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MK Ben-Ari: My Man of the Year is ‘rifle butting’ Col. Shalom Eisner

Michael Ben-Ari (National Union), the extreme right wing MK who makes Jean-Marie Le Pen look like a baguette with no joie de vivre, waited for the Sabbath to end and finally get onto his Facebook page to post this gem of a status. Just a day before Rosh Hashana, he chooses his Man of the…

By Ami Kaufman September 15, 2012

On violence, soccer and occupation – how is Israel different?

End the occupation and the militarism, which are conspicuous in the democratic world today but not in its history, and this could be a pretty cool place. I try not to go out of my way to write good things about Israel, but I also try not to go out of my way not to write…

By Larry Derfner April 22, 2012

Suspending officer who hit Danish protester isn’t enough

By Ophir Pines-Paz On one hand, the storm of condemnations by the top levels of government and now the suspension of Lieutenant Colonel Shalom Eisner from his position for beating an apparently unarmed Danish protester with his weapon, is the right response. On the other hand, this response is cynical and problematic, on several major…

By +972 Magazine April 19, 2012

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On IDF violence: My own private Lt. Colonel Shalom Eisner

Nearly three years ago I also met a Shalom Eisner at a demonstration. He gashed my head with his blows for no reason. Then too, like this week, a camera was filming as an IDF officer beat me up. To this day, my own private Shalom Eisner is running free. Of course, mine is not the…

By Haggai Matar April 18, 2012

WATCH: IDF Lt. Col. rams rifle in face of activist (UPDATED)

UPDATE: According to a source who has approached +972 Magazine, Lt. Col. Shalom Eisner, who beat an activist in the face with his rifle (video below) is slated to be the next Deputy Commander of Bahad 1, the IDF’s school and training base for all of its officers Here’s how we treat people who dare…

By Ami Kaufman April 15, 2012