Palestine/Israeli update 8/25/2018..US cuts funding to UNRWA projects by $200mn

US cuts funding to UNRWA projects by $200mn

U.S. cuts to Palestine

An Israeli soldier refuses to serve on the Gaza border for fear of death

An Israeli soldier refuses to serve on the Gaza border for fear of death A video posted on social networking sites showed an Israeli soldier refusing orders to go to military service on the Gaza border for fear of death. The video explained an Israeli army officer forcing a soldier to ride in the car to go to military service on the Gaza border, but the soldier was afraid and fell to the ground and refused to obey orders from the officer. The video, whose history was not known, also documented the moment when the officer sniffed the soldier’s nose with dirt for refusing to go up. The following is a translation of the dialogue between the officer and the soldier: Officer:

Go to the bus

Soldier: I do not want to go I do not want to die

Officer: Go with me to the bus we are stronger than them

Soldier: I do not want to go to the border I do not want to die

Officer: Go to the bus they have only stones and you have with you a weapon

Soldier: They do not fear death or arms, I do not want to die

Palestinians: What do you think of Israel’s more open relations with Arab countries?