RT: The US has condemned the beating and detention of a 15-year-old
Palestinian-American by apartheid Israeli green shirts after a massive social media
campaign exploded in cyber space decrying the actions and hypocrisy of the Zionist authorities.
“We can confirm that Tarek Khdeir, an American citizen, is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem. [Tarek Abu Khdeir ] was visited by an official from the US Consulate General in Jerusalem today,” US State Department spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, said in a press release.
The US is “profoundly troubled” by reports that the teenager was “severely beaten while in police custody” while visiting Israel on vacation from Tampa Florida, and strongly condemns “any excessive use of force.”
“We are calling for a speedy, transparent and credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force,” Psaki said.
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A shocking video of the brutal attack that was leaked on the internet, showing Israeli
police officers savagely beating the 15-year-old cousin of
Mohammad Abu Khdeir who was burnt alive in East Jerusalem, has
prompted outrage in the Palestinian community.
Caught on camera: Israeli police beating 15yo cousin of murdered Palestinian teen (VIDEO)
His family has issued a statement saying that “Tarek is in dire need of medical attention and his family is calling for his immediate release after this brutal beating and arbitrary arrest.”
Despite the obvious need of medical attention, the Israeli
authorities refused to provide him with such for 5 hours, the
family said in a press release. According to the family, the
teenager was denied an Arab doctor and when his father asked that
his son be treated at a hospital of their choice the request was
also denied.
“While in the hospital, his face had swollen to a degree to which he could not speak when conscious and blood was also found in his urine, concerning family that there could be internal bleeding,” relatives say.
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Caught on camera: Israeli police beating 15yo cousin of murdered Palestinian teen (VIDEO)
His family has issued a statement saying that “Tarek is in dire need of medical attention and his family is calling for his immediate release after this brutal beating and arbitrary arrest.”
“While in the hospital, his face had swollen to a degree to which he could not speak when conscious and blood was also found in his urine, concerning family that there could be internal bleeding,” relatives say.
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The boy was then transferred directly to court but has not yet
been formally charged, though authorities claim he was throwing
stones “despite being unable to provide any evidence to the
court.”
When asked by the court under what basis Tarek was being held, prosecutors said they were still “collecting evidence.”
Meanwhile the aunt of the teenager told the Electronic Intifada that Palestinians have no rights in Israel. “When I talked directly to [Tarek’s] mother she said the consulate told them we have to follow the legal procedures here [in Israel]. But there are no legal procedures for Palestinians. Palestinians aren’t considered human,” Suhad said.
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When asked by the court under what basis Tarek was being held, prosecutors said they were still “collecting evidence.”
Meanwhile the aunt of the teenager told the Electronic Intifada that Palestinians have no rights in Israel. “When I talked directly to [Tarek’s] mother she said the consulate told them we have to follow the legal procedures here [in Israel]. But there are no legal procedures for Palestinians. Palestinians aren’t considered human,” Suhad said.
#SadTruth: If Tarek Abu Khdeir weren't a US citizen, his brutal beating by Israeli police would likely have passed without much notice
The boy's father Salahedeen Khdeir said that Tarek was visiting
his uncle’s house in an area where clashes continue between
Israeli forces and Palestinians when he and five other teenagers
were assaulted in the yard by two masked Israeli police agents.
Tarek was injured the most in the incident up to the point where
he was beaten to unconsciousness.
ABC News' Alex Marquardt spoke to the Tarek's mother Suha Abu Khdeir, who said that she is petrified to see the video of her son's assault.
“I was infuriated, I was horrified, he is my son,” she said when asked what it was like to see her son in that condition in a hospital. “You never want to see your son in pain, especially in that kind of pain. He was not recognizable.” All the mother wants now is “justice.”
A lawyer with Addameer human rights group, who represented Tarek in court on Friday, said that the “beatings he received were severe enough to kill him, and cause severe injuries to his face and bruises on his head and chest. “
“Despite this, the Magistrate’s Court refused to release him and extended his detention to Sunday for interrogation, stating that he may flee the country as he is an American citizen,” Addameer posted on their website.
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ABC News' Alex Marquardt spoke to the Tarek's mother Suha Abu Khdeir, who said that she is petrified to see the video of her son's assault.
“I was infuriated, I was horrified, he is my son,” she said when asked what it was like to see her son in that condition in a hospital. “You never want to see your son in pain, especially in that kind of pain. He was not recognizable.” All the mother wants now is “justice.”
A lawyer with Addameer human rights group, who represented Tarek in court on Friday, said that the “beatings he received were severe enough to kill him, and cause severe injuries to his face and bruises on his head and chest. “
“Despite this, the Magistrate’s Court refused to release him and extended his detention to Sunday for interrogation, stating that he may flee the country as he is an American citizen,” Addameer posted on their website.
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“The judge viewing the reality of torture and attempted
murder as recorded and documented on a video of the brutal
beating suffered by the child, and the medical report submitted
by Hadassah hospital, they chose to extend the child’s detention,
risking him being exposed to further physical and psychological
torture at the hands of interrogators in the Moskobiyeh
interrogation center.”
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The lawyer also said that Israeli forces arrested 11 children and
young men from the Jerusalem neighborhood of Shuafat the same
day.
When the video of the beating broke international headlines, hundreds gathered in front of White House to protest against “US-financed Israeli aggression.”
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In response to inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners by
Israel, the US Palestinian Community Network has organized
global protests to take place in over 20
cities, starting Saturday.
“We call for an end to Israel’s collective punishment and violence against Palestinian men, women, and children. We call on mainstream US media to stop with its biased reporting, focusing on the Israeli youth killed and ignoring Palestinian youth killed. We demand fair and accurate coverage of the situation,” the network said.
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When the video of the beating broke international headlines, hundreds gathered in front of White House to protest against “US-financed Israeli aggression.”
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“We call for an end to Israel’s collective punishment and violence against Palestinian men, women, and children. We call on mainstream US media to stop with its biased reporting, focusing on the Israeli youth killed and ignoring Palestinian youth killed. We demand fair and accurate coverage of the situation,” the network said.
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The enraged online community also mobilized the activists to
bombard the American embassy in Israel, posting their contact
details.
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Human rights groups such as End the Occupation and Palestinian
Prisoner Solidarity Network, and Addameer also joined the
campaign.
“Addameer urges immediate action and calls on the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United States consulate and all regional embassies and consulates, human rights organizations and journalists to attend Tarek Abu Khdeir’s hearing on Sunday 6 July to investigate the intensified aggression against Palestinian children,” the organization said in a statement.
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“Addameer urges immediate action and calls on the United Nations, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the United States consulate and all regional embassies and consulates, human rights organizations and journalists to attend Tarek Abu Khdeir’s hearing on Sunday 6 July to investigate the intensified aggression against Palestinian children,” the organization said in a statement.
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Just Foreign Policy campaign has also called for an action plan to “Urge the State Department, the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, and the US Consulate in East Jerusalem to protest Tarek’s beating by Israeli police, to demand that he receive adequate medical attention and due process, and to attend his court hearing on Sunday morning.”As one mother to another, I beg you to #StandUpforTariq @MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/wdeogbx3Cx
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