brigade were sentenced Sunday to 21 days in military prison after footage was discovered of them undressing and exposing themselves in front of Palestinian civilians near Hebron a few weeks ago.

The three were caught on film by a peace activist who was in the area.

In the video, one of the soldiers can be seen shaking his bare buttocks at the Palestinians. The video also shows the soldiers making other obscene gestures towards the Palestinians.
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The batallion commander decided that the three would not return to combat positions following their prison time.

The IDF condemned the incident and an IDF spokesperson said it was a "embarrassing aberration that does not reflect the values and norms IDF soldiers are inculcated with."

This was not the first time that soldiers from the Lavi Batallion were involved in a disturbing activity. Last July, in the West Bank town of Dahariya, located south of Hebron, a commander in the batallion and five of his men, commandeered a local taxi, and forcibly removed its passengers. The driver, Mohammed Issa Mahrazeh, was also removed, tied up, placed back in the cab, blindfolded and was held there for the duration of the operation. He sustained bruises.

While driving through the town of Dahariya, the troops took note of a Badham Samamra, an 18-year-old civilian approaching the vehicle. One of the soldiers then pointed his weapon out the window of the taxi and shot Samamra. The bullet hit the left shoulder and exited his body through the chest. He was moderately to seriously wounded by the gunshot.

The soldiers then abandoned the vehicle, leaving the driver bound in the back seat.

During the ensuing investigation, the commander submitted a false account of the incident, and military sources say he ordered his soldiers to do the same.
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  1.   Exposing themselves.. 00:44  |  Edithann Stephens 04/02/08
  2.   What happened to the invincible IDF? 01:21  |  Absolute Truth 04/02/08
  3.   IDF Soldiers exposing themselves 01:55  |  Phil 04/02/08
  4.   Thugs & Goons of the IDF like to get naked? 02:05  |  POP 04/02/08
  5.   no reason to jail them 02:14  |  rich 04/02/08
  6.   #1 Dont worry its all coming 02:17  |  pal 04/02/08
  7.   They were ashamed... 02:19  |  Maureen Ann 04/02/08
  8.   If there were no activist`s video they won`t be "punished" 02:22  |  nobodysacred 04/02/08
  9.   if it was arabs israelis would use this excuse 02:31  |  immortal 04/02/08
  10.   At least, the IDF punishes soldiers who did wrong 03:38  |  CK Tan 04/02/08
  11.   Maureen Ann...even so.... 03:48  |  Silvienne 04/02/08
  12.   #7 maureen`s ILLITERATE and BANKRUPT moral of SHAME 03:49  |  CK Tan 04/02/08
  13.   Number 3 is right on ! 03:52  |  Mike 04/02/08
  14.   Tushies 04:47  |  Paul 04/02/08
  15.   #4 POP - everybody likes to get naked 05:13  |  * BEN JABO 04/02/08
  16.   CK Tan 05:52  |  geoff 04/02/08
  17.   #15, exposing ones genitals 07:56  |  Denise 04/02/08
  18.   Wow Maureen Ann... 08:16  |  Amused 04/02/08
  19.   Kfir Infantry Brigade 08:42  |  Captain, my Captain 04/02/08
  20.   ARE TUSHIES 09:39  |  DANNY 04/02/08
  21.   So bloody what 10:19  |  Sheikh Rattle & Roll 04/02/08
  22.   #16 geoff - perhaps YOU can complete the story? 17:25  |  CK Tan 04/02/08
  23.   #7 Maureen Ann - Doing what comes naturally 17:37  |  * BEN JABO 04/02/08
  24.   #17 Denise - You`re a dunce 18:13  |  * BEN JABO 04/02/08
  25.   Welcome to the real Isreal Sociaty 19:10  |  US person 04/02/08
  26.   #25 US Person (Yeah, I`ll bet) 01:57  |  * BEN JABO 05/02/08
  27.   # 23 boy ben! talk about out in left field! 08:04  |  eric 05/02/08
  28.   to # 26, a post by ben jabo 08:24  |  eric 05/02/08
  29.   #12, CK Tan to Maureen... 09:06  |  Silvienne 05/02/08
  30.   Ben Jabo... 09:07  |  Silvienne 05/02/08
  31.   don`t `expose,` kill 21:17  |  frenz 05/02/08
  32.   #28 Eric - Don`t forget, I`m willing to donate a tree 22:05  |  * BEN JABO 05/02/08
  33.   #30 Silvienne 22:07  |  * BEN JABO 05/02/08
  34.   # 32 honestly ben... 08:24  |  eric 06/02/08
  35.   #34 Eric - Your caption was "Honestly" 17:58  |  * BEN JABO 06/02/08
  36.   #34-2 Eric - here are a few more of like nature 19:37  |  * BEN JABO 06/02/08
  37.   #34-3 Eric "To tell the truth" 23:47  |  * BEN JABO 06/02/08
  38.   #33, Ben Jabo... 06:04  |  Silvienne 07/02/08
  39.   to ben jabo, posts #`s 35, 36, & 37 (last try) 06:32  |  eric 07/02/08
  40.   #38 Silvienne - 18:50  |  * BEN JABO 07/02/08
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