An Israeli soldier posted some “un-sensitive” photos on her Facebook page recently.
Some Excerpts (Italicized):
“A former Israeli soldier posted photos on Facebook of herself in uniform smiling beside bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners, drawing sharp criticism Monday from the Israeli military and Palestinian officials.”
“The incident was a reminder of the fraught relations between Israeli soldiers and the West Bank Palestinians under their control.”
"This shows the mentality of the occupier," Khatib said, "to be proud of humiliating Palestinians. The occupation is unjust, immoral and, as these pictures show, corrupting."
“The comments by the woman and her friend in an exchange below one photograph suggested how casually the picture was treated, including jokes and sexual innuendoes.”
"You're the sexiest like that," her friend wrote.
"I wonder if he's got Facebook!" the woman in the photograph responded. "I have to tag him in the picture!"
Is this wrong? Are we in such a rush to post things on Facebook that we don’t think about what we are doing? Does this show a lack of taking something like terrorism seriously? Should we mock prisoners in such a way? Can the entire nation of Israel be judged based on the actions of a few? This will of course be used to fuel sentiment by the Palestinians that they are victims or prisoners in their own land. Sad.
(ORIGINAL LINK) On Facebook: Israeli soldier posed with bound Arab - Yahoo! News
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