01.08.2015 - 10:43 [ Kommunistische Partei von Israel ]

CPI Condemns Murder of Palestinian Infant, Attack on LGTB Community, Invasion of al-Aqsa Mosque

On Friday, July 31, Israeli extreme-right settlers smashed the windows of two homes in the Palestinian village of Duma, 25 km southeast of Nablus, tossed inside Molotov cocktails, and in the fire that erupted from the flammable liquids one-and-a-half year old Ali Saad Dawabsha was killed. Ali’s mother and father, Riham and Saad, and older brother, Ahmad, were also trapped inside the house and sustained serious burns. The three were evacuated in critical condition to a nearby hospital. Their home was left completely decimated by the fire.

Since the start of 2015, Israeli settlers have carried out at least 120 attacks on Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.

On Thursday, July 30, an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six Gay Pride marchers in Jerusalem in a repetition of a 2005 attack for which he served 10 years behind bars. Police said that the attacker, Yishai Shlissel, was released from jail three weeks ago after having served his sentence for the attack a decade ago when three marchers were wounded.