The Mogen David executive committee never stopped!
Posted on 04/11/2016 2:30:53 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The full testimony of the IDF soldier who last month shot dead a wounded Arab terrorist in Hevron reveals the reasons he decided to shoot the attacker, who mere minutes earlier together with an accomplice stabbed and wounded a soldier.
On Monday night Channel 2 published the transcription of the soldier's testimony, which details his concerns that the terrorist was moving to detonate a hidden bomb belt - other soldiers at the scene, a Magen David Adom (MDA) investigative committee and a CID officer have all confirmed that concerns of a bomb belt had not been ruled out.
The soldier, who is facing manslaughter charges, spoke about the moment when he shot, saying, "at that second someone, I think one of the civilians, shouted 'watch out, he might have an explosive on him,' like a bomb belt."
"I saw him with a large black coat, I think it was closed. The videos of Hamas cells telling us that they're planning to do quality terror attacks, maybe suicide (attacks), started to rise up (in my mind)."
In his testimony the soldier went on to describe that the terrorist's "coat was fur-lined and large, on a really hot sunny day, 30° C (86° F - ed.). ...All those (Hamas) videos caused me to make a decision that really wasn't easy in a split second, I cocked my gun, told people to move and shot him once in the head."
"I was pretty shaken, maybe (it was) because of that and that my hands were covered in blood (of the soldier's comrade who was wounded in the attack - ed.), and in any case I am not used to arriving at the scene and seeing a terrorist dead like that, I'm not used to seeing dead people, terrorists."
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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
If it were up to me, I’d tell him he’s Not Guilty, then shake his hand, and tell him he did good.
He did good.
And the political class in Israel is astonished at the near-unanimous (80%) support the soldier is enjoying from Israel’s Jews.
You forgot the medal.
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Thanks Eleutheria5.
Israeli politicians sound like ours
That’s why we party, to celebrate his getting a medal.
Yours pull ours’ strings and they dance.
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Should've fired two shots.
The Mogen David executive committee never stopped!
Unfortunately I agree.
I’m sick of it too...
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