Israeli Reservist Ends Career, Not Occupation, After Ramming Palestinian
A chilling headline indeed: an Israeli reservist, reportedly, rammed his vehicle into a Palestinian man as he prayed . The Israeli military, quick to act (this time), said his service was 'terminated' for a 'severe violation of his authority'. But what authority, precisely, is being violated when the very act of praying on a roadside in the occupied West Bank becomes a target, rather than the
occupation itself? This isn't a rogue incident; it's an escalation of systemic violence enabled by decades of unchecked settlement expansion, military occupation, and zero accountability for settler and soldier brutality. We're meant to believe this is an anomaly, a 'bad apple.' Yet, the constant stream of reports — from B'Tselem, Amnesty International, and even the UN — document countless
instances of violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers and soldiers, often with little to no consequence. The media focuses on the individual's 'violation of authority,' conveniently sidestepping the uncomfortable truth that the authority he serves is built on denying basic human rights. How many 'terminated services' will it take before the world questions the legitimacy of the entire
operation?