Battalion commander calls for dismissal of officer who attacked Israeli activists

do not disguise, you are a palestinian trying to undermine us

Exactly,and these "protests" are staged.They come prepared to goad and incite the soldiers into retaliating so they can film it for the evening news.It's disgusting..this politically correct rubbish has to stop.

How the soldiers or police of ANY Arab state would have tolerated an anti-government demonstration? You may be certain it wouldn't have been as lenient as Israel was, nor would the matter of police brutality been a subject for discussion. As I recall, some years ago, Palestinian's demonstrated against King Hussein, he leniently killed over ten thousand of the demonstrators and expelled the rest of that rat pack. Hafez Assad had some problems with his villagers, he gassed them like rats. Saddam Hussein had problems, he killed thousands of Kurds. The IDF behaved like a bunch of pussycats, the malcontents were able to walk away alive, not carried off in hearses.

Acording to even Reshet Bet there are about 150-200 palestinian Arabs and Israelis who decides to help NOT to their country

I'm very interested in Israel,and the Jews. And I have a great respect for both. I read a lot about your country,you never give up, with all your problems with your neighbours you are still doing very well.I think that we over here could learn a lot from you. I have met some Israeli's that were in Alice,and liked them. One day I would like to visit Israel.God bless.

"Purity of Arms"??? In an age of suicide bombings, bus bombings, Kassams firings timed to cooincide with children on their way to school? In an age when Iran freely talks about exterminating Israel as it pursues nuclear weapons? The quaint "purity of arms" dictat of the political echelon may sound nice, but it is seriously out of date with the reality Israel faces. The Marquis de Queensbury rules are no longer in effect. It is exactly this kind of naivete that makes asymmetric warfare possible -- jihidi terrorists relying on an adversary to abide by its "norms and rules", while they ignore every norm and rule that ever existed. Perhaps you would benefit from reading a history of the US Revolutionary War, so you can see how the British were defeated by the American colonial irregulars -- same tactics were used 2000 years earlier by the Maccabees. Of course, they all violated "the purity of arms". Israel is dealing with a war for survival, not a 60's hippie protest demonstration.

for his dismissal you just gave your usual anti Israel routine within the current news package. You may want summary "revolutionary" type justice for Israelis.Afraid you are writing to the wrong media try the Pal or Hezbala media.

The civilian GOVERNMENT controls how the IDF reacts to rockets fired at Sderot... learn before you criticize.

Oh yes you mean like beating settlers and getting off scott free when many were evacuated. Oh you mean like ignoring rockets that are hitting Sederot and many of the kibbutzim around the city. I have friends of mine being rocketed every day and the IDF does nothing. And your complaining about treatment of a few EU state controlled demostrators??

Since the barrier and the roadblocks are there to protect us from palestinian terrorists - then surely these allies of the terrorists should be arrested and put on trial for endangering the public and aiding and abetting the eneny in a time of war

Why not just instruct the IDF to hand out flowers and cake to these weirdos. I hope this Capt. is re-instated,although I don't know why he would want to be,under the command of people like that.

your brutal treatment of the Palestinians before they resorted to suicide bombings. I forget.

Clearly none of you morally challenged nitwits know the full meaning of IDF values, such as 'purity of arms'. Unless their physical well-being was being directly threatened by the demonstrators, no force should have been used. What they should have done was put their vehicle on the road as a barrier, and then call the police to arrest the protesters. Their violent outburst was shameful and a clear breach of norms and regulations.

yeah try to be more bold... every time that a palestinian get shot the incident is investigated accordingly... human life is important to jews no matter if you palestinian ,jew israeli, black or white... don't ferment for no reason!

Non-combatant - not when they're trained from the age of 4-5 to hate Israel, do military manuvers and inculcated that killing the jew is the fashionable thing to do. See that nice imitation Mickey Mouse film? where the kids were being hatred instructions and simulated grenadde and AK47 firings. You want peace, tell your Pali compatriots to stop shooing innocent Israeli's in drive by shooting and to stop stuffing bombs in their underwear of under their dresses. Stay away from our Pizza parlors and shopping centers, keep off our buses.

That captain was doing his job. If Israel continues to stop the ones who fight and defend, so this country will not exist for much time. Arabs aplause.

this morally bankrupt nation spews out, what an embarrassment. Evicting disabled children now I see as well, this place has to go.

Colonel Fuchs, General Ashkenazi, and Defense Minister Peretz, do you understand that these left wing activists are now laughing at you for falling into their trap. You have been ambushed without even understanding the game you are in. This "demonstration" was a setup, pure and simple. This "demonstration" was preplanned, choreographed, and taped for the desired outcome, world outrage. Hezbollah uses kidnapping and missiles to achieve its objectives. Hamas uses Homicide-Bombers to further its goals. Left wing activists uses these types of scripted incidents to promote their agenda, whipping up poisonous hate against Israel.

The captain acted properly, while heavily outnumbered, in using adequate non-lethal force to prevent destruction of a barrier to terrorist infiltration until reinforcements could arrive. He should be decorated, and his hip-shooting, politically correct, weenie commander promoted to inspector general of latrine duty. Israel needs more captains like that. Drooling anarchist crazies with mohawks (in photo)who destroy military structures should be prosecuted (just as they are in the US for damaging missile silos), and their sponsoring organizations outlawed for aiding and abetting terrorism -- no different than the taxi drivers who transport suicide bombers (once they get through the roadblocks cleared for them by the anarchists).

Nothing will be done to correct this problem. Nothing has been done with the violence that the IDF has unleashed upon the Palestines either. But this only shows to the average person that the police will attack ANYONE including their OWN people that trys to defend the rights of the Palestine people. It is seen daily on this talkback the unleashed hatred to anyone defending the Palestines. Israel is always right in their minds and does nothing wrong, they say they are protecting the jews from the evil "terrorist" but they don't see the evil of what they are doing and have done to the Palestines for longer than the average person could handle. Obvisiously israel has forgotten what it is like to be the underdogs, but the longer this OCCUPATION continues the more the public around the world is waking up to the violence of an OCCUPIER. Again this israeli activist was lucky, Rachal Corrie was KILLED not just attacked. The driver only says OOOPS I didn't see her. YEAH RIGHT

You send reservists and soldiers to do your dirty jobs,and when they get thier hands soiled by these deeds,you want to dissmiss them. These soldiers should just ignore what happens around them,and let these activists do as they like . Or better still these battalion commanders could get off thier fat asses and try to do a better job.That officer should get a medal,or put him in the Israeli police force so that he can mistreat Jews instead.

Wow when Right Wingers are Beaten Nothing Happens when left wingers and Peace Now Freaks are Peretz and Olmert want's the officer's head

My post condemning the soldier going for the jugular of the Israeli activist did not make to Haaretz yesterday. Now how about, better observance of the IDF treatment of the non combatant Palestinian people?

Thats just spin to try and show that Israel is a civilized country. Why didn't they do the same when the violence was directed at the religious at the Tragedy of Amona or at the protests against the gays. The whole state is so full of bull. Like I always say,there are only two places in the world where they beat Jews. Germany 1938-45 and Israel 1948-?

It was a bad idea to be filmed When strangling, always pay attention to cameras, this is rule #1 !!!

Now, what is the true problem? The officer treating an activist brutally, or treating a Jewish activist the same way any other activist would be treated? It looks like a racial problem to me, since there are rarely consequences for armed personnel in cases non-Jewish demonstrators are injured, or worse.

The captain who struck the left wing activists must be promoted and decorated with honour for upholding the peace under very difficult circumstances.These activists or traitors.(basically foreigners)must be deported at the earliest convienence.Let them be the recievers of much more beatings and lets hear of a few broken bones. HOORAH for the IDF

So these Judaism-haters tear down a safety barrier which is there to help insure against maniacal savages who blow up themselves and as many Jews as they can. The Judaism-haters get so out of hand doing this that a few get hit and rifle-butted by IDF soldiers, whose lives are on the line daily to combat the savages. And the cowards at the top looking to get ahead politically look to punish the soldier? Another tragedy that unfolds with silent resistance. Israel, you deserve what you get.

Just what I said yesterday: Why a probe? The images do not leave any room for misinterpretations. Everytime when Israel [the IDF] initiates a probe, there's a silent agreement with the committed act. So whenever Israel would like to make the distinction, there's no other alternative than filing charges against the guy. Lock him up for a year or two?

Who said what???, Amir Peretz, think that the use of non lethal force against people who risk the live of many Israeli innocent citizen by removing an important road block is excessive. Perhaps excessive force is sending troops to certain death in order to make sure that Nashralla never forget you ugly name! I hope that Gabi Ashkenazi is not another phony general; I hope he is proud of belonging to the Elite Golani Brigades who would use force against dangerous anarchist. I support this captain... When settlers are evacuated from their homes and beaten for that by our government it is fine, when a soldier protects us against terrorism it is excessive. it is BS!

ANARCHISTS AGAINST THE WALL WHINING ABOUT EXCESSIVE PHYSICAL CONTACT..... LOL, LOL

Make him a commander.

poor captain, who was defending Israel, he should not have strangled the leftists, he should have shot them in the spot, who is this shmock Fuchs to dismiss him????

Looks like Israel has the same problem with right-wing cops as does the US. We have prison guards forcing inmates to clean toilets with their tongues, cops in LA going on a beating spree against peaceful demonstrators, Albert Hoiuma, Amadou Diellou,and Patrick Dorismond (just ask Rudy about the last 3 next time he visits Israel, especialy how Dorismond was shot for just saying no to drugs). Our experience here is that these people think they're above the law and won't stop until they realize they are not. Give 'em a taste of their own medicine, or it will continue.

israeli office risking his life serving in the army VERSUS israeli lefties "anarchists against the fence". if those lefties created a group "anarchists against suicide bombers" i'd have some sympathy for the,,,,but until they do something to protect israelis against murderous islamists.. they are worthy of nothing but contempt and a good beating why not ?

General Gabi should intervene and prevent such a move against a brave and patriotic Captain who knew how to do his work effectively to ensure security for Israel. The Captain should be commended for doing an excellent work as a soldier at the frontline.

Yes! Rid the county of army personal that bet citizens involved in civil protest. But please start with backlog the officers that bet young adults and even Knesset members in Amona.

Isn't it obvious who is an Israeli patriot.

Seriously short of the facts, the article by Yuval Azoulay must be questioned. Since the word soldiers is plural, we may assume that there were at least 2, or perhaps only 2. There were 10 anarchists plus an unspecified number of Palestinians, again the plural form means 2 or more, possibly even 20 or more, who had already committed an offence by removing cinderblocks from a pathway. Were the possibly just 2 soldiers expected to politely ask 12 or maybe 40 anarchist to "please put the cement blocks back where you found them"? Maybe they did ask? We are not told what led to a physical response. I hardly think that speaking politely to anarchists is a realistic way to solve a problem. Anarchists by definition flout law and order. Who is to decide how much force short of a non-lethal amount was required, surely not a failed politician, and not after the fact? Articles like these, which are seriously lacking in facts can be said to be deliberately intending to incite.

Very relieved to learn that someone with authority in the IDF is recommending the ouster of this dangerous and disgraceful captain. He should also be tried in a court of law. It is disturbing that none of his fellow officers tried to restrain him. He was acting like a madman, no holds barred, and "provacation" should not be condoned as his defence.

Why does it remind me of the transformation scene in countless horror movies, where an apparently normal human being suddenly reveals himself to be a slavering, flesh-eating monster?

Seems to be a man (soldier) with character, this Colonel Fuchs (Swiss-roots...??). A good example for the decent part of Israel. More of this please....

Cops at Ammona were filmed strangling and bludgeoning religious kids who were already passively on the ground. Almost to a man none have even been disciplined - let alone charged with criminal assault. But in this case, a soldier is filmed roughing up an enlightened liberal left wing activist, and is immediately dismissed. Yup justice in Israel is blind - except in their left eye.

That is how things are done in Israel. If the Police or the army harms a Jew, the soldier will be dismissed, demoted, prsecuted etc. If they harm or even murder a Palestinian, they will be promoted and thanked. Israel applies human standards to Jews only.