Posted on 11/19/2015 1:59:02 PM PST by Nachum
The US on Thursday criticized a decision by an Israeli court to sentence to community service an Israeli police officer videoed beating a Palestinian-American teen during a protest and questioned the capacity of the ruling to “promote full accountability.â€
The officer was given 45 days of community service and a suspended four-month prison sentence.
“We were disappointed to hear that the police officer who severely beat American teenager Tariq Abu Khdeir in July of 2014 was spared prison time by an Israeli court yesterday,†US State Department spokesman John Kirby said in a briefing.
“Given the clear evidence captured on videotape of the excessive use of force, it is difficult to see how this sentence would promote full accountability for the actions of the police officer in this case,†he added.
Israel Police spokeswoman Luba Samri on Thursday confirmed the unnamed officer’s sentence
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If by US they mean We the People, then yes we are disappointed. They should give the cop a medal.
Every time Kerry’s name comes up I want to reach for a barf bag.
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Are all newspapers and magazines using the name “Times” in their name actually Far Left wing-nuts?
Seems to be a given!
LOL! We’ll call it the Rachel Corrie Medal of Freedom!
I think the cop did well. The idiot “kid” needed his arse kicked.
If it was a Palestinian cop, they’d be happy with a “Sorry”
Cop should have shot him.
Beating a “Teen” should not always be punishable, especially the Teen who snarls and sneers saying “it’s my life and I’ll do what I want>”
“Beat on the brat...Beat on the brat...Beat on the brat with a baseball bat”
beat the punk again!
Was little Tariq throwing bricks or was he throwing rocks?
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The US on Thursday criticized a decision by an Israeli court to sentence to community service an Israeli police officer videoed beating a Palestinian-American...
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You’re either American or you aren’t.
Caliph Obama supports Muslim and black thugs anywhere in the world, but persecuted Christians get nothing, even in the US.
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