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Related: About this forumFather Of Slain Palestinian Teen Calls On Israel To Demolish Murderers' Homes
The father of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, the Palestinian teen who was kidnapped and burnt alive by Jewish extremists in 2014, has demanded that the Israeli government demolish the family homes of his sons murderers and remove their Israeli citizenship, following their sentencing on Thursday.
In a phone call with Newsweek from Jerusalem, Hussein Abu Khdeir condemned the sentence handed down to two of the three killers as too lenient. Jerusalem District Court sentenced the first killer, 17, to a life sentence for helping to pour the gasoline on 16-year-old Khdeir before he was set on fire, plus another three-year sentence, and ordered him to pay $8,946 in reparations to two Palestinian families.
The court sentenced the second killer, aged 16, to 21 years in prison for assisting in Khdeirs murder. Both minors, neither was identified by the court. The court has not yet sentenced the third suspect, 31-year-old Yosef Ben-David, as they take time to consider his defenses claim that he was not responsible for his actions because of mental illness.
Its like they burnt Mohammed again, says his father in reaction to the sentencing. Its too light of a sentence for the people who burnt him alive. A [Palestinian] kid throws a rock, he will get that same sentence.
He continues: They kidnapped him, burned him alive and [the court] gives him this sentence. This is not fair, it is not justice. Next week, we are going to ask the [Israeli authorities] to demolish their homes and take away their Israeli IDs.
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http://www.newsweek.com/father-muhammed-abu-khdeir-calls-israel-demolish-murderers-homes-423074
atreides1
(16,079 posts)Isn't that what Israeli authorities do to Palestinians?
King_David
(14,851 posts)Interesting.
aranthus
(3,385 posts)It's equally unfair treatment. That's a different thing from being fair. House demolitions should stop. I do applaud the man for saying this however, precisely because it calls attention to how unfair it is to destroy the houses of Palestinians.
katsy
(4,246 posts)I'm sorry for this man's loss. But in no way are the sentences rendered on these criminals lenient.
Just sad.
King_David
(14,851 posts)Only because they are Jewish homes I guess.
Not in the least surprising.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)their home is demolished as an example to other Palestinians
Little Tich
(6,171 posts)While I think it's wrong to demolish houses of terrorists, it's a clear example of Apartheid when the houses of Palestinian terrorists are demolished and the houses of Jewish terrorists are allowed to stand.
The Israeli justice system is racist to the core.