Thursday, June 11, 2009
A society ready for peace?... Palestinian family kills 15-yr-old son
In the first incident of its kind, a Palestinian family has killed its 15-year-old son in the West Bank after accusing him of "collaboration" with Israel.
Raed Wael Sawalha's body was discovered in the basement of a house in his village of Hijjah in the Kalkilya area on Wednesday.
The Palestinian Authority security forces announced that they have arrested a number of the boy's family members in connection with the killing.
The suspects confessed, saying they decided to kill Sawalha because of his alleged connections with the Israeli authorities, PA security sources said.
Sawalha is the youngest Palestinian to be killed on suspicion of collaboration.
Hundreds of other suspected collaborators have also been killed by Palestinians over the past few years.
A preliminary investigation launched by PA security forces revealed that Sawalha had been brutally tortured before he was hanged...
The only surprise in this story is that this was a son accused of collaborating, and not a daughter accused of some sexual "sin."
Update: Toward the latter point: Gaza woman found slain in most recent "honor killing" and Hidden corpse of Hebron woman brings murder investigation count to three in 24 hours
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An update on the news of the 15 year old Arab hung by his family for "collaborating"...The boy's father said he simply beat him and locked him in the basement. It was dad's mentally deranged brother who actually killed the... Read More
maybe he was executed for some sexual sin but it is more PC for the family (honor) to claim he was killed for other reasons ?
Good point!