In a case that resembles more a third world “rag-tag” army rather than a regional superpower two Israeli soldiers have been convicted of receiving bribes.

The servicemen were sentenced on Wednesday by the Jaffa Military Court to jail spanning ten and a half and nine months respectively. They were found guilty of letting Palestinians through security check posts in Tulkarem during 2008 in return for monetary benefit:

“The Jaffa Military Court sent two Israel Defense Forces soldiers to prison Wednesday, after finding them guilty of allowing Palestinian to enter Israel in exchange of bribes.

The two, who serve in the Infantry Corps’ Kfir Brigade, were sentenced to 10 and a half and nine months in jail.

The incident in question took place in a checkpoint near the West Bank city of Tulkarem, in 2008. The soldiers were stationed at the checkpoint and tasked with validating the identification papers and crossing permits to the Palestinians going through their post.

Before too long, their commanding officer was tipped off that the two were paid several hundred shekels to let Palestinians through unchecked. The matter was turned over to the Military Police and an investigation soon followed…..

….Attorneys Eyal Nun and Natanel Peretz, for the defendant, said they intend on appealing the verdict, on grounds that the two’s commanding officers’ conduct was not investigated.

“The commanding officers’ responsibility for this failure was not probed… such constitutional failures may lead to the future assault or even abdication of soldiers. Soldiers stationed in the checkpoints are often sleep and food deprived, which may impair their judgment,” said the defense.” (Source: Ynet News)

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