BREAKING NEWS

Danon requests C'tee debate on consequences of website

MK Danny Danon on Thursday presented a request to the Knesset speaker for an urgent investigation by the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee into the "destructive publication on the internet, in which the personal details of IDF soldiers who fought in [Operation] Cast Lead were exposed."
The website, "Israeli War Criminals," which published the names and photos of 200 IDF officers and soldiers who served during Operation Cast Lead in 2009, was removed by its host on Thursday.
In his request, Danon requested a debate in the committee into the consequences of the publication for the personal security of the soldiers and its influence on motivation and morale in the IDF." The MK called for an investigation into "who is standing behind the website and for their punishment."