Palestinian Teen Abducted, Killed In Suspect Revenge Attack

[Purveyor]

Source: Agence France-Presse

JERUSALEM - Agence France-Presse

A Palestinian teenager from annexed east Jerusalem was kidnapped and killed early July 2 in a suspected act of revenge for the murder of three Israeli youths, army radio reported.

The radio said the youth was seen being forced into a car in the Arab eastern half of the city. His body was found several hours later in another part of the city, the radio said, describing it as a "suspected revenge attack."

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"In the early hours of Wednesday morning, police received a report of a person being forced into a car in Beit Hanina," police spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP, referring to a well-heeled east Jerusalem neighbourhood.

"Within an hour, a body was found in Jerusalem that has still not been identified. We are looking to see if there is a connection between the two incidents."

Read more: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/palestinian-teen-abducted-killed-in-suspect-revenge-attack.aspx?pageID=238&nID=68555&NewsCatID=352

[kickysnana]

1. Golda was right but now we replace "Arabs" with "both sides" and 'Jews" with "enemies."

Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meier once said that "there can be no peace in the Middle East until the Arabs love their children more than they hate the Jews."

From my mouth to God's ear I sure hope that this sad event is what it seems, kids in the wrong place at the wrong time, not planned by either side for political gain.

In all crimes we must ask "who had the motive?" Some might say the Palestinians might but the fixers in Israel also have a huge PR problem with Palestine. Making Palestinians look very, very bad is very much to their advantage right now.

May they all rest in peace. So much senseless death in the world today. We all do know better.

[lexx21]

7. +1000 I couldn't agree with you more.

[Fred Sanders]

14. Funny, I thought Arafat said that and it was the reverse. Everyone is blind with revenge and hate.

[The Stranger]

22. And false equivalence is here. (Golda was just subtle in expressing her hatred.)

http://www.globalresearch.ca/one-palestinian-child-has-been-killed-by-israel-every-3-days-for-the-past-13-years-2/5389498

[quote]Official statistics from the Ministry of Information in Ramallah have revealed that 1,518 Palestinian children were killed by Israel’s occupation forces from the outbreak of the second Intifada in September 2000 up to April 2013. That’s the equivalent of one Palestinian child killed by Israel every 3 days for almost 13 years. The ministry added that the number of children injured by the Israelis since the start of the Second Intifada against Israel’s occupation has now reached 6,000.[/quote]

[sulphurdunn]

23. Maybe, there is no peace because

the Arabs do love their children more than they hate the Jews.

[azurnoir]

2. Israel has already arrested Palestinians claiming it was an honor killing

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/body-of-arab-boy-found-in-jerusalem-forest/2014/07/02/

[840high]

6. Thanks for link.

[azurnoir]

28. sorry if this disappoints but that was an apparent false flag

(Israeli) Sources: Revenge most likely motive in teen’s death

Israeli police have become increasingly convinced that 16-year-old Jerusalem resident Mohammed Abu Khdeir was murdered Wednesday morning as revenge for the killing of three kidnapped Israeli teens, officials said Wednesday evening.


Security camera footage from the scene of Abu Khdeir’s kidnapping strengthened investigators’ suspicions that Jewish extremists snatched the teen, Channel 2 reported.

Police are still looking into the possibility of a criminal motive for the attack, or even an honor killing, but sources told Channel 10 that the family has no criminal history.

The sources also said rumors claiming that Abu Khdeir was killed because he was gay, or because he’d had sexual encounters with local girls, are baseless.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/sources-revenge-most-likely-motive-in-teens-death/

[Marrah_G]

10. Very sad- no honor in honor killings :(

[azurnoir]

29. not an honor killing that was a false flag

see here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014837927#post28

[R Merm]

12. Story not yet published on Haaretz or the Jerusalem Post.

I met the founders son once during the first gulf war. He shared inside information concerning the planed response to missile attacks in Israel, that turned out to be untrue. I will wait for this to be reported in a more reliable publication. Who ever did this Arab or Jew needs to be brought to justice soon.

[azurnoir]

30. you're right it is a not true extremest settlers are apparently the perpetrators here

Israeli police have become increasingly convinced that 16-year-old Jerusalem resident Mohammed Abu Khdeir was murdered Wednesday morning as revenge for the killing of three kidnapped Israeli teens, officials said Wednesday evening.


Security camera footage from the scene of Abu Khdeir’s kidnapping strengthened investigators’ suspicions that Jewish extremists snatched the teen, Channel 2 reported.

Police are still looking into the possibility of a criminal motive for the attack, or even an honor killing, but sources told Channel 10 that the family has no criminal history.

The sources also said rumors claiming that Abu Khdeir was killed because he was gay, or because he’d had sexual encounters with local girls, are baseless.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/sources-revenge-most-likely-motive-in-teens-death/

Haaretz is behind a paywall and Jpost has some of the most annoying and slow loading ads around so Times of Israel was my choice

[geek tragedy]

20. has a reputable source carried that story? nt

[azurnoir]

31. while I wouldn't call the Jewish Press entirely unreliable, it was in this case but it was early on

here from Times of Israel:

Israeli police have become increasingly convinced that 16-year-old Jerusalem resident Mohammed Abu Khdeir was murdered Wednesday morning as revenge for the killing of three kidnapped Israeli teens, officials said Wednesday evening.

Security camera footage from the scene of Abu Khdeir’s kidnapping strengthened investigators’ suspicions that Jewish extremists snatched the teen, Channel 2 reported.

Police are still looking into the possibility of a criminal motive for the attack, or even an honor killing, but sources told Channel 10 that the family has no criminal history.

The sources also said rumors claiming that Abu Khdeir was killed because he was gay, or because he’d had sexual encounters with local girls, are baseless.


http://www.timesofisrael.com/sources-revenge-most-likely-motive-in-teens-death/

[VWolf]

3. Of course. Because two wrongs

always make a right.

[heaven05]

4. and around and around it goes

where it stops? Nobody knows. The hate has to end, one day. The jewish kids, this kid, don't deserve the hate created by 'adults'. The bottom of all this mess is to be found in the old testament. The rest is nationalistic politics of the most evil and hatefully agitated kind. We're not getting better as a species.

[nyabingi]

5. I just wonder if the American media

will do segments on this kid's death, print his name, show his picture and talk to his relatives and eyewitnesses?

Perhaps Hamas and the PA will go through this "well-heeled east Jerusalem neighbourhood" arresting hundreds of Israelis?

[Comrade Grumpy]

11. CNN has been really atrocious.

They repeatedly provide a platform for Israeli government spokesmen to go on and on about how horrible the Palestinians are. I haven't seen CNN talk to any Palestinianss during this crisis.

[nyabingi]

17. They are very open and proud of their bias (nt)

[lexx21]

8. We as Americans..

do not have the market cornered on stupid. What does the killing on either side incite? Only more hatred.

[Archae]

13. The biggest difference...

If it was Jews who kidnapped and murdered the Palestinian boy, they'd be prosecuted.

If it was Palestinians who kidnapped and murdered a Jewish boy, they'd be celebrated.

[Fred Sanders]

15. Sure, no one in Israel would celebrate? Pl...eeees.

[Archae]

16. I never said that.

Sure there would be those who "celebrate" the murder.
Just as here in the US there are those who celebrate whenever "the other" (like gay men) are murdered.
Look at how right-wingers are still making excuses for the two thugs who beat and killed Matthew Shepard.

But before the bodies of the three Israelis were found, Hamas celebrated the kidnapping.

And I just read that Hamas calls the murder "justified."

[Mosby]

19. and it goes well beyond words

When the murderers are caught and convicted their families can look forward to receiving around $40,000 per year from the Palestinian Authority headed by Abbas.

The PA pays out about 10 million per month to criminals sitting in israeli jails.

The official government of the Palestinians rewards and encourages violence against Israeli Jews.

If only it was just about words.

[sulphurdunn]

27. You need to document this claim

from at least 3 verifiable sources.

[Mosby]

32. try googling palestinian prisoners club

But here is some info anyway, after reading it maybe you could share your thoughts about why suicide bombers who kill civilians are considered heros in Palestinian society and are rewarded by the Palestinian government.



In 2003, Palestinian law mandated a monthly salary of $250 to Palestinian security detainees imprisoned in Israel for up to five years, with a higher payment to those serving a longer term. Those who served a life sentence were paid $1,000 per month. In January 2011, Prime Minister Salam Fayyad enacted an amendment to increase these payments by 300%.[18]
In March 2009, an extra $190 was added to these payments to prisoners affiliated with Palestine Liberation Organization factions in Israeli prisons. Each PLO-affiliated prisoner receives $238 per month, along with an extra $71 if they're married and $12 for each child.[19]

As of May 2011, the Palestinian Authority spent $4.5 million per month paying Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, including prisoners convicted of murdering civilians, and $6.5 million to the families of suicide bombers. The salaries, funded by the PA, are given to Fatah, Hamas, and Islamic Jihad prisoners, despite financial hardships by the Palestinian Authority. These payments comprise 6% of the PA's budget. Hamas member Abdullah Barghouti, who was sentenced to 67 life terms for perpetrating the killings of 67 Israelis, receives NIS 4,000. In addition, prisoners who have been imprisoned for over 30 years receive NIS 12,000 ($3,000) per month.[18]

In November 2011, ahead of the Eid Al-Adha holiday, the Palestinian Authority paid Palestinian prisoners 550 NIS (about $140), as well as 50 NIS (sbout $12) to purchase sweets during the holiday.[20]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_prisoners_in_Israel

[sulphurdunn]

33. That's one, and its Wikipedia.

You still need two more. And, no, I'm not going to google anything. You made the statement. You need to back it up or qualify it.

[rudolph the red]

34. When did that become a requirement?

[sulphurdunn]

36. It always has been a requirement

for people who wish to be taken seriously.

[rudolph the red]

37. Well I guess that excludes most posters here

I don't think that I have seen many posts that reference 3 verifiable sources, it's usually just one link.

[sulphurdunn]

38. It is required when someone make a statement

of fact and someone else is sufficiently skeptical to ask for citations. It's the only way to separate fact from fancy.

[rudolph the red]

39. Ok, I'll keep that in mind

[freshwest]

40. That's a lot of money for an impoverished government to pay out. Where is the money coming from?

[nyabingi]

18. Say what?

"If it was Jews who kidnapped and murdered the Palestinian boy, they'd be prosecuted."

Of all the Palestinians killed by the IDF just for fun, how many times has the IDF or the Israeli government found them guilty of anything?

I'm not a mind reader, but I get the feeling the authorities in Israel who'd be in a position to prosecute any Israeli war crimes are probably thinking "Good, one less Arab to worry about."

[geek tragedy]

21. oy. the settlers get away with terrorizing palestinians on a daily basis

and they never get prosecuted.

the "price tag" vigilantes have virtual legal impunity, so long as they target Arabs.

[Ash_F]

25. In both cases, there will be prosecution

These are unquestionably unjustified murders.

Enough of your race-baiting.

[sulphurdunn]

26. That's a pretty gross generalization.

So far nobody has been prosecuted and nobody is celebrating.

[Violet_Crumble]

35. There's no difference. In both cases teens were kidnapped and murdered

And you mean Israelis, not Jews. The country that's occupying the West Bank, where Palestinians have been murdered by extremist settlers and not prosecuted, is Israel.

I saw you condemning the murder of the Israeli teens. Why is it you aren't condemning the murder of this Palestinian teen?

[Ash_F]

24. Oh, here we go.