Shin Bet turns to Arabic after inadvertently summoning 7-year-old Palestinian
Because summons was written only in Hebrew, the boy's parents did not understand that the notification had been delivered by mistake.
By Amira HassThe Shin Bet summonses for questioning which Israel Defense Forces soldiers serve Palestinians will be written in Arabic in addition to Hebrew from now on. The development stems from orders handed down by the IDF's West Bank division commander, Brig. Gen. Nitzan Alon.
The move, of which the IDF informed Haaretz last week, follows an incident about six weeks ago in which the IDF mistakenly delivered a Shin Bet summons for the questioning of a 7-year-old boy. Because the summons was written only in Hebrew, and not Arabic as well, the boy's parents did not understand that the notification had been delivered by mistake.
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Shin Bet chief Yuval Diskin in Jerusalem |
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As reported by Haaretz last month - and as is common practice in many cases involving Shin Bet summonses and in arrest cases, even of minors - IDF soldiers delivered the order by awakening the Za'akik family at 3 A.M. in the village of Beit Omar, near Hebron.
One of the soldiers, apparently the commander, announced that the son was required to appear for questioning by "Captain Tamir" of the Shin Bet at the coordination and communication base at Gush Etzion in the West Bank. The parents told the soldier that their son was just 7 years old. They produced the addendum to their identity card on which the son's name appeared, but the soldier delivered the summons anyway.
The form on which the summons was printed was in Arabic as well as Hebrew, but the name of the individual to whom it was directed was handwritten in Hebrew only. The soldiers neglected to compare the name on the summons with the name on the identity card, and so they did not discover that the names were not actually the same.
In the end, the parents chose not to send their son for questioning.
Spokesmen for the IDF and the Shin Bet security services explained to Haaretz that the IDF soldiers had gone to the wrong address.
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The IDF is still prepared to send 5 fully armed soldiers to arrest unarmed twelve year olds....
What about apologizing to the family? This is another example showing to consideration for the lives of the Palestinians. Waking them up at 3AM, how terrified do you think the children will be?
AND PERHAPS: THE BEST NEWS TODAY MIGHT BE THAT ALSO THE MAJORITY OF ARABS LIVING IN ISRAEL AGREE WITH THAT! IDF IS ALLOWED, BY THEM, TO PROTECT THEM JUST ASS WELL!
JEWS AND ARABS UNDERSTAND AND ACCEPT THAT NOT ONLY JEWS ARE TO BE PROTECTED BY IDF: ALL THE PEOPLE SHOULD, AND THOSE IN ISRAEL (ON WHATEVER BASIS) EQUALLY, AT ANY TIME, SHOULD BE: THAT IS THE PLAN GOD HAS WITH ISRAEL, WITH US. WHAT WAS SEEN, OR THOUGHT OF, AS A THREAT NEVER WAS A THREAT, BUT AN ASSET: THAT SAVES US ALL!!
The fact that Shin Bet were willing to deliver this summons without question shows how used they are to arresting minors of 11 or 12. Abhorrent Israeli policies show no humanity to young or old, sick or poor.
with the International media present.
Terrorists won't brainwash you in mosques to explode in buses and smuggle arms as we've seen countless times in the past both in this conflict and in other Islamic conflicts around the world, most notably the Iranian children used to clear the mine fields during the Iran-Iraq war, whom the government calls Martyrs for the cause. Disgusting.
That a little Mutt and Jeff interrogation, and maybe slap him around, will instill some love of Israel? He's Seven years old. If anyone has been brainwashed it's you. Afraid of children. You should be ashamed.
A bad excuse for insensitive policies. Mistakes must be corrected and bad policy must be admitted and fixed. Thank G`d that we have some people in positions of authority who think deeper than you.
What have your parents been feeding into your brains.
who carry guns, stone pal villagers, participate in crop destruction and terrorise others? Too many pre-teens have been brain-washed on the israeli side to think of arabs as animals....still wouldnt suggest they all get pulled up infront of a military interrogator...thats just wrong.
He is not brainwashed.. just pointing out teh obvious.
thank you!