Tariq Abu Khdeir

State Dept. notes ‘due process’ in case of Abu Khdeir killers

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.

State Dept. ‘disappointed’ Israeli cop who beat American teen got no jail time

A spokesman said it was “difficult to see” how a sentence of community service is appropriate given the evidence.

Israeli officer who beat Palestinian-American teen sentenced to community service

The officer was filmed beating a 15-year-old from Florida during violent protests in eastern Jerusalem in the wake of the gruesome murder of the teen’s cousin.

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