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'It's a shame they didn't kill him': Israelis react to video of soldiers kicking Palestinian child Blogs » Ali Abunimah's blog 'It's a shame they didn't kill him': Israelis react to video of soldiers kicking Palestinian child Submitted by Ali Abunimah on Mon, 07/02/2012 - 22:34 Eden Oreus (Gedera Regional High School): Channel 2, you are the garbage of the state, all respect to the Border Police officer and it's a shame he didn't put a bullet in the head of the son of a bitch videographer who documented it. This posting from a high schooler was one of hundreds by Israeli Facebook users reacting with pride and joy, and incitement to violence and murder, on seeing a video of Israeli occupation soldiers in Hebron kicking a young Palestinian boy as he screams in pain. The video, shot by a Palestinian videographer and released by B'Tselem, was widely reported in the Israeli media, and shows Israeli occupation soldiers in Hebron, occupied West Bank, violently assaulting a child whom B'Tselem identified as Abd al-Rahman Burqan, aged 9. B'Tselem described the incident captured on film as follows: The video shows a Border Police officer ambushing a child from around the corner. As the child walks past, the officer grabs him by the arm and says: "why are you making trouble?" The officer then drags the child, who is screaming, on the ground for a few seconds. A second Border Police officer then appears and kicks the boy. The officer then lets the child go. He runs away, and the two Border Police officers leave the scene as well. Jessica Montell, the director of B'Tselem, said Israeli occupation authorities had opened an investigation into the incident, however in practice such investigations almost never lead to accountability and punishment of routine violence against Palestinians.