Maybe Frau Sherri can represent the kids here in America when they are taken in for throwing rocks at people. After all, she is a "lawyer" and probably can get their bail reduced. Meanwhile, of course, Frau Sherri has no interest in those children, both Muslims and Christians, in Syrian jails who are terribly tortured.US is Silent on Palestinian-American Child Held in Israeli Military Lockup Since Last Week
by Rania Khalek on April 11, 2013
The Associated Press reports that a 14-year-old Palestinian-American boy has been held in Israeli military lockup since last week after Israeli soldiers burst[ed] into his family home and arrest[ed] him in an overnight raid for allegedly hurling rocks at Israeli motorists in the West Bank.
"The boys father, Abdelwahab Khalek, said his 14-year-old son Mohammad was taken into custody early last Friday morning by eight assault-rifle wielding soldiers. They shackled and blindfolded his son as his five siblings watched, he said. The military said Mohammad hurled rocks at Israeli vehicles that were speeding down a nearby highway and at military jeeps on several occasions. The military said there has been a spike in rock-throwing attacks on drivers, including an incident in early April, when rocks thrown at a civilian car next to a Jewish settlement injured seven, including an infant who was critically wounded. The military confirmed the arrest and said his detention was extended until Sunday. Khalek, a car dealer who splits his time between the West Bank and New Orleans, hasnt been allowed to visit his son in jail. But he has spoken to him at three court hearings, most recently when Mohammad was officially charged on Thursday. Mohammads lawyer, Randa Wahbe, said he told her in court that he was interrogated for hours and at one stage, was pushed so hard that his dental braces were broken. She says he was told by interrogators that if he confessed to rock throwing quickly, he would be released. A military spokesman said no complaints of abuse were filed. He appears okay, hes a strong kid, said his 46-year-old father. But there is no law in the world that justifies the way (Israeli forces) acted. In typical fashion, American consular officials declined comment, says the AP.
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