In early March, an Israeli military paramedic was arrested and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment for distributing sweets and fruit to Palestinian detainees in the prison he worked in. Reportedly a reservist drafted into the army, the paramedic had been reprimanded several times for his friendliness with Palestinian detainees, including an incident where he smoked a cigarette with a detainee and hugged him to celebrate his release from the prison. A spokesperson for the military said, "the medic violated a clear order which forbade any unofficial relations with the detainees."
From Green Left Weekly, March 23, 2005.
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