U.S. Accuses Israel of Targeting Kin of Murdered Palestinian Teen The United States on Wednesday charged Israel had targeted members of a Palestinian family whose teenaged son was kidnapped and killed in July along with two cousins, who are U.S. citizens. Tensions between Palestinians and Israelis in annexed east Jerusalem plunged to a new low on July 2 when 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khder was snatched from an east Jerusalem street and later found burned alive. Israeli police arrested six alleged Jewish extremists as suspects and on July 17 charged three, freeing the others. The death of the Palestinian teen -- thought likely in retaliation for the abduction and killing of three Israeli Students in late June -- sparked rioting and helped unleash the conflict under way in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. naharnet/stories/en/144119-u-s-accuses-israel-of-targeting-kin-of-murdered-palestinian-teen
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 09:50:13 +0000
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