Israel: US Muslim Who Attacked, Stoned Police During Riots Alleges He Was Beaten in Israeli Custody; Obama Springs into Action

The malevolent lopsided treatment of the jihad onslaught in Israel by the Obama administration (and the enemedia) is at a fever pitch.

The kidnapping and murder of three Jewish kids was a passing news story. But the subsequent murder of a Muslim teen in Jerusalem and today’s story of a US Palestinian’s arrest has lit up the administration and the worldwide media.

Today’s news of the “beating and arrest” of a rioting Muslim teen from the US has the Obama administration in full attack mode. Atlas reader Brett observed:

“Look at the disgusting difference between the press releases of the State Department concerning the three Israeli teens – 1) no release upon kidnapping and 2) only a release when they were found dead – and it is from “we” not the “United States.” But State Department’s press  release is on behalf of the “United States” when it rushed to comment on the news of Palestinian teen’s  murder (which is deplorable) –  another  disgusting example of the Administration’s jihad leaning. I am sorry for the all who lost their lives, but that is absolutely shameless.

And then they put out a release today about the “American” that was beaten in by the Israeli cops – when there is no result from an investigation and never mind the fact that the kid was participating in a riot against police and the video doesn’t show anything that might have led up to the beating.”

Dhimmitude and Obama’s pro-jihadist, antisemitic leaning in full display. One of the three murdered Jewish kids was an American. Why didn’t Obama spring into action then?

The murder of the Muslim teen in the wake of the abduction of those Jewish kids is an abomination. The perpetrators should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Such savagery is not taught, incited, encouraged or sanctioned by Israel or Jews. I (we) condemn fiercely such acts of violence, unlike our adversaries, who incite and encourage savagery against the Jews.

Israeli leaders have widely condemned the killing of the Palestinian youth, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed those responsible would be brought to justice.

The same condemnations were not heard from “Palestinian” leaders concerning the kidnap and killing of the three Jewish teens.

Obama’s ire and attendant media swarm today over the US Muslim teen’s arrest omits this: “The Israeli police say the youth resisted arrest and attacked police officers. He was detained with a slingshot in his possession used to hurl stones at police, along with six other protesters, including some armed with knives, police said, adding that several officers were hurt in that specific protest.”

Did Obama’s State Department rush to release a statement amid the numerous attacks on Israelis? Why no statement when Muslims were stoning Jews in their cars and setting the vehicles ablaze? Why didn’t Obama rush to condemn the hundreds of rockets being fired on Southern Israel from Gaza?

It has now become the accepted dogma that Israel should not defend herself.

Of this alleged beating, Micky Rosenfeld, national spokesperson for the Israeli police, told Sky News the video was “edited” and “biased.”

Mr Rosenfeld said: “It does not represent the events that took place before the actual arrest.”

He added: “Throughout the day in east Jerusalem there were hundreds of rioters, many of them masked, that hurled pipe bombs, Molotov cocktails, fireworks and stones at our police officers.

“And as a result of that, 15 police officers were injured during clashes by Palestinians.

“The suspect himself was one of six masked Palestinians that were arrested by undercover police officers. Three of them were armed at the time.”

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“State Dept. confirms US teen held by Israeli authorities amid reports he was severely beaten” July 05, 2014, FOX News (thanks to Christian)

The State Department confirmed Saturday that American citizen Tariq Khdeir is being held by Israeli authorities in Jerusalem and called for an investigation into reports he was severely beaten while in police custody, amid escalating violence in the Middle East country.

Agency spokeswoman Jen Psaki said an official from the U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem this weekend visited the 15-year-old Khdeir.

“We…strongly condemn any excessive use of force,” Psaki said. “We are calling for a speedy, transparent and credible investigation and full accountability for any excessive use of force.

Khdeir’s Arab cousin, 16-year-old Abu Khdeir, was recent seized from his home and found dead in a forest Wednesday.

Palestinians immediately accused Israeli extremists of killing him to avenge the deaths of three Israeli teens who had been abducted and killed in the West Bank.

Israeli police said an investigation is still underway and they have not yet determined who killed the boy or why.

Tariq Khdeir, who goes to school in Florida, was beaten by police during clashes on Thursday ahead of his cousin’s funeral.

His parents, Suha and Salah, say Tariq was detained but had been treated at an Israeli hospital. They released photos showing his face swollen and badly bruised.

Tariq’s father said he witnessed his son’s arrest and insisted the boy was not involved in the violence.

The Israeli police say the youth resisted arrest and attacked police officers. He was detained with a slingshot in his possession used to hurl stones at police, along with six other protesters, including some armed with knives, police said, adding that several officers were hurt in that specific protest, one of many that day.

The chaos began after the three Israeli teenagers, one of whom was a U.S. citizen, were abducted in the West Bank on June 12, sparking a huge manhunt that ended with the gruesome discovery of their bodies earlier this week.

An autopsy showed Khdeir burned to death, officials said Saturday, while Palestinian militants fired two rockets toward a major southern city deeper into Israel than any other attack in the current round of violence.

The Israeli military said its “Iron Dome” defense system intercepted the rockets that were aimed at Beersheba. The military also said at least 29 other rockets and mortars were fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel over the weekend. It said it had retaliated with air strikes on militant sites in Gaza.

Clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters spread early Saturday from Jerusalem to Arab towns in northern Israel as hundreds of people took to the streets and threw rocks and fire bombs at officers who responded with tear gas and stun grenades, police said.

[…]Israeli leaders have widely condemned the killing of the Palestinian youth, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed those responsible would be brought to justice.

Palestinians took to the streets in protests after news of the boy’s death on Wednesday and clashed with police in east Jerusalem. Riots also erupted in east Jerusalem Friday as thousands of Palestinians massed for the boy’s burial.

Near the town of Qalansawe, protesters also pulled over a car driven by an Israeli Jew on Saturday, pulled him out and set the vehicle on fire, the police spokeswoman also said. The driver was not injured. Several other Israeli cars were also torched, she said. Dozens of protesters were arrested across the country throughout the day.

Protests subsided by noon but resumed in the evening with violent demonstrations in several Arab towns in the north of the country, police said.

Israeli Arabs, unlike Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, hold citizenship rights. But they often face discrimination and mostly identify with the Palestinians. Even so, violent riots like these are rare.

Amateur video of what Tariq’s father said was the beating of his son aired on a local television station, and he said he could recognize his son from his clothing.

The channel that aired it, Palestine Today, is funded by Iranian-backed Islamic Jihad, a militant group that has carried out suicide bombings and other attacks aimed at civilians.

Other footage shows uniformed men dragging someone on the ground.

The face of the person cannot be seen in either video, and the circumstances leading up to the beating are not shown.

Israel’s justice ministry said an investigation had been opened over the footage.

The rocket fire on Beersheba Saturday was the first since 2012, which came during intense fighting between Israel and Gaza militants.

Israel launched a massive crackdown on the Islamic militant group Hamas after the abduction of the Israeli teens, while retaliatory Palestinian rocket attacks and Israeli air strikes intensified. The military says Palestinian militants have fired more than 150 rockets at southern Israel, and it has responded with air strikes on more than 70 targets in Gaza.

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