Israeli Soldier Instagrams A Child In The Crosshairs Of A Rifle
A 20-year old Israeli soldier named Mor Ostrovski posted a photo of what appears to be a Palestinian child in the crosshairs of his rifle.
1. Ostrovski has since deleted the photo and his Instagram account after the photo caused an outrage on various social media channels.
2. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz:
The IDF released a statement saying that the photo is “not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values.” A criminal investigation was also opened, but closed shortly after, finding that the soldier had not committed a criminal offense of any kind.
Ostrovski has since claimed he did not take the photo but instead found it online and posted it to his instagram account.
Similarly, a soldier who recently posted a photo of himself posing next to a blindfolded and handcuffed Palestinian prisoner on Facebook was sentenced to 14 days in a military prison.
3. The Electronic Intifada has photos of Ostrovski posing with weapons, also from his now-deleted instagram:
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sutterh 3 months agoProbably an unpopular opinion but if a photo like this was exhibited at a gallery it would be viewed as a striking and thought-provoking commentary about the unintended consequences of war. The only uncomfortable thing is that somebody hypothetically had to so much as point a gun at a child
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SushiKahn 3 months agoClassic propaganda! Why, pray tell, did BuzzFeed choose to exclude the pesky detail that this soldier was immediately punished, and is serving 2 weeks in prison for this photo? All those ginning up righteous indignation at Israel and the IDF should not forget that US soldiers were killing Afghans for sport, collecting their fingers as trophies, and pissing on their corpses. The IDF look like saints by comparison.
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SushiKahn 3 months ago
I guess I misread the original article: the soldier punished was one who took pictures of himself next to handcuffed Palestinians. If dude above did indeed get the pic from the internet, then there is no way the IDF could legally punish him. Still the actions were stupid, and I hope he’s doing pushups for weeks.
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esperanzarubiot 3 months ago“not in accordance with the spirit of the IDF or its values.” Really? What is the IDF for? Good will, knitting socks, feeding the elderly soup? This is the cold hard truth of what the IDF is, and it’s ugly.
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SushiKahn 3 months ago
“What is the IDF for? …feeding the elderly soup?” well, sorta yea. The IDF regularly provides humanitarian assistance for disasters all over the world. From the Haiti earthquake, to the Japanese Tsunami, the IDF is usually one of the first organizations on the scene. In Haiti, the IDF earned accolades as “the only ones operating” an effective field hospital in all the chaos: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3836254,00.html The IDF has also, for decades, run a program to give sick kids a day of fun in the snow with the IDF Alpine Unit: http://www.idfblog.com/2011/03/25/palestinian-kids-diagnosed-with-cancer-visit-mt-hermon-with-alpine-unit-reservists/ It is indeed unfortunate that Israel is surrounded by enemies determined to end its existence and the life of the 6 million Jewish people that live in a tiny strip of land. Despite the hostile neighborhood, the IDF takes extraordinary efforts to prevent the deaths of civilians including sending text messages to people warning of air strikes in their neighborhood so that they can get away. What other army announces their targets ahead of time, giving terrorists the opportunity to flee if they choose to do so. Unfortunately, this has been used by Hamas terrorists in the past as an opportunity to gather human shields to their defense: http://www.egyptmad.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8033 The death of children is unfortunate, and unintended. Yet it is entirely the fault of Hamas terrorists who use these children as human shields.
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