Israel Frees Settler Who Torched Palestinian Family

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• Published on Jun 2, 2016
  Israel has freed the settler behind last year’s arson attack which killed three members of a Palestinian family including a toddler. Meir Ettinger was arrested and placed under administrative detention in the wake of the attack. Ettinger’s release comes weeks after Israeli prosecutors decided not to extend his detention. In the pre-dawn attack on July 31 last year, Israeli assailants including Ettinger hurled firebombs into the home of the Dawabsheh family burning alive 18-months-old boy and seriously injuring his parents who later succumbed to injuries. Activists and rights groups have denounced Ettinger’s release calling it a culture of impunity for Israeli settlers and soldiers committing crimes against Palestinians. Tensions are high in the West Bank amid mounting settler violence against the Palestinians.

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