An Eye for an Eye makes the whole world Blind ~ Gandhi
Six Jewish suspects arrested over death of Palestinian teenager 06 Jul 2014 Israel has arrested six Jewish suspects in the abduction and killing of a Palestinian teenager whose death sparked violent protests in Jerusalem and Israeli Arab towns, a security source said on Sunday. Tensions were also high along the Gaza border where Israel killed two Palestinian militants and wounded a third in one of about a dozen air strikes in response to rocket fire at southern Israeli towns. Hospital officials confirmed the fatalities, and the Israeli military confirmed it had bombed central Gaza.
Palestinian boy was burned alive, says official
05 Jul 2014 Mohamed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager who was kidnapped and murdered on Wednesday in a suspected revenge killing by Israeli extremists, was burned alive after suffering a head injury, the Palestinian attorney general has claimed. The allegation is said to be based on initial postmortem findings that discovered soot deposits in his lungs suggesting he was still breathing when he was set on fire. The shocking details, if confirmed, would seem likely to exacerbate already toxic tensions.
Caught on camera: Israeli police beating 15yo cousin of murdered Palestinian teen
05 Jul 2014 A shocking video, showing Israeli police officers savagely beating 15-year-old Palestinian-American Tarek Abu Khdeir – cousin of Mohammad Abu Khdeir who was burnt alive in East Jerusalem – has prompted outrage in the Palestinian community. The video shows two officers striking the detainee, who was handcuffed and lying on the floor. One of the officers seems to be sitting on the Palestinian, while his colleague is kicking and punching him. The youth is eventually dragged away by the police.
Hundreds hold protest at Israel embassy in London
05 Jul 2014 Over a thousand protesters have gathered in front of the Israeli embassy in central London to show outrage against Tel Aviv’s ongoing aggression and attacks on the Palestinians, Press TV reports. Protesters attending the London rally have expressed anger and frustration at Israel for engaging in widespread violent clashes against the Palestinians over the past days. The unrest has grown across the region after the burned body of a 16-year-old Palestinian boy was found in a forest on July 2.
American Teen Released from Jail After Alleged Beating by Israeli Police
“I was actually brutally attacked from the side. I heard somebody screaming and he came and attacked me and I actually went unconscious, and I woke up in the hospital,” said Abu Khdeir. “I was screaming, I was just screaming when they hit me.”
Abu Khdeir was released on an $850 bail, ordered to be placed under house arrest and not allowed to return to the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat where he was staying with family and where the incident took place. The family plans to return to the U.S. on the 16th with Tariq, as long as the investigation has been completed.
It was in Shuafat on Wednesday morning that Abu Khdeir’s cousin, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, was abducted before dawn prayers and later found murdered. The Palestinian attorney general said the autopsy showed that he was burned alive.