Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Controversy Grows Over Offensive Images Posted Online By Israeli Soldiers

Israeli soldier Mor Ostrovski, 20, has sparked controversy after posting this image on his Instagram account. Photograph: electronicintifada.net

Israeli Soldier Posts Instagram Image Of Palestinian Child In Crosshairs Of Rifle -- The Guardian

Military investigates Mor Ostrovski, 20, as row grows over spate of offensive images posted online by Israeli soldiers

An Israeli soldier has sparked outrage by posting a photograph appearing to show the back of a Palestinian boy's head in the crosshairs of his sniper rifle on a social networking site.

The context of the picture, posted on the personal Instagram site of Mor Ostrovski, 20, could not be verified but the aggressive message is clear. The minarets and Arabic architecture of the village captured in the background suggest the boy and the town are Palestinian. Ostrovski is an Israeli soldier in a sniper unit.

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Update: Israeli Sniper Posts Photo of Child in Crosshairs -- ABC News

My Comment: Children are being slaughtered everyday in Syria .... but the world's press is focus on this pic from a young stupid Israeli sniper who thinks it's cool. Give me a break.

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