21 apr 2015

Palestinian teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says father.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, has been added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir removed from terror memorial after family's request
Palestinian teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says father.
The National Insurance Institute removed the name of Mohammed Abu Khdeir from the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl on Tuesday, following a request by his family. The Khdeir family made their request earlier in the day after discovering the addition of the name from media outlets.
Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning that the name of Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl,.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, has been added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl, Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
Mohammed Abu Khdeir removed from terror memorial after family's request
Palestinian teen, who was burned alive by Jewish settlers, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl; 'This is a great initiative to honor my son, but I'm more interested in justice,' says father.
The National Insurance Institute removed the name of Mohammed Abu Khdeir from the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl on Tuesday, following a request by his family. The Khdeir family made their request earlier in the day after discovering the addition of the name from media outlets.
Israel Radio reported on Tuesday morning that the name of Khdeir, the Palestinian teenager from East Jerusalem who was kidnapped and murdered by Jewish settlers last summer, was added to the Victims of Acts of Terror Memorial at Mount Herzl,.
His name was also added to the list of terror victims in the government-run website. The Defense Ministry recognized Abu Khdeir as a victim of "hostile action" in July, some two weeks after he was murdered.
Hussein Abu Khdeir, Mohammed's father, told Ynet that "this is a great initiative meant to honor my son, but I'm more interested with something else entirely: For the court to do justice with those who burned my son alive, and sentence them to the appropriate punishment." Hussein was referring to the fact defense lawyers for some of the accused plan to claim their clients are mentally unfit to stand trial.
"My son is gone, my son was burned and we were burned with him. I want justice and not honor. What good is it going to do me if they carve his name in stone?" Hussein said. Mohammed Abu Khdeir, 16, was murdered shortly after the bodies of three Israeli teens - Gil-Ad Shaer, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach - were discovered after they were kidnapped and murdered near Hebron.
The accused, 30-year-old Yosef Ben-David and two minors, kidnapped Abu Khdeir from the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat and burned him alive at the Jerusalem Forest. Hussein said that since the murder early on the morning of July 2, 2014, members of the family have been in a bad state. "Mohammed's mother, his brothers and sisters, and I, can't stop experiencing hardships. Our entire life is gone. We have mental problems in the family since it happened," he said.
"I don't forget for a moment that at court, my son's murderers look at me and laugh and enjoy themselves. How would you feel if someone burned your son alive and smiled at court? It made me and his mother sick. We can't leave the house. Every night I think about how he was burned," he added.
29 jan 2015

Seven-year-old East Jerusalem schoolboy Mousa Zallum, who survived a kidnapping attempt in July of 2014, along with his 8-year-old brother Yahya, on Wednesday, identified the extremists who attempted to kidnap Mousa.
The two recognized by the Zallum boys also stand accused of kidnapping, torturing and ultimately murdering 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir from the same neighborhood only a day after they failed to kidnap Zallum.
"I heard the sound of a car braking as it entered Shufat. Then I heard the voice of Mousa shouting for help and calling out to me," Dina told the Israeli human rights group Btselem on July 7. With the help of his mother and his screams, which alerted passersby, Zallum escaped and the attackers fled the scene.
The defense attorney asked the boys several questions, focusing on small details, in an attempt to find discrepancies in their testimonies, family members who attended the hearing told Ma'an News Agency.
They said that, in most of the details, the boys gave similar information.
Both confirmed that the suspect assaulted Mousa and grabbed him by the throat before attempting to throw him into the car. Their mother intervened by attacking the settler in the head and, then, pulled Mousa back, the boys told the court.
Lawyer of the Abu Khdeir family Muhannad Jubara said that the defendants' lawyers tried "in vain" to mislead the boys by showing discrepancies between their testimony and what they told police investigators in July.
"Even if there is some discrepancy between what witnesses say in the initial investigation and what they say in the final investigation, that doesn't annul their testimony because of the time span between both," the lawyer added. The court, he said, has scheduled four more hearings for April and May.
For his part, the bereaved father of Muhammad Abu Khdeir said he felt relaxed, following Wednesday's hearing.
"For the first time, I exit the court hall relaxed and that is because the Zallum boys recognized two members of the gang who murdered my son Muhammad despite the attempts to practice pressure on them."
Three suspected Jewish extremists are still awaiting trial in Jerusalem.
The two recognized by the Zallum boys also stand accused of kidnapping, torturing and ultimately murdering 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir from the same neighborhood only a day after they failed to kidnap Zallum.
"I heard the sound of a car braking as it entered Shufat. Then I heard the voice of Mousa shouting for help and calling out to me," Dina told the Israeli human rights group Btselem on July 7. With the help of his mother and his screams, which alerted passersby, Zallum escaped and the attackers fled the scene.
The defense attorney asked the boys several questions, focusing on small details, in an attempt to find discrepancies in their testimonies, family members who attended the hearing told Ma'an News Agency.
They said that, in most of the details, the boys gave similar information.
Both confirmed that the suspect assaulted Mousa and grabbed him by the throat before attempting to throw him into the car. Their mother intervened by attacking the settler in the head and, then, pulled Mousa back, the boys told the court.
Lawyer of the Abu Khdeir family Muhannad Jubara said that the defendants' lawyers tried "in vain" to mislead the boys by showing discrepancies between their testimony and what they told police investigators in July.
"Even if there is some discrepancy between what witnesses say in the initial investigation and what they say in the final investigation, that doesn't annul their testimony because of the time span between both," the lawyer added. The court, he said, has scheduled four more hearings for April and May.
For his part, the bereaved father of Muhammad Abu Khdeir said he felt relaxed, following Wednesday's hearing.
"For the first time, I exit the court hall relaxed and that is because the Zallum boys recognized two members of the gang who murdered my son Muhammad despite the attempts to practice pressure on them."
Three suspected Jewish extremists are still awaiting trial in Jerusalem.
28 jan 2015
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![]() Tariq Abu Khdeir speaks about his beating at a CAIR panel in the U.S.
The cousin of Muhammad Abu Khdeir’s videotaped beating by Israeli police in Jerusalem led to widespread outrage. He had been arrested and accused of participating in riots. Palestinian-American 15-year-old Tariq Abu Khdeir, whose severe beating by Israeli police while he was in custody last summer was caught on video, has been cleared of all wrongdoing in Israel, the Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday. Following his beating, the American citizen was arrested and held under house arrest for nearly two weeks before being permitted to return home to Florida. The incident took place after Tariq’s cousin, 16-year-old Muhammad Abu Khdeir, was burned alive and murdered by Jewish extremists in a Jerusalem-area forest. Protests and heavy clashes took place in East Jerusalem after Muhammad’s murder. Tariq said he was watching the protests, three days after his cousin was killed, and trying to get away from the violence between Israeli police and protestors when he was chased by three officers, beaten and arrested. Israeli police said the 15 year old took part in the protests, resisted arrested and was carrying a slingshot to throw stones. The American Consulate in Jerusalem told the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that Tariq has been cleared of all wrongdoing and is free to return to Israel to visit his family in occupied East Jerusalem. Tariq Abu Khdeir’s beating was caught on video, which shows the accused officer and additional officers arresting the boy, with one policeman apparently sitting on Khdeir to handcuff him while the accused officer is seen kicking and punching him repeatedly. A third officer is also seen helping drag Abu Khdeir toward a police vehicle, during which time the accused officer again kicks the boy who appears to be unconscious. In September, one of the police officers was criminally charged with assaulting a minor. |
An internal police investigation found evidence “supporting the guilt of the police officer suspected of severe violent crimes,” according to Israel’s Justice Ministry.
The teen, Tariq Abu Khdeir, said at a press conference in Florida at the time, he thinks the other two Israeli officers should be facing charges in his beating.
“I hope everyone, every officer that took part in my beating is taken to justice,” he said.
Israel police violence has taken the lives of at least three Arab citizens in recent months, leading to significant protests throughout the country. A Bedouin men was shot to death by Israeli police during a raid earlier this month, and another Bedouin man was killed during clashes after his funeral. In November, police shot in the back a 22-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel while he was fleeing.
The teen, Tariq Abu Khdeir, said at a press conference in Florida at the time, he thinks the other two Israeli officers should be facing charges in his beating.
“I hope everyone, every officer that took part in my beating is taken to justice,” he said.
Israel police violence has taken the lives of at least three Arab citizens in recent months, leading to significant protests throughout the country. A Bedouin men was shot to death by Israeli police during a raid earlier this month, and another Bedouin man was killed during clashes after his funeral. In November, police shot in the back a 22-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel while he was fleeing.
3 oct 2014

Mohammad Abu Khdeir
The Israeli Regional Court in occupied Jerusalem has decided to open its court sessions for the case of murdered Palestinian teen Mohammad Abu Khdeir to the public, but kept the gag order on the identity of underage Israelis involved in his brutal torture and murder.
Israel initially only allowed the immediate family of Abu Khdeir to attend the deliberations, and kept sensitive details from reaching the public.
The latest court session was held in August, while the family of Abu Khdeir said, then, that they do not trust Israel’s legal system, and threatened to seek justice in international courts to prosecute Israel for not punishing those responsible for the horrific crime.
Family lawyer Mohannad Jabara said that the court session was technical and superficial, only concerned in the request of defendants' lawyers to release them until the end of deliberations.
Jabara said the only adult, 29 years of age, who stands accused of this brutal murder agreed to stay imprisoned until a verdict is read, while the underage suspects are demanding to be released under a different deal, including house arrest.
The court said it would look into the issue next week.
The adult, Yousef Hayim Ben David, confessed to the abduction of Abu Khdeir, and to burning him to death after torturing him.
Israeli investigators believe that Ben David, and two minors, carried out the abduction and murder, and that he drove Abu Khdeir to a forest, after abducting him in front of his home.
He then struck him to the head using a wrench before continuously kicking him and, then, burning him using fuel that was also poured down his throat.
Lawyers of Ben David are alleging that he has mental issues and, therefore, was not aware of what he was doing.
However, the circumstances and evidence prove that he was fully aware of his actions, especially when taking into consideration all aspects of the crime, the abduction, the accomplices and the locations of both the abduction and murder.
The crime led to extensive protests in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and extended to the occupied West Bank.
The Israeli Regional Court in occupied Jerusalem has decided to open its court sessions for the case of murdered Palestinian teen Mohammad Abu Khdeir to the public, but kept the gag order on the identity of underage Israelis involved in his brutal torture and murder.
Israel initially only allowed the immediate family of Abu Khdeir to attend the deliberations, and kept sensitive details from reaching the public.
The latest court session was held in August, while the family of Abu Khdeir said, then, that they do not trust Israel’s legal system, and threatened to seek justice in international courts to prosecute Israel for not punishing those responsible for the horrific crime.
Family lawyer Mohannad Jabara said that the court session was technical and superficial, only concerned in the request of defendants' lawyers to release them until the end of deliberations.
Jabara said the only adult, 29 years of age, who stands accused of this brutal murder agreed to stay imprisoned until a verdict is read, while the underage suspects are demanding to be released under a different deal, including house arrest.
The court said it would look into the issue next week.
The adult, Yousef Hayim Ben David, confessed to the abduction of Abu Khdeir, and to burning him to death after torturing him.
Israeli investigators believe that Ben David, and two minors, carried out the abduction and murder, and that he drove Abu Khdeir to a forest, after abducting him in front of his home.
He then struck him to the head using a wrench before continuously kicking him and, then, burning him using fuel that was also poured down his throat.
Lawyers of Ben David are alleging that he has mental issues and, therefore, was not aware of what he was doing.
However, the circumstances and evidence prove that he was fully aware of his actions, especially when taking into consideration all aspects of the crime, the abduction, the accomplices and the locations of both the abduction and murder.
The crime led to extensive protests in different parts of occupied Jerusalem, and extended to the occupied West Bank.
22 sept 2014

The Israeli Persecution initiated, since the beginning of July, a new policy in occupied East Jerusalem, resulting in keeping hundreds of Palestinians, including dozens of children, behind bars for extended periods, until concluding all “legal measures” against them.
Israeli daily Haaretz said the new policy, used by the Israeli Prosecution, is resulting in keeping every detained Palestinian, believed to have thrown stones at the soldiers or settlers, or believed to have committed a violation, behind bars until all legal measures are concluded.
Such measures led to keeping dozens of children imprisoned for a month, and in many cases two months, before there were even sent to trial. Haaretz said the army, and police has arrested 260 Palestinian children in the last two months.
It added that 58 Palestinian children from Jerusalem are currently detained by Israel for “participating in clashes with the army and police in Jerusalem."
Several defense attorneys, and social workers, said most of the detained children actually “confess” to whatever the interrogators accuse them of, hoping to be able to see their families, and have their detention time reduced.
Haaretz said it closely examined the issue, and found out that, in many cases, Israeli courts respond to requests of alternative measures to prison when it comes to detained Jewish suspects, and largely denies similar requests when it comes to Arab prisoners.
Following the July 2nd kidnapping of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, from Jerusalem, who was tortured and burnt to death by fanatic Israelis, and the resulting clashes in occupied Jerusalem, the police kidnapped 760 Palestinians, including 260 children.
Most of them face charges of “committing violent acts,” “throwing stones at the Police,” and “assaulting an officer,” therefore, any Arab person, even a child over 14 years of age, who is facing any sort of charges, is kept detained under interrogation for an extended period of time.
They are largely kept detained for 14 days, which are automatically renewed each time until the end of all legal measures against them.
Haaretz also stated that, because the detained children do not have relatives living outside of Jerusalem, and because there are no institutions to deal with such issues for Arab children in Jerusalem, the courts largely reject all appeals for placing them under house arrest, instead of prison, especially since ankle monitors do not function in occupied East Jerusalem.
Haaretz said these issues lead to releasing many Jewish prisoners, even those who committed more serious violations, while keeping Arab prisoners, including children, behind bars.
An example to that is the Sunday decision of the Israeli Supreme Court to release four Jewish-Israelis facing charges of torching a Palestinian coffee shop in Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The four conducted what is known as a “Price Tag” attack against the Palestinians. Such attacks refer to assaults carried out by Israeli fanatics against the Palestinians, their property and lands, allegedly “to avenge a certain attack," or “avenge the Israeli removal of an illegitimate settlement outpost," although very few outposts have actually been dismantled.
Under the Price Tag attacks, Israeli fanatics burnt and attempted to burn several mosques and churches, defaced many Islamic and Christians graveyards and holy sites, defaced cars and punctured their tires, among various other violations, including torching farmlands and orchards, cutting and bulldozing Palestinian trees.
PCHR Statement On Abduction And Murder Of Palestinian Child.
Israeli daily Haaretz said the new policy, used by the Israeli Prosecution, is resulting in keeping every detained Palestinian, believed to have thrown stones at the soldiers or settlers, or believed to have committed a violation, behind bars until all legal measures are concluded.
Such measures led to keeping dozens of children imprisoned for a month, and in many cases two months, before there were even sent to trial. Haaretz said the army, and police has arrested 260 Palestinian children in the last two months.
It added that 58 Palestinian children from Jerusalem are currently detained by Israel for “participating in clashes with the army and police in Jerusalem."
Several defense attorneys, and social workers, said most of the detained children actually “confess” to whatever the interrogators accuse them of, hoping to be able to see their families, and have their detention time reduced.
Haaretz said it closely examined the issue, and found out that, in many cases, Israeli courts respond to requests of alternative measures to prison when it comes to detained Jewish suspects, and largely denies similar requests when it comes to Arab prisoners.
Following the July 2nd kidnapping of Mohammad Abu Khdeir, 16, from Jerusalem, who was tortured and burnt to death by fanatic Israelis, and the resulting clashes in occupied Jerusalem, the police kidnapped 760 Palestinians, including 260 children.
Most of them face charges of “committing violent acts,” “throwing stones at the Police,” and “assaulting an officer,” therefore, any Arab person, even a child over 14 years of age, who is facing any sort of charges, is kept detained under interrogation for an extended period of time.
They are largely kept detained for 14 days, which are automatically renewed each time until the end of all legal measures against them.
Haaretz also stated that, because the detained children do not have relatives living outside of Jerusalem, and because there are no institutions to deal with such issues for Arab children in Jerusalem, the courts largely reject all appeals for placing them under house arrest, instead of prison, especially since ankle monitors do not function in occupied East Jerusalem.
Haaretz said these issues lead to releasing many Jewish prisoners, even those who committed more serious violations, while keeping Arab prisoners, including children, behind bars.
An example to that is the Sunday decision of the Israeli Supreme Court to release four Jewish-Israelis facing charges of torching a Palestinian coffee shop in Doura town, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron.
The four conducted what is known as a “Price Tag” attack against the Palestinians. Such attacks refer to assaults carried out by Israeli fanatics against the Palestinians, their property and lands, allegedly “to avenge a certain attack," or “avenge the Israeli removal of an illegitimate settlement outpost," although very few outposts have actually been dismantled.
Under the Price Tag attacks, Israeli fanatics burnt and attempted to burn several mosques and churches, defaced many Islamic and Christians graveyards and holy sites, defaced cars and punctured their tires, among various other violations, including torching farmlands and orchards, cutting and bulldozing Palestinian trees.
PCHR Statement On Abduction And Murder Of Palestinian Child.
12 sept 2014
Three Israelis were eventually charged with the killing, saying it was in revenge for the abduction and murder of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank.
According to a justice ministry statement, "evidence was found supporting the guilt of the police officer suspected of severe violent crimes, committed after the arrest of the minor, who was handcuffed at the time".
Tariq Abu Khdeir has denied taking part in the demonstration, saying he was only an observer but fled when police began chasing suspects, fell and was cuffed and beaten.
A YouTube video showing Israeli border police beating and kicking a handcuffed semi-conscious figure on the ground before dragging him away sparked a US State Department call for a "speedy, transparent and credible investigation".
An uncle of Tariq, who has since returned home to Florida, called the indictment a "cover up" of the beating and an Israeli attempt to appease the United States.
"If Tariq wasn't an American citizen we would have never seen an investigation," Yassin Abu Khdeir told AFP, noting that his nephew was attacked by a "group" of policemen who had also "attacked dozens of other kids".
"But we won't see any further indictment because those kids are not American citizens," he added.
According to a justice ministry statement, "evidence was found supporting the guilt of the police officer suspected of severe violent crimes, committed after the arrest of the minor, who was handcuffed at the time".
Tariq Abu Khdeir has denied taking part in the demonstration, saying he was only an observer but fled when police began chasing suspects, fell and was cuffed and beaten.
A YouTube video showing Israeli border police beating and kicking a handcuffed semi-conscious figure on the ground before dragging him away sparked a US State Department call for a "speedy, transparent and credible investigation".
An uncle of Tariq, who has since returned home to Florida, called the indictment a "cover up" of the beating and an Israeli attempt to appease the United States.
"If Tariq wasn't an American citizen we would have never seen an investigation," Yassin Abu Khdeir told AFP, noting that his nephew was attacked by a "group" of policemen who had also "attacked dozens of other kids".
"But we won't see any further indictment because those kids are not American citizens," he added.
23 aug 2014

Israel TV reported on Monday about alleged confessions made by one of the Israeli settlers who killed Palestinian teenager Muhammad Abu Khdeir.
Yusef Ben-David, the main suspect, said that “after three settlers were kidnapped in Hebron we decided to avenge them by kidnapping and killing a Palestinian.”
He said he brought three bottles from his house and headed toward a gas station in Hizma, a Palestinian area, filled them with kerosene and “bought an energy drink and headed to look for a Palestinian to kill.”
“We dressed normal so that we wouldn't appear as religious people,” he added.
“We saw a kid in the Shufat area, stopped the car next to him and asked him about the way to Tel Aviv. He may have suspected us but we punched him in his face and I put my hand on his mouth.”
“People started shouting Allah Akbar when they saw us. The kid started shouting more and I put my hand over his mouth to suffocate him.”
He continued to say “we then headed to the Jerusalem woods and I told my partners to suffocate him. Arabs have seven souls; I was afraid he would wake up so I punched him in the head and then I hit him in the same spot with a sharp object.”
The suspect added: “We poured the kerosene on the kid, and then I kicked him three times for the three settlers, and I set fire to his legs ... “then all his body caught fire.”
In an attempt to “justify their crime,” Ben David said that “we made a mistake and we regret it; we Jews are known for mercy and compassion.”
The lawyer of the suspects said they had “psychological issues; they are stunned and they have hearts.”
The Israeli police had earlier arrested six suspects for the crime. Three were released and three are still in detention.
Yusef Ben-David, the main suspect, said that “after three settlers were kidnapped in Hebron we decided to avenge them by kidnapping and killing a Palestinian.”
He said he brought three bottles from his house and headed toward a gas station in Hizma, a Palestinian area, filled them with kerosene and “bought an energy drink and headed to look for a Palestinian to kill.”
“We dressed normal so that we wouldn't appear as religious people,” he added.
“We saw a kid in the Shufat area, stopped the car next to him and asked him about the way to Tel Aviv. He may have suspected us but we punched him in his face and I put my hand on his mouth.”
“People started shouting Allah Akbar when they saw us. The kid started shouting more and I put my hand over his mouth to suffocate him.”
He continued to say “we then headed to the Jerusalem woods and I told my partners to suffocate him. Arabs have seven souls; I was afraid he would wake up so I punched him in the head and then I hit him in the same spot with a sharp object.”
The suspect added: “We poured the kerosene on the kid, and then I kicked him three times for the three settlers, and I set fire to his legs ... “then all his body caught fire.”
In an attempt to “justify their crime,” Ben David said that “we made a mistake and we regret it; we Jews are known for mercy and compassion.”
The lawyer of the suspects said they had “psychological issues; they are stunned and they have hearts.”
The Israeli police had earlier arrested six suspects for the crime. Three were released and three are still in detention.