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IDF Investigation: Palestinian Was Not Forced to Play Violin at Checkpoint

(IDF) Maj. Gen. Moshe Kaplinski, the head of Central Command, conducted an investigation into a filmed incident reported widely in the media of a Palestinian man shown playing a violin at the Beit Iba checkpoint. The investigation found that the Palestinian arrived at the checkpoint and was asked by the soldiers to open the violin case. He opened the case and started to play the violin of his own volition. Several moments later, he was asked by the liaison officer to stop playing. The investigation was based on testimony of the soldiers at the checkpoint, footage filmed by the women of "Checkpoint Watch," and a letter written by members of the group which supports the soldiers' testimony that the man was not asked to play the violin.
2004-12-01 00:00:00
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