[insuffi]

Be careful all of you criticizing DominikR don't fall of your high horse.

We all know that government authorized assassinations and kidnappings are always directed towards terrorists, and not to achieve geopolitical goals. /s

I'm not saying this is the case here; I'm saying serving in elite forces and battling "terrorism" doesn't instantly mean "hero".

[knowaveragejoe]

Which is totally relevant to this particular case.

[insuffi]

Anybody who kidnaps and assassinates people based on political orders is not someone I'd call a hero.

Besides, you're playing ignorant. The article paints those two facts as a good thing, considering the narrative.

[knowaveragejoe]

His time in the IDF being, of course, not why the article is referring to him as a hero. I'm not defending assassinations and kidnappings, I'm pointing out the holier-than-thou attitude in these comments based on what appears to be a quick skim of the article is totally unfounded.

[gknoy]

True. Whether or not one might feel that his actions as an IDF commando were heroic, I think we can agree that standing up to terrorists on one's plane is heroic.