How Israel honors the murderers in its midst

Baby Ali Dawabsha, burned to death in an arson attack on his home, is carried during his funeral in the occupied West Bank village of Duma on 31 July.

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Stanley Heller The Electronic Intifada 31 August 2015

Two days after Israeli settlers burned to death an 18-month-old baby earlier this summer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared: “What distinguishes us from our neighbors is that we denounce and condemn murderers in our midst and pursue them until the end, while they name public squares after child murderers.” He made the same claim last year after Muhammad Abu Khudair, another young Palestinian, was burned to death.

How Israel Honors the Murderers in Its Midst by Thavam Ratna