Posted on 07/13/2012 9:26:26 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Bikini-clad, gun-toting Israeli woman becomes an Internet sensation
A photo of a gun-wielding, bikini-clad woman standing on a crowded Tel Aviv beach has become an Internet sensation, with thousands of viewers curious about whether the brunette beauty is part of Israel's military and why she wasn't in uniform with her weapon in tow.
The newspaper Haaretz notes that 'To an Israeli, the photo makes perfectly practical sense. When soldiers take their weapon off military premises, they must guard it closely and keep it on their person, at all times. Having one's weapon stolen is harshly punished with time in military prison a given.'
A photo of a gun-wielding, bikini-clad woman standing on a crowded Tel Aviv beach has become an Internet sensation, with thousands of viewers curious about whether the brunette beauty is part of Israel's military and why she wasn't in uniform with her weapon in tow.
The young woman, dressed only in a black-and-white string bikini, was captured chatting with a friend, rifle (with its magazine removed) slung casually behind her back. Though there's no uniform to identify her, the woman appears to be part of the Israel Defense Forces. Two years of IDF service is mandatory for most Israeli women at age 18. Men serve three years.
The photo was viewed 650,000 times in one day and was posted on sites including Facebook, Reddit and Gizmodo under titles like "Only in Israel," and "Badass Chicks in Israel Don't Go To the Beach Without Their Assault Rifles." It garnered a series of lascivious comments from male admirers but almost as many questions about the IDF's weapons policy for off-duty soldiers.
Israel's Haaretz newspaper, which picked up on the viral photo, wrote that "To an Israeli, the photo makes perfectly practical sense. When soldiers take their weapon off military premises, they must guard it closely and keep it on their person, at all times. Having one's weapon stolen is harshly punished with time in military prison a given. "
Haaretz also concludes that Israelis are "used to seeing guns in all kinds of places - propped up next to the guy sitting next to us in a coffeeshop, or in a university classroom, and of course, slung over the shoulders of women soldiers." That apparently also includes the shoulder of a woman ready for an afternoon at the beach.
“Where does she keep the magazine?!?”
I’m not sure that I want to know...
In the butt of the...
Oh,
You sly dog you!
You tricked me!
Hottie alert!
Well, if I ever had to abandon the US I know where I would want to go for sure.
I don’t care where she keeps the magazine. I like the picture. A lot
This is my weapon,
This is my gun,
This one’s for shooting,
This one’s for shooting fun.
....Wait .....Erh .....doesn’t sound right....
I bet she’s a crack shot.
Would you like a towel ?
LOL No I don’t need one.
I hope she is a damn good shot. Doesn’t look like there’s a lot of
space for spare ammo.
Then of course there will be the de-sanding, cleaning, lubricating of the weapon after being exposed to that environment.
But hey, at least the black rifle matches her white/black bikini! :-) She can guard my beach anytime.
Have no fear citizens, the suits are bullet proof.
I just noticed she doesn’t have any hips.
Hey South40 my Hubby says he knows that girl! He can tell her by her “eyes”.
That’s a handful.
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