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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1990
855-0480
Jerusalem (JTA) — A
military court has convicted
four Israel Defense Force
soldiers for the brutal
beatings more than two
years ago of two Palestin-
ians in the Gaza Strip, one of
whom subsequently died of
his injuries.
The Oct. 1 verdict immedi-
ately became politically
divisive and raised anew the
question of whether soldiers
on duty should be held
responsible for executing
policies established at the
top of the defense estab-
lishment.
The four soldiers, all
members of the crack Givati
Brigade, which has produced
some of Israel's outstanding
war heroes, were found guil-
ty of inflicting excessive
bodily harm as a form of
punishment.
In their defense, they
pointed to the higher eche-
lons.
The highest-ranking
defendant, Res. Maj. Yit-
zhak Levit, who was found
guilty of ordering the
beatings, showed no
remorse.
He said he was
"disappointed by the court
ruling."
There was strong reaction
to the verdict in political
circles. Likud said that once
the legal process is over it
would seek an amnesty and
expected the opposition
Labor Party to cooperate.
The militant Gush
Emunim demanded that the
judges immediately reverse
their verdict.
But leftist political fac-
tions insisted that the in-
quiry into the brutal treat-
ment of Arabs be broadened
into the "senior military
ranks and the political
ranks."
The trial, held in a
military court of the
Southern Command, dealt
with an incident on Feb. 7,
1988, less than two months
after the intifada began.
The two Palestinians
beaten by soldiers were
residents of the el-Bureij
refugee camp in the Gaza
Strip, then as now a hotbed
of intifada-related unrest.
Most recently it was the
site of the brutal murder of
IDF Res. Sgt. Ammon
Pomerantz, who was stoned
and burned to death in his
car there on Sept. 20, the
first day of Rosh Hashanah.
Maj. Levit, a computer en-
gineer and investment
broker in civilian life, claim-
ed the verdict did an
"injustice" to truth.
According to him, true
responsibility lay with then
Defense Minister Yitzhak
Rabin, who established an
"iron hand" policy to deal
with Palestinian violence.
The lower-rank soldiers
are put on trial "and all the
rest come out clean," said
Maj. Levit, who was a bat-
talion commander.
But the court said it found
no proof that the unit receiv-
ed orders from higher ranks
to beat up Arabs as a
punitive measure.
It did, however, fault the
brigade commander, Col.
Ephi Eitan, whom it alleged
The four soldiers,
all members of the
crack Givati
Brigade, which has
produced some of
Israel's outstanding
war heroes, were
found guilty of
inflicting excessive
bodily harm as a
form of
punishment.
encouraged soldiers to use
excessive force, and acted
contrary to military
guidelines.
Col. Eitan was not a
defendant but gave exten-
sive testimony at the trial.
The court also had critical
words for two senior officers,
Maj. Gen. Yitzhak
Mordechai, who was com-
mander of the southern sec-
tor at the time, and Brig.
Gen. Ya'acov Or, who was
area commander.
"It seems to us," the court
said, that the two com-
manders "were quite
satisfied with the excessive
use of force as long as it led
to the desired results."
Gen. Mordechai is present-
ly commander of the central
sector and Gen. Or is com-
mander of the West Bank.
The IDF advocate general,
Brig. Gen. Amnon
Strashnov, said during the
trial that he would consider
legal measures against
others involved in the case
once the verdict was in.
Further charges therefore
may be filed after Brig. Gen.
Strashnov studies the 80-
page verdict.