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Related: About this forumThe 'lynching' of Habtom Zarhum: A history of incitement
http://972mag.com/the-lynching-of-habtom-zarhum-a-history-of-incitement/112998/The video also shows a small number of policemen and civilians trying to stop the mob from further harming Zarhum. But their efforts were unsuccessful. At one point a man walks through the loose ring theyd formed around Zarhum, who was writhing in pain, and casually kicks his head like a soccer ball as he passes the already bloody and battered asylum seeker.
When medical personnel arrived, a crowd that was chanting Death to Arabs tried to prevent them from reaching Zarhum. The medics first treated the wounded Jewish Israelis. The asylum seeker was reportedly the last to receive help.
Zarhum later died of his injuries. Police on Tuesday said they were waiting to charge anybody in the death until an autopsy clarified whether the gunshot or the beatings caused his death.
Israeli media quickly labeled the incident a lynch. Yedioth Ahronoth, Israels top-selling daily newspaper, ran a photograph of Zarhum lying in his own blood and trying to protect his head, on the front page of Mondays paper with the caption A terrible mistake. The article inside the paper was titled: Just because of his skin color.
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The 'lynching' of Habtom Zarhum: A history of incitement (Original Post)
R. Daneel Olivaw
Oct 2015
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oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. That was awful
Hopefully the criminals will be brought to justice.
R. Daneel Olivaw
(12,606 posts)2. They may see justice, but one never knows.
The authorities may find their hands tied since for some strange reason: leaving the investigation inconclusive.
But it's not like that has ever happened before.
azurnoir
(45,850 posts)3. It is doubtful any charges will be brought