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.
Israelis take “Never Again” very seriously and they know who their enemies are. We The People, including Liberal Jews, have chosen, with the help of the MSM and the Regime’s propaganda, to forget history! Too many Americans don’t know who the enemies of freedom are and don’t see them hiding in our government. Case in point, ObamaCare/DeathCare which, IMO, is the next Holocaust and the current dictator in our White House. And, let’s not forget, mosques sprouting up everywhere in the USA thanks to Liberals.
Moving to Israel, anyone???
How do we know it’s a woman? LOL.
Lighten up, Francis
ping
Femme Fatale...
Look at the reaction of the OTHER people on the beach! Where is the panic! Oh wait, they are comfortable having chicks carry on the beach.
Think of what would happen if it was in the citified USA.
Tar-21
Obviously you have never been to Israel.
Heh, Ack Ack Cunningham is correct...it REALLY was America’s Opus.
Here is the link: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2905667/posts
I have to stop telling people it was his opus...:)
Good God Tex, I’m in HEAVEN...
You sure know how to warm up a guy’s heart!!!!
thanks.....
I volunteer to look for the magazine as a gesture of international cooperation and goodwill.
Ah yes, gun toting women..., there is still hope. ;^)
Unfortunately, no. Some day.
All I’m saying is, Americans would not tolerate the level of terrorisms that Israel puts up with. However we have our own problems to a lesser degree with run-of-the-mill crime in major cities, illegals and and indifferent government.
Uhhhhh.... a modified burka Bevis?
Iran needs to be taken out.We all know who will get the job. When the going gets tough....THanks for the ping Tex.
good video
G.Gordon Liddy used to produce his famous “Stacked and Packed Calendar”.
Scantily clad babes with strategically placed firearms.
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