WATCH: Soldier given 20-day sentence after protesting outside of IDF Central Command HQ
The soldier, who was sentenced by court-martial, held signs outside the Jerusalem headquarters that read: "Avi Bluth - Stop Administrative Orders" and "Avi Bluth - Stop Persecuting Tal Yinon Dardik."
On Monday, a soldier was given a 20-day sentence in military prison after peacefully protesting outside the IDF Central Command's headquarters in Jerusalem. The soldier held signs criticizing Maj.-Gen. Avi Bluth for administrative sanctions against settler extremist Tal Yinon Dardik. Bluth had issued an administrative restriction order against Dardik, barring him from the West Bank and requiring him to report to a police station in Modi'in Ilit twice daily for four months.
Central Command soldiers alerted the police, who detained the soldier and transported him to Neve Yaakov police station. He was subsequently released after intervention by attorney Daniel Shimshilashvili of the Honenu legal aid organization, which is representing the soldier. On Monday evening, a disciplinary hearing took place at the Nitzanim military base, and the soldier began serving his sentence immediately.
Shimshilashvili stated that the soldier's lawful protest should be treated the same as any other soldier granted permission to demonstrate. He emphasized that soldiers must be allowed to exercise their right to protest. The soldier's family expressed pride in his actions, stating that they stand in solidarity with him in his efforts to save the army from deterioration and to oppose distorted morality.
The Dardik case involves allegations of involvement in attacks against Palestinians and other nationalist-motivated offenses.
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