Atarot (Ramallah) Checkpoint - Israel - during Yom Kippur

I guess half the Muslim population of the West Bank was trying to get to the Al Aqsa mosque for Friday prayers during Ramadan. Unfortunately Yom Kippur fell on one of these days and the entrances to Jerusalem were all sealed causing some problems. This particular checkpoint kind of rollercoastered between being fairly mellow and looking like all hell was going to break loose. I ended up behind a car after rubber bullets started flying and the Palestinians started throwing back bricks and thumb sized metal bolts.
In the middle of it all the call to midday prayer started and everyone dropped to their knees feet from the Israeli soldiers and began praying while the Israelis took it as a chance to ham it up for cell phone pics, smoke cigarettes etc.
Ten minutes later the "Allahu Akhbar" chants started and it was back to business.

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• YomKippur
• MiddleEast

[napalmsirius]

@rstysmms

When I call you a little boy, think of it in terms of a father educating an errant child, but if you like paedophillia, that's not my business, there are some help lines you might want to consider though.

Yup biased, against zionist bastards who murdered 9 people on a ship carrying aid and then "Soldiers looted flotilla ships" source: YnetNews

As long as HRC continues to press their boots onto the necks of zionists, they can be as biased against criminal zionists as they want.

[rstysmms]

@napalmsirius

don't you know that ad hominems aren't a valid argument? you seem obsessed with me being a "little boy" which betrays two strange sentiments: first, that you would actually engage in argument with a child, and second, some repressed pedophilia.

to respond with facts however: indeed, a vote WAS made to investigate this by the "HRC", how else do you think this was mandated? A biased organization can only expect a biased report, and that's what they got!

don't rage reply, fool!

[napalmsirius]

@rstysmms

The body investigating Israel's attrocities had nothing to do with "a mass of countries". It was an independent investigation, nothing to do with "votes", you silly boy.

If majority rules, USA wouldn't have any veto power and israel would have been punished into behaving like a decent human being long ago.

You're too naive little boy.

Say something stupid again and this conversation is over, you're not worth having a proper conversation with.

Your move.

[napalmsirius]

@rstysmms

What you said is so blatantly stupid it needs to first ignored so that you can salvage some "face".

Dumbass. Do you know what the S.O.P. is?... Disable the rudders and tow it to a port.... did israel do this? Nope, they came onboard with guns blazing, the civilians had to defend themselves somehow.

Besides, it's in international waters, ships must defend themselves against pirates, who killed civilians by the way, and refused to release video footage recorded by the civilians.

[rstysmms]

@napalmsirius

it seems you misunderstood me? your quotation of BBC doesn't speak to what I said: that there were NON-PEACEFUL "activists" on board!

whether disproportionate use was used, well, it's hard to deny that; you can't really expect the commandos to fight back with batons when their lives are being put in danger. when you're being stabbed, when your sidearm is stolen (I wouldn't know but can only assume) a lot of your training goes out the window and survival instincts take

[rstysmms]

@napalmsirius

unfortunately, the UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL is made up of countries with severe human rights issues themselves. such a body has little moral sway, in my opinion.

something that's important to understand: majority rules, but majority is not always right. this applies very well to the UN and its agencies. And this is why the US has veto power in the security council.

[napalmsirius]

@rstysmms

"there was clearly a group whos intentions were not peaceful."

That's the Israeli Offensice Force for you... and here's proof...

Source: From BBC September 23 2010

Israel's military broke international laws during a raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla, a UN Human Rights Council investigation says.

Its report said the action by commandos, which left nine dead, was "disproportionate" and "betrayed an unacceptable level of brutality".

[rstysmms]

@napalmsirius

how does your video prove anything? she's spouting out nonsense; it's pretty clear from footage what happened. though she (and most of the other "activists" on the ship) indeed had peaceful intentions, there was clearly a group whos intentions were not peaceful. hence the violence.

[MistoKurdo]

@mthw25 judging a religion because of the actions of a very small minority, yeah that really makes you a rational person..stop watching Faux News

[mthw25]

@MistoKurdo No really!!!!!!!!!!! I wouldn't want to be a muslim. I don't believe in sexually abusing little girls, or killing innocent civilians for jihad. So yeah I'm glad not to be even recognized as a muslim.