Washington – The U.S. is confirming that a 15-year-old American citizen is being held by Israeli authorities for his alleged role in protests earlier this month in East Jerusalem.
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State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Monday that considering his age, the U.S. is calling for a speedy resolution to the case of Mohamed Abu Nie.
Psaki (SAH’-kee) says he’s been held since being arrested on July 3 on various charges alleging that he threw rocks, attacked police, was carrying a knife and was leading protests linked to the ongoing unrest between Israel and Hamas (huh-MAHS’).
Psaki says the U.S. also is concerned about allegations that he might have been beaten while in custody.
The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv is assisting Nie and is in contact with his family and his lawyer.
Just imagine what would happen if an American Jew supporting Israel was found in Gaza by Hamas… Its a scary thought and I hope Hamas is defeated and removed as soon as possible in order that we should all live in peace.
Yes indeed. Another fine, innocent upstanding citizen, being held for No reason at all bi big bad Israel. I smell a lawsuit.
Duh. I sure hope Mohamed Abu WAS beaten. What’s the alternative? Sentence 15-year-old to the term in prison where he will be continually raped by other arab vermin? Now, that would be waaaay too cruel. Or just hold him for a day and let him go? Then he will be right back with stones. Nope! Giving him a good patch, and I mean a good patch, break few bones and send him home to his parents – that’s the most humane way of dealing with that little shred of human debris.
What part of “he threw rocks, attacked police, was carrying a knife” do they not understand?
Keep the thug locked up!
I didn’t see the US government so concerned when Yanky Ostriecher was in Jail in Bolivia.
What a chilul hashem to see jews supporting the killing of women and children. Jews worldwide are in fear of what this war will lead to. Arabs worldwide are in a rage towards jews. We must notify the non jewish world that torah jews have nothing in common with what Israel does. Torah jews never wanted an Israel and are still against it. Hugging and kissing with Arabs as a tiny minority jews do is equally disgusting
Let him come back to the US do the same thing to a cop here and see what happens