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Polygraph confirms IDF officer didn't order soldier to shoot cuffed Palestinian
By Yuval Azoulay and Shahar Ilan, Haaretz Correspondents
Tags: Palestinian, B'Tselem 

The Israel Defense Forces officer accused of ordering a soldier under his command to shoot a bound and blindfolded Palestinian detainee has passed a polygraph test verifying his testimony that he did not give the order to open fire.

Lieutenant colonel Omri Fruberg, commanding officer of IDF regiment 71, took the polygraph on Tuesday in a private institute at the recommendation of his lawyers.

The investigation began after the soldier, who was filmed shooting a Palestinian protester during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Na'alin, said he just been carrying out an order by Fruberg.
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In the video, Fruberg is shown holding the arm of the Palestinian, Ashraf Abu-Rahama, 27, while a soldier under his command opens fire at close range. Abu-Rahama sustained light wounds to his foot in the incident.

Fruberg will undergo a second polygraph test under the auspices of the military police on Wednesday afternoon.

The incident in Na'alin was filmed by a Palestinian girl from a window of her home and sent to military authorities by the Israeli human rights group BT'selem in earlu July.

The soldier was released from police detention on Tuesday and sent back to join his unit after telling investigators that his regiment commander had ordered him to fire.

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      1.   As usual: no one was guilty. 15:13  |  Chanalau, Tova 23/07/08
      2.   As usual: Loser anti-Zionists try to blame the innocent 15:38  |  Dani 23/07/08
      3.   This is because the Arab Terrorist was not shot, B`Sheker lies 15:39  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/07/08
      4.   Is always the same 15:40  |  Manolo 23/07/08
      5.   If it was filmed by Arab Philistine girl,where is complete footag 15:42  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/07/08
      6.   what if the cuffied was a jew and the soldier an arab? 15:46  |  Manolo 23/07/08
      7.   Lie detectors 15:55  |  Miransky 23/07/08
      8.   Manolo the Arab expert, the Jew wouldn`t be alive 15:56  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/07/08
      9.   The IDF 16:05  |  Natallie Durson 23/07/08
      10.   Man, can we coin the phrase "zionywood" now? 16:11  |  Johnboy 23/07/08
      11.   Jews are the chosen people... he will be proved innocent 16:25  |  POP 23/07/08
      12.   Overblowing the situation 16:40  |  Brod 23/07/08
      13.   #1. Tova 18:07  |  Aliza 23/07/08
      14.   Arab Shot, Yet Uninjured, A Miracle ! 18:14  |  Straight Talk 23/07/08
      15.   Some good news 18:24  |  Tarek 23/07/08
      16.   what if the cuffied was a Jew and the soldier an Arab? 18:25  |  SDHD 23/07/08
      17.   The "Pro-Pals" Would Have a Lot More Credibility If.... 18:26  |  JP 23/07/08
      18.   Polygraph 18:44  |  Citizen 23/07/08
      19.   And video confirms that solider did nor shoot cuffed Palestinian! 18:48  |  Per 23/07/08
      20.   What went wrong in 2006 19:20  |  Soldier 23/07/08
      21.   what it comes down to is this 19:46  |  rm 23/07/08
      22.   Then what actually happened? 19:49  |  D. 23/07/08
      23.   Arab actors 20:02  |  Pamela 23/07/08
      24.   #22 Actually, we don`t know what happened 20:05  |  Bob 23/07/08
      25.   D.? Are U Kidding Me? 20:06  |  JP 23/07/08
      26.   Investigate how Goldwasser and Shalit Met Their Deaths 20:26  |  MIKE 23/07/08
      27.   #19: Per, we passed the point of denial 20:29  |  Observer 23/07/08
      28.   So, the IDF is still torturing? 20:46  |  Jack 23/07/08
      29.   Polygraphs are inadmissible 20:59  |  J. Frank Mortimer 23/07/08
      30.   That little girl`s video was Palywooded 21:09  |  x-ray 23/07/08
      31.   Justice Idiots justice 21:26  |  Israeli 23/07/08
      32.   Definitely IDF torturing Jack and far from enough 21:26  |  Genuine Tosefta 23/07/08
      33.   Polygraph confirms nothing, except... 21:52  |  Michael 23/07/08
      34.   You realize that polygraphs are worthless? 22:18  |  Polly Graff 23/07/08
      35.   Buying time to come up with more BS 22:31  |  Labhras 23/07/08
      36.   Typical IDF brutality 23:08  |  American in NY 23/07/08
      37.   Manolo # 6 23:24  |  Philippe 23/07/08
      38.   WAS it a response to Arab coward hiding in cemetry kiling Israeli 00:02  |  PETER SM 24/07/08
      39.   CHANALAU he was arrested and charged.Where do they say 00:04  |  PETER SM 24/07/08
      40.   #34: Welcome to Polywood 00:11  |  NoTrust 24/07/08
      41.   HAVE PAL peacelovers arrested the brother who killed the Israeli 00:47  |  PETER SM 24/07/08
      42.   AMERICAN.in NY where was that picture published? 00:51  |  PETER SM 24/07/08
      43.   Polygraphs 02:44  |  Mark Lincoln 24/07/08
      44.   Meaningly prattle... 03:03  |  Victor 24/07/08
      45.   #19 Per swallows the propaganda whole 05:19  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      46.   National News in USA 05:28  |  Mark of Lewiston 24/07/08
      47.   #30 You astound, X-Ray 05:35  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      48.   #24 Here`s what we know, Bob... 05:48  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      49.   #25 JP seems to rush to print without thinking 06:01  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      50.   What we know, Johnboy, is this: 08:44  |  Michael 24/07/08
      51.   What we know, Johnboy, Pt. II 08:46  |  Michael 24/07/08
      52.   Newspapers report what they report, JohnBaby 09:56  |  x-ray 24/07/08
      53.   #48 There is a name for your affliction, x-ray 10:59  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      54.   #48, #49 Michael, the extent of his injury is not the point 16:43  |  Johnboy 24/07/08
      55.   #45 Johnboy makes a typical mistake 18:00  |  Per 24/07/08
      56.   Johnboy, # 54 22:26  |  Michael 24/07/08
      57.   #55 Unbelievable, Per......literally, unbelievable 02:38  |  Johnboy 25/07/08
      58.   For Johnboy: 07:47  |  Michael 25/07/08
      59.   Two weeks to disclose !! 23:10  |  MarK 25/07/08
      60.   #58 You are joking, Michael 01:46  |  Johnboy 26/07/08
      61.   This will never make peace 19:03  |  Eyad 26/07/08
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