Israel arrests members of 'Jewish terror group' over West Bank arson attack

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Arrests made in connection with July attack that killed three members of Palestinian family, including a toddler

Israel’s police and domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet, has arrested “several Israelis” in connection with an arson attack in July that killed three members of a Palestinian family, including a toddler.

An announcement of arrests had been widely expected after media outlets this week reported a breakthrough in a case involving Jewish extremism. Investigators confirmed in a statement that members of a “Jewish terror group” had been arrested in connection with the attack.

The statement did not disclose how many suspects were in custody and said a court order banning disclosure of their names and other details of the case remained in effect.

The slow pace of the investigation has been criticised. In September, the defence minister, Moshe Ya’alon, said Israel knew who had carried out the attack but was unable to charge them because of lack of evidence and fear of compromising sources.

The cabinet approved the use of administrative detention against suspected Jewish terrorists, a practice usually used against Palestinians suspected of terror activities. Three Israelis placed under administrative detention in the aftermath of the attack were identified as Meir Ettinger, who, according to the Shin Bet, headed an extreme rightwing organisation; Mordechai Meyer, the alleged arsonist behind a fire at Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem; and Eviatar Slonim, accused of setting fire to a home in the Palestinian town of Khirbet Abu Falah.

The attack in the northern West Bank village of Duma on 31 July killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabshe. His father, Saad, succumbed to severe burns the following week, and his mother, Riham, died in early September. The surviving member of the family, four-year-old Ahmed Dawabshe, suffered extensive burns.

Witnesses claimed that a number of people were seen fleeing towards a nearby settlement. Hebrew graffiti was sprayed on houses in the village.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/03/israel-arrests-members-of-jewish-terror-group-over-west-bank-arson-attack

[Spendulus]

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The cabinet approved the use of administrative detention against suspected Jewish terrorists, a practice usually used against Palestinians suspected of terror activities. ....

Let me know when the motley crew running the Palestinian territory enact a similar plan.

Oh, wait.   They are BEHIND the terrorism toward Israeli.

Never mind.

[1btcdream]

Terrorists are Terrorists - whether they are Islamic, Jewish, Christian, etc. There is no place in a civilized world for them or their ideology.

[bryant.coleman]

The settler lobby is quiet powerful in Israel. And if I am not mistaken, the Netanyahu government is a broad coalition, in which some of the junior partners are staunchly pro-settler, such as the Jewish Home party. I don't think that detaining these settler terrorists will be an easy task for Netanyahu. He is going to face a lot of dissent from his own coalition. 

[vero]

There will be no resolution until theses Jewish extremists face trial and judgement for their crimes. They should be made an example of what happens when violence is committed by a Jewish citizen.

[Spendulus]

There will be no resolution until theses Jewish Jewish or Palestinian extremists face trial and judgement for their crimes. They should be made an example of what happens when violence is committed by a Jewish Jewish or Palestinian citizen.

Fixed it for you.

[bryant.coleman]

There will be no resolution until theses Jewish extremists face trial and judgement for their crimes. They should be made an example of what happens when violence is committed by a Jewish citizen.

It is quite rare for the Israeli courts to sentence a Jewish citizen, for an attack against the Palestinians. There are a few examples from the past, but it is quite noticeable that the accused in these well publicized cases received very relaxed prison sentences, and were let off even before the completion of their jail terms.