Soldiers on patrol dance at Palestinian wedding, get suspended by IDF

One of the more bizarre incidents of the year: two soldiers in Hebron entered a Palestinian wedding while on patrol – apparently they heard the sound of PSY’s “Gangnam Style” from outside - and started dancing with the crowd, which seemed to enjoy the spectacle. After the inevitable Youtube clip surfaced, the entire patrol got suspended. An openly horrified report on Channel 2 stated that the wedding’s guests were “from a known Hamas family,” no less.
Here’s the video. What do you think?

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Don’t give up on 2-state solution

BY FRIDA GHITIS

fjghitis@gmail.com

It’s good to start the year with encouraging news, so allow me to share what I think is a rare piece of encouraging and practical information for those who hope one day there will be peace in the Middle East.
News reports about Israel and about its conflict with Palestinians often come fraught with emotion and controversy. The headlines come filled with accusations, condemnations, charges and counter-charges that one side or the other is not serious about peace.