By Haaretz – 20 July 2011
www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/video-shows-idf-officer-pointing-loaded-gun-at-unarmed-palestinian-1.374285
A video uploaded to YouTube on Wednesday showed an IDF officer pointing a loaded gun at an unarmed Palestinian in the West Bank village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron, last month.
According to B’Tselem, a human rights organization that uploaded the video, on June 18 IDF forces came to arrest a youth from the village for allegedly throwing stones when his cousin stopped the IDF officer to try to prevent the arrest.
The video shows the IDF officer, a First Lieutenant, shouting and pushing the Palestinian man and then immediately cocking his loaded gun into the man’s face. When the man continued to fight with him, the IDF officer again pointed the gun at him.
The IDF Spokesperson said in response, “On the surface this looks like a serious incident. The incident will be brought to the attention of the commanders and simultaneously an investigation will be opened on the matter.”
