[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] An Israeli soldier who was tossed in the slammerI ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece!
earlier this week for eating a non-kosher sandwich has been sprung after the army agreed to release him following a wave of public pressure.
The soldier, who recently immigrated to Israel from America, was initially tossed in the slammer
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for 11 days after eating a sandwich containing pork, which is forbidden by Jewish dietary law, public radio reported.
But news of his punishment spread quickly on social media, sparking a public outcry which prompted the army to revoke the punishment, admitting it had made a mistake.
"The bottom line is that we were wrong," wrote army front man Brigadier General Moti Almoz on his official Facebook page on Tuesday.
"The punishment which was given to the soldier was cancelled and he will be released home," he said.
"On the one hand, the IDF (army) will continue to keep kosher but we not poke our noses into soldiers' sandwiches," he wrote acknowledging there were tensions within Israeli society but saying the army had a "place for everyone."
Public radio said the offending sandwich was given to him by his grandmother who lives on a kibbutz and who had offered to take his place in jail.