IDF mulls relieving soldier from service following post against police
The soldier reportedly called to give policemen who were involved in Ahuvia Sandak incident the death penalty
By UDI SHAHAMIsraeli police officers clash with demonstrators during a protest following the death of Ahuvia Sandak a few days ago in a car crash during a police chase, outside the Police headquarters in Jerusalem, December 26, 2020(photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)
The IDF is considering relieving a soldier from military duty, after he posted a call on Facebook to sentence to death the policemen who were involved in the accident in which hilltop youth Ahuvia Sandak was killed.“The soldier’s remarks are unacceptable,” an IDF Spokesperson’s Unit response said. “They contradict IDF directives, and such remarks should not come from an IDF soldier.”In addition, the unit said that “while reviewing the case, the soldier reacted in a manner that does not align with the values of the military.“The case is in the hands of the relevant authorities. It was also decided to reevaluate the soldier’s future in the IDF,” it added.According to a KAN News report, the soldier, who lives in a Samaria settlement and serves in a regional brigade in the Judea and Samaria Division, wrote that he “prefers that we will unite under one call – to execute the murderers of Ahuvia Sandak and Esther Horgen, may God avenge their blood.”Sandak was killed last week when the vehicle he was in flipped over while fleeing from the police.Officers arrived at the scene after receiving reports that passengers in an Israeli vehicle were throwing rocks at a Palestinian vehicle.The vehicle flipped over near the Rimonim Junction and Sandak was killed and four others in the vehicle were injured.The incident sparked protests and police and settlers clashed in Jerusalem and in the West Bank.Yonah Jeremy Bob contributed to this report.
