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Friday, April 3, 2026
IDF suspends reservist who forced blinded Palestinian to advertise his jewelry business
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The Instagram story of an Israeli soldier who forced a blindfolded Palestinian detainee in the West Bank to hold up a sign advertising for his jewelry business in April 2026. (Courtesy)
An IDF reserve soldier who took part in a recent raid if the West Bank forced a blindfolded Palestinian man to hold up a sign advertising for his jewelry business.
The soldier then photographed the Palestinian man and posted it to Instagram, where it was flagged by an anti-Israel activist and published widely across social media, leading to a downpour of criticism of the IDF’s treatment of Palestinians.
Asked to comment on the incident, the IDF tells The Times of Israel that it views the incident very gravely and that the soldier was immediately suspended from reserve duty.
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