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12-year-old boy detained by IDF over Naalin riot warmly received by Palestinian prisoners

By Ali Waked

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 13th September, click here

A hero’s welcome: A Palestinian boy detained by the IDF over his involvement in West Bank riots was received warmly by Palestinian detainees at the Ofer Prison near Ramallah Friday.

Muhammad Hawaja, the son of Naalin’s paramedic, is the youngest detainee at the prison. Upon his arrival at the jail, he was received with warm applause by the other prisoners.

“He arrived in high spirits,” one of the prisoner representatives in Hawaja’s wing told Ynet. … Continue reading

Israel is denying using excessive force in the West Bank after two Palestinians were killed and a third was critically injured.

Sky’s Dominic Waghorn reports

By Gideon Levy

To view original article, published by Haaretz on the 28th August, click here

This is Israeli justice in a nutshell: Lt. Col. Omri Burberg, the battalion commander suspected of giving an utterly illegal order to shoot a bound Palestinian, is wandering free and being considered for a senior training post in the Israel Defense Forces. Meanwhile, Jamal Amira, the father of Salam, the amateur camera operator who filmed the shooting, spent 26 days in an Israeli jail, until a military judge was so kind as to release him on bail last week.

“Although the claim that the IDF sought … Continue reading

Military court orders release of father of girl who documented IDF soldier firing rubber bullets at bound Palestinian in Naalin, accuses prosecution, police of being unprofessional. Father’s attorney: ‘Release proves arrest was out of vengeance’

By Ali Waked

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 18th August, click here

The Judea and Samaria Military Court of Appeals on Sunday ordered the release of Jamal Amira, the 53-year old father of Salaam Amira, the girl who documented the Naalin shooting incident in which an IDF soldier can be seen firing rubber bullets at a bound Palestinian.

The judge who ordered the man’s … Continue reading

Ashraf Abu Rahma, bound Palestinian fired at by IDF soldier, laments lenient charges filed by Military Prosecution against officer who held him during Naalin shooting incident

By Ali Waked

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 7th August, click here

“This deplorable and ridiculous verdict takes me back to the incident, in which I was in the most humiliating situation – bound, as they fired on me,” Ashraf Abu Rahma told Ynet on Thursday, as he recalled the shooting incident in the West Bank village of Naalin several weeks ago. An IDF soldier was caught shooting a rubber bullet towards … Continue reading

Crime and punishment: Chief military prosecutor decides to dismiss armored corps lieutenant colonel after IDF soldier filmed shooting handcuffed Palestinian; commander, shooter to face criminal charges

By Hanan Greenberg

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 6th August, click here

First report: Regiment Commander Lieutenant Colonel Omri will be dismissed from his post in the wake of an incident where an IDF soldier fired a rubber bullet at a handcuffed Palestinian, Ynet has found.

The IDF’s chief prosecutor also decided that the commander and the firing soldier will face criminal charges of improper conduct. Such offences are considered relatively minor and … Continue reading

Uncle of 11-year-old Palestinian said to be killed by Border Guard police officer slams security forces; posters of Ahmed Musa posted across Palestinian village; dead child turns into symbol of resistance to West Bank fence

By Ali Waked

To view original article, published by Ynet on the 30th July, click here

A general strike has been called at the Palestinian village of Naalin Wednesday to protest the killing of 11-year-old boy Ahmed Mussa. IDF troops blocked the main entrance to the village, while businesses in Naalin closed their doors ahead of the funeral, scheduled for Wednesday. Meanwhile, weeping local residents gathered around … Continue reading