Q&A: Your Opinion on the Marksman Who Shot
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Your Opinion on the Marksman Who Shot
Question
What’s your opinion? Was it justified?
Given that the facts are indeed that he fired warning / distancing shots to thwart the threat of stone-throwing, and in light of what was later published in the video, was the behavior justified? Are we dealing with a violent person, or someone faithfully doing his job in the face of rioting by the hilltop youth? Who here is the pursuer and who is the pursued?
Answer
I don’t know the details, but the law regarding Jews is the same as regarding Arabs. If the stones endanger the soldiers, then they should be shot at—and the sooner the better.
Discussion on Answer
That’s a technical matter, entrusted to the judgment of the forces on the ground.
Shouldn’t one distinguish between Jews and Arabs in terms of the potential danger they pose if the clash escalates? Meaning, in the case of Jews, most likely it won’t get worse than stone-throwing, but in the case of Arabs, it could deteriorate into a lynching.