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.†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...