Court orders release of three suspect in Palestinian teen's murder

[Jefferson23]

The three are suspected of being part of the cell that kidnapped and killed 16-year-old Shoafat resident Mohammed Abu Khdeir last week.

By Nir Hasson | Jul. 10, 2014 |

Three of the six Jews suspected of being involved in the kidnapping and murder of 16-year-old Shoafat resident Mohammed Abu Khdeir last week will be released from custody today, the Petah Tikva Magistrate’s Court ruled Wednesday.

The three are not suspected of the murder itself but of being part of the cell that committed it. The police and Shin Bet security service believe the murder was committed by the three main suspects – a 30-year-old man from a community near Jerusalem and two minors from the capital.

Sources close to the investigation said the three main suspects confessed to the murder and reconstructed it.

The three, who were arrested on the night between Saturday and Sunday, are likely to see their lawyers today, after a court banned them from doing so at the Shin Bet’s request.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/.premium-1.604141

[geek tragedy]

1. Israeli 'justice' on display.

The fifteen year old cousin of the victim was punished more harshly by Israel than these guys are.

Known terrorists, released, because they are Jews and Arabs are not worth protecting , in the Israeli government's view.

[Jefferson23]

3. The thing is, the beaten cousin is still under house arrest with no charges. What's so complicated

they can't make up their mind, charge him or not.

[ellenrr]

8. I heard the boy's mother in Florida speak, I understand that while her son is still in Israel

she must be circumspect, but when and if he is home, I hope she will point out that what happened to him, happens to hundreds of thousands.

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Did the Israel Govt. bulldoze their houses down

like they did to the Palestinian suspects' houses?

[ellenrr]

7. my thoughts too. I had thought for a brief moment

that the burning alive of this young man might serve as an "Emmitt Till" moment, that it might bring sympathy and make people want to uncover what is really going on in Palestine- outside of mainstream media's propaganda.

but it now looks to be forgotten.

[azurnoir]

4. so the 3 released were only members of the group that committed the murders

well that makes all difference

[Israeli]

5. ever heard of Honenu ?

do a google search on them azurnoir

here is a taste :

A controversial Israeli organization that is representing the six men recently arrested in the recent revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager is receiving thousands of dollars in tax-deductible support from Americans. The group, called Honenu (which roughly translates to "pardon&quot , supports Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinians.

Honenu's work goes well goes beyond legal aid.

The group says it also provides "spiritual" and "financial" assistance to prisoners and their families. Among those Honenu has helped: Yigal Amir, assassin of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; an Israeli convicted of murdering seven Palestinians at a bus stop; and an Israeli soldier convicted of manslaughter and obstruction of justice after shooting a British photographer in Gaza.

The tax-exempt donations do not appear to run afoul of U.S. law. But they do put U.S. taxpayers in the position of subsidizing aid to Israelis convicted of politically motivated violence.

Source: http://www.imemc.org/article/68426

[azurnoir]

6. Thanks and yikes :(

[ellenrr]

9. wow. didn't know this. it has not received much publicity! nt

[Israeli]

10. They are very well known amongst ....

....the Israeli Left ellenrr

examples :

http://972mag.com/israeli-government-willingly-lays-foundations-for-jewish-terrorism/54318/

Assuming the attackers – both in Jerusalem and the West Bank – need legal aid, the NGO Honenu, dedicated to the defense of Jewish terrorists, would spring to action. Honenu receives tax exemption status from Netanyahu’s government; at the same time, the government denied that status to Rabbis for Human Rights, claiming it is “political.” Honenu is connected to “Ha’Kol Ha’Yehudi,” a leading extremist Jewish pride site which was quick to celebrate the Jerusalem pogrom (Hebrew). In turn, it is operated by the students of the extremist yeshiva of Yitzhar, which so worried the ISA that it tried to close it; but the Ministry of Education keeps funding the yeshiva. Recently, the prosecution decided not to indict two of the yeshiva rabbis, who wrote a gentile-killing manual; it also sent the aforementioned Shmuel Eliahu home scot-free. The reasoning was that Israeli law against racism does specifically exempts racism, if it is expressed in religious terms.

plus : http://972mag.com/the-israeli-government-funds-jewish-terrorism/26411/

There is, in fact, a third arm in this triangle: The Honenu Association. Its mission is to represent Jews suspect of terrorism – against Palestinians or Jews. They represent Hagai Amir, one of the conspirators in the Rabin assassination plot, and they represented Jack Teitel, who carried out several attacks against liberal Jews (and a bombing attack against a Jewish family which converted to a form of Christianity).

Honenu is linked to Yitzhar and Ha’Kol Ha’Yehudi. Its spokesman is Elhanan Gruner (Hebrew), who is also a Yitzhar Yeshiva student and a very active writer (Hebrew) in Ha’Kol Ha’Yehudi. He was shortly detained by the Jewish Division of the ISA, but – as usual for this division – was freed soon afterwards, and was not indicted.

" much publicity " ....where ?......are you American ?

[ellenrr]

11. thanks. yes, I am American and follow events closely, but not closely

enough. evidently.

Are you in Israel? And a member of the left there?
Israeli left is very courageous.
I have many questions to ask if you are.

[Israeli]

12. yes ellenrr....

I'm an Israeli Leftist ....ask away ... just dont expect any answers anytime soon ...its Friday afternoon over here and I have to get ready for shabbat .

[ellenrr]

13. Good shabbat to you..and when you get a chance...

I'm very interested in the Israeli left.
We hardly hear about them, but I know they exist.
I have a friend here whose niece is active in it.

We mostly hear about the zealots who want to wipe out all Palestinians, and of course they exist.

but is the resistance to this, is the left - very small?
do you think generally israeli society has become more right-wing over the last decade or so?

it seems that way to me.

This same friend has a sister in Israel that she used to visit every year (until her health declined.)
She told me that the way most Israelis deal is to not talk about Palestine, and the occupation.

Anything you want to tell me will be well-received, and appreciated, bec. I know little.

The only reference I have is Toward an Open Tomb: The Crisis of Israeli Society
by Michel Warschawski.
As i recall (I read it some years ago) he discusses how Israeli society has turned inward.

thanks,
ellen