Israel army bans t-shirts mocking attacks on Palestinians

[oberliner]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's military said on Wednesday it had banned soldiers from making and wearing t-shirts encouraging violence against Palestinians.

One of the t-shirts has a rifle sight aimed at a pregnant Palestinian with the slogan "1 shot, 2 kills," according to a report last month in the Haaretz newspaper.

A spokesman for the military called the shirts "simply tasteless," and said the armed forces' chief educational officer had instructed commanders to ensure soldiers did not create or wear the items and to discipline those who disobeyed.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKTRE53048420090401

[aquart]

1. And?

Were you hoping they wouldn't?

There is a frighteningly obsessive interest in the minutia of Israeli life here on DU.

Yet no one seems concerned about the "collaborators" Hamas rounded up and possibly forgot to return?

[Violet_Crumble]

4. Yeah, anyone would think this was the I/P forum with the way we talk about Israel and Palestine...

Yr post is just flat out bizarre with that weird question for Oberliner....

Since when has soldiers wearing racist and disgustingly foul tshirts that dehumanise Palestinians been a 'minutia of Israeli life'?

Since you've not been shy about making incredibly bigoted comments about Palestinians here at DU, why would you be the slightest bit concerned about Palestinian collaborators? And what the hell do they have to do with this OP? Oh, that's right. Another 'LOOK OVER THERE!!!' lame attempt to derail yet another thread...

[LeftishBrit]

7. And it's an important and interesting topic (one of many such)..

And this is the forum for posts on Israel or Palestine.

And if you did a search, you would quickly find that Oberliner has posted several OPs on that very topic you mention of Hamas rounding up and executing 'collaborators'.

[MrSlayer]

2. Dehumanizing your enemy is rule number one.

Who is going to wear a T-shirt declaring their "enemy" to be equal to or better than them?

[Violet_Crumble]

3. That's a good move...

And I'm glad there's been an instruction given to commanders to discipline those who disobey the ban....

[lapfog_1]

5. "1 shot two kills...."

picture of a pregnant Palestinian woman with a rifle pointed at her.

I'm normally in favor of free speech, but this one has left me "speechless".

[LeftishBrit]

6. Glad to hear that

Those t-shirts were nasty.