The praise for Israel’s legal system is in contrast to the “disappointment” expressed after the light sentence for the policeman who beat Abu Khdeir’s American cousin during a demonstration.
The program this coming Shabbat is designed to highlight the need for greater respect for the handicapped and disabled within the religious community, and in Israeli society in general.
The unidentified youths were arrested due to “concrete suspicions” of their involvement in the attack, which killed an 18-month-old boy and his parents.