The pilot of an Israeli helicopter gunship refused an order to shoot by Jacques 5:44pm Tue Apr 16 '02 The pilot of an Israeli helicopter gunship reportedly refused an order to shoot a missile at a Palestinian home. print article The pilot of an Israeli helicopter gunship reportedly refused an order to shoot a missile at a Palestinian home. It happened on the early hours of Tuesday, April 9 - when an Israeli army regiment, supported by tanks and helicopter gunships, captured the Palestinian town of Dura, near Hebron in the southern West Bank. During several hours of fighting when the army overcame the resistance of local Palestinian militias, the regimental commander ordered the pilot of a helicopter gunship to shoot a missile at a Palestinian home, in which five alleged terrorists were hiding, in order to "liquidate them" (sic). The pilot refused, telling the regimental commander there might be civilians in the house. The radio debate continued for a long time, with the helicopter hovering over the house. The commander told the pilot that the five terrorists could be exactly pin-pointed in the house and again ordered him to shoot. The pilot again refused, and at a certain point left the vicinity of the house and cycled the town. When he got back to the point above the house, the commander told him that the terrorists had disappeared, but ordered him to shoot at the house nevertheless. The pilot again refused. After two hours, he finally shot one burst from the helicopter's cannon, but near the house rather than at it. Soldiers nearby on the ground described the shot as "perfunctory, meant to hit nothing". The story is published today (Monday, April 15) by Haggai Huberman of the extreme-right paper Hatzofeh. Huberman's account is clearly the regiment commander's version, accusing the pilot of "helping five terrorists escape" and dismissing the possibility that there had been civilians inside the house in question; the pilot's viewpoint is not given. add your comments

!!דובכה לכ by גנירוארט-לוטש ףסא 7:04pm Tue Apr 16 '02 print comment .ותומכ וברי ןכ (: !םינברסל ירחא add your comments

thank god for small mercies by omair ahmad 9:14pm Tue Apr 16 '02 print comment may the pilot be blessed, and his family and friends prosper. add your comments

.הארנכ םירוביג דוע שי by דרא יקי'צ יעור 9:28pm Tue Apr 16 '02 print comment .ריהב רופא היה םויה םיה ןיירקה תולוק תא עמוש ינא ,תואמצעה םוי וישכע לבא .יתיבמ ןיבר רכיכב דורול ,טעמ הנתשי ועבצו םיל ךלא ילוא add your comments

that's israelis for for ypu by asher 12:45pm Wed Apr 17 '02 print comment those israelis!! not blowing up houses because there may be civilians how unlike palestinazi's who specifically look for civilians to kill add your comments

that's israelis for for ypu by asher 12:46pm Wed Apr 17 '02 print comment those israelis!! not blowing up houses because there may be civilians how unlike palestinazi's who specifically look for civilians to kill add your comments

ONE honest Israeli among Isr.war criminals by Lidia 1:57pm Wed Apr 17 '02 lidiavolgina@yahoo.com print comment Asher, this was ONE Israeli with heart,but his commander, other soldiers and right-wing auther are doing just the opposite! Lidia, a Russian Jew - Israeli add your comments

at least he won't suffer from sleep disorders by chad 6:23pm Wed Apr 17 '02 print comment OPPS- THERE GOES HIS MILITARY CAREER DOWN THE TUBES. BUT AT LEAST HE WILL SLEEP AT NIGHT BETTER THAN HIS COMRADES IN ARMS SERVING IN THE "ISRAELI DEMOLITION FORCES". add your comments

maths by selimo 9:19pm Wed Apr 17 '02 print comment one down, ---- to go.... add your comments