Rights group Breaking the Silence refutes IDF claim that photos posted by female soldier under the heading ‘the time of my life’ are an anomaly. Haaretz Service Facebook photos depicting Israel Defense Forces soldiers pictured alongside handcuffed and blindfolded Palestinian detainees represent the norm, not the exception, in IDF conduct, an Israeli human rights group [...]
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‘Facebook photos of soldiers posing with bound Palestinians are the norm’
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Israeli military blasts ex-soldier’s photos with Palestinian prisoners
Paula Hancocks, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — A former Israeli soldier has posted photos of herself on Facebook posing in front of blindfolded Palestinian prisoners, prompting harsh reactions. The former soldier, identified online as “Eden from Ashdod” in Israel, is seen smiling sitting on a blast barrier next to a blindfolded man. In another picture she [...]
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Shorter Question Everything
Kyrgyzstan | West Bank Kyrgyzstan The US says Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader has promised to honour key security agreements, days after she came to power following a bloody uprising. US officials said Roza Otunbayeva had vowed not to interrupt operations from a military base the US uses to supply troops and supplies to Afghanistan West Bank [...]
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Foreign report: Israel has one of world’s largest ‘eavesdropping’ intel bases
The base, near Kibbutz Urim, is central to the activities of the main Israel Defense Forces signals intelligence unit, 8200, according to report in Le Monde Diplomatique. Yossi Melman/Haaretz Israel has one of the largest signals intelligence (SIGINT) bases in the world in the western Negev, Le Monde Diplomatique reported. The base, near Kibbutz Urim, [...]