Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep

If you were in a jeep surrounded by hostiles who wanted to kill you would you
a) wait to get killed
b) tie one of the hostiles to your jeep and drive away safely

How do you tell a civilian from a hostile?

If you were in a jeep surrounded by hostiles who wanted to kill you would you
a) wait to get killed
b) tie one of the hostiles to your jeep and drive away safely

Tumbleweed...

That's disappointing.

Tumbleweed...

I wonder will any of the posters here who were so dismissive of this event, suggesting he was a terrorist, laughing at those of us who said that he was being used as a human shield, or even suggesting that the IDF were doing him a favour, will revise their earlier comments?

Yes, however, based on the initial reports stating he was a suspected militant, a few posters called him a terrorist and said he should be grateful he wasn’t treated worse.

As said, he was used as a human shield. To prevent the IDF jeep from coming under fire during the altercation, they tied the wounded Palestinian man to the jeep. Palestinians have been used as human shields by the IDF for decades. It's really not a new practice, just one that people seem to gloss over.

I wonder will any of the posters here who were so dismissive of this event, suggesting he was a terrorist, laughing at those of us who said that he was being used as a human shield, or even suggesting that the IDF were doing him a favour, will revise their earlier comments?

And now, days later, the IDF has admitted the man, Abadi, they tied to the jeep was not a suspected militant. They knew he was a civilian caught in the crossfire from Day 1:

”The army initially said Abadi was a suspected militant, but later acknowledged he had not posed a threat to Israeli forces and was caught in crossfire with militants.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-military-investigating-incident-where-palestinian-man-was-shot-beaten-and-tied-to-an-army-jeep

And now, days later, the IDF has admitted the man, Abadi, they tied to the jeep was not a suspected militant. They knew he was a civilian caught in the crossfire from Day 1:

”The army initially said Abadi was a suspected militant, but later acknowledged he had not posed a threat to Israeli forces and was caught in crossfire with militants.”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israeli-military-investigating-incident-where-palestinian-man-was-shot-beaten-and-tied-to-an-army-jeep

Indeed. I firmly believe that the world is still firmly on the side of Israel (average person on the street opinion) but a very powerful Pro-Palestinian propaganda fight is being fought on social media and perpetuated by The Guardian and the BBC for obvious reasons.

I feel desperately sad for the innocent souls in Gaza and pray for a swift peace.

Israel say different. They’re held for security breaches/offences. Held until a trial takes place, however long that might be whilst evidence is obtained. That’s what happens in the majority of the worlds prisons, even the UK. People are arrested, sometimes bailed, sometimes detained until trial.

Yougov did update and at least in the
uk that’s the case

Britons are most likely to say they sympathise more with the Palestinian side, at 29%, while 16% say they sympathise more with the Israelis. A further 23% say they sympathise with both sides equally, and 31% are not sure.

@keenforhelp

“Indeed. I firmly believe that the world is still firmly on the side of Israel (average person on the street opinion) but a very powerful Pro-Palestinian propaganda fight is being fought on social media and perpetuated by The Guardian and the BBC for obvious reasons.”

That’s interesting. I feel the exact opposite.

My opinion is Israel has completely wasted the moral high ground it initially occupied.

And now the “person on the street” has woken up to the grotesque injustice Palestinians have been living under for 70-odd years.

Despite a powerful pro-Israeli propaganda machine, in terms of influence in the US via AIPAC, and similar monied lobby groups in the UK, backed up by an 80% right wing press and their owners, eg the Mail, Telegraph, Times etc.

@keenforhelp

“Indeed. I firmly believe that the world is still firmly on the side of Israel (average person on the street opinion) but a very powerful Pro-Palestinian propaganda fight is being fought on social media and perpetuated by The Guardian and the BBC for obvious reasons.”

That’s interesting. I feel the exact opposite.

My opinion is Israel has completely wasted the moral high ground it initially occupied.

And now the “person on the street” has woken up to the grotesque injustice Palestinians have been living under for 70-odd years.

Despite a powerful pro-Israeli propaganda machine, in terms of influence in the US via AIPAC, and similar monied lobby groups in the UK, backed up by an 80% right wing press and their owners, eg the Mail, Telegraph, Times etc.