St. Sgt. Shlomi Cohen: Murdered by the Lebanese Army and Abandoned by the IDF

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UPDATES 6 pm Israel time, Tuesday, December 17 2013:

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TODAY’S BLOG:

Naval St. Sgt. Shlomi Cohen–murdered by the Lebanese Army, and abandoned by the IDF (picture: Jpost).

The murder of 31 year old Staff Sergeant Major Shlomi Cohen on the border with Lebanon around 9 pm on Sunday night has left your humble servant angered on many different levels.

The basic facts are that Cohen, an IDF Naval Officer, was driving his vehicle in Israel, 50 meters from the border, on an official mission near the IDF post at Rosh Hanikra. At some point, a sniper from the Lebanese Army, hidden in a position about 200 meters away (150 meters inside of Lebanon), fired six to seven shots into Cohen’s unarmored jeep killing him.

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If the IDF’s sending Cohen out on a mission unaccompanied and without a proper vehicle wasn’t bad enough, the IDF reaction to the murder has been abominable.

The first reaction was to immediately blame Cohen for not taking the proper precautions on the road.

The second reaction was to rush to the defense of the Lebanese Army declaring—with no firm knowledge whatsoever—that the murderer was a “rogue” Lebanese soldier “acting alone.” This incredible declaration came after the Lebanese Army incredibly announced that it had lost contact with the soldier/murderer following the murder.

The third reaction was to absolve Hezbollah of all responsibility—again with no corroborative information whatsoever. We had the spectacle of IDF Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv telling Israel Radio: “The chances of Hezbollah [being responsible]  are very low. This does not fit in with their pattern, it’s not in their interest, and it didn’t occur in an area they are active in.”

The fourth reaction was the usual blather that we hear so often in the south to excuse IDF inaction, namely that the IDF has decided not to act for the moment but reserves the right to act when it sees fit.

The final absurdity was Israel crowing about a victory yesterday in the United Nations Security Council because it decided to condemn the murder.  A victory? 

What is the bottom line?

An Israeli soldier was brutally murdered by a member of the Lebanese Army which apparently had full knowledge of who the murderer was and even where he was. More than this, the murder took place in a place that is supposed to be under United Nations’ (UNIFIL) control–but as usual the United Nations was nowhere to be seen. And finally, what group is it that actually controls that area of southern Lebanon? Hezbollah.

In sum, the abandonment of Shlomi Cohen by the IDF with no attempt by the IDF to aggressively seek out his murderer or murderers is pathetic. 

Maayan Cohen, expressed her feelings about the IDF abandonment of her husband in this way today: “I do not understand how the IDF sent him on this mission without an ounce of protection. It was not the first time.”