[Mb-civic] Guardian Unlimited: Israeli army squad in cup final invasion

[harry.sifton at sympatico.ca]

Harry spotted this on the Guardian Unlimited site and thought you should see it.

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Note from Harry:

Thi kind of conduct is just wrong!!
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Israeli army squad in cup final invasion
Chris McGreal in Jerusalem
Saturday May 28 2005
The Guardian


The commander of an Israeli army squad has been suspended after his patrol took over a Palestinian home and confined the family to a spare room so the soldiers could watch Liverpool's victory in the Champions League final. 

A Palestinian youth, Anan al-Zrayer, told Israeli television that he was stopped in the West Bank town of Hebron by soldiers who asked if his family had satellite television.  

After he confirmed that it did, he said the soldiers barged into the house, forced the family out of the living room and settled down to watch Wednesday's final between Liverpool and AC Milan. "I gave them the remote control and they carried out a search. We were kicked into another room," said Mr Zrayer.  

Yesterday, an Israeli TV channel showed broken furniture and windows in the Zrayer home that the family said were damaged by troops.  

The military confirmed that the five soldiers and the commander took over the house to watch the match but said they only stayed for a few minutes, and did not break anything. The only Palestinian at the house was the youth who let them in.  

However, the army said such behaviour was unacceptable and was being investigated. "The commander in charge has been suspended from duty and further disciplinary measures will be taken against the soldiers." 

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