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Rahat mayor: IDF killing of Israeli Arab boy may spark violence
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent

"If the rumors about Mahmoud's death turn out to be true, it might inflame the public," Rahat's mayor Talal al-Karnawi warned Saturday, referring to the killing of an 11-year-old Arab-Israeli boy by security forces in the West Bank town of Tul Karm on Friday.

Mahmoud al-Karnawi was visiting his mother's family near Tul Karm when Border Police officers stormed the building in pursuit of a wanted militant. Mahmoud, who lives in the southern Bedouin town of Rahat with his parents, was killed in the crossfire.

Rahat's mayor, Talal al-Karnawi, demanded the Israel Defense Forces explain the incident and provide information on how the boy was killed.

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The IDF's statement on the case expressed sorrow at the boy's death. "It is unclear whether the boy was shot by the troops or by terrorists," the army added.

Al-Karnawi's family claims the troops shot the boy dead after they had already wounded him. Family members added that the boy's mother told the soldiers that he was an Israeli citizen.

Family members were later outraged when an ambulance driver transporting the boy's body to the Bedouin town of Rahat refused to enter the city. The driver was bringing al-Karnawi's body back from the National Institute of Forensic Medicine at Abu Kabir, where it had been autopsied.

"We are a part of this country. Mahmoud's death is very disturbing. The security forces failed to see that this was just a boy," Mahmoud's cousin, Salem, told Haaretz.

Since 2000, Israeli security forces have killed over 30 Arab Israelis. In most cases, the shooters were not indicted.
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  1.   A Mayor`s Arrogance 03:54  |  Yoram 26/08/07
  2.   Confirming the kill, right? 04:22  |  Omran 26/08/07
  3.   Incitement to Violence 04:38  |  Ron 26/08/07
  4.   Stistics a-la Haaretz 04:42  |  Gene 26/08/07
  5.   sad but not IDF fault 04:58  |  vik 26/08/07
  6.   if it does he and his israeli arabs can blame only themselves 05:15  |  ralph 26/08/07
  7.   it`s illegal to make threats 05:43  |  Evan 26/08/07
  8.   "shooters" 07:41  |  Avi 26/08/07
  9.   Hospitality Rewarded With Shootout 08:23  |  J of Hollywood 26/08/07
  10.   Stop looking for excuses to terrorize Israeli civilians! 08:32  |  Gili 26/08/07
  11.   ISRAELI CITIZENS ENTERING AREA A IS ILLEGAL 08:44  |  Dani 26/08/07
  12.   Is he saying that they`ll riot and commit acts of 08:59  |  Gina 26/08/07
  13.   It is very sad that anyone dies, especially children who 09:10  |  Ronit Yaroni 26/08/07
  14.   Hiding or living? No 8 09:25  |  Palestinian Brit 26/08/07
  15.   oxymoron 10:05  |  Choni Davidowitz 26/08/07
  16.   Headline misleading 11:04  |  Tareq 26/08/07
  17.   yoram 1 11:24  |  realism 26/08/07
  18.   A test for Israeli democracy 12:01  |  Sephardi 26/08/07
  19.   beyond a point... 12:02  |  ravi 26/08/07
  20.   First Israel doctors 12:54  |  Dav 26/08/07
  21.   boy`s death 14:20  |  Hilda 26/08/07
  22.   yonit..... 15:08  |  ravi 26/08/07
  23.   11....you serious? 15:12  |  ravi 26/08/07
  24.   hilda.. 15:14  |  ravi 26/08/07
  25.   #23- If the boy had been a Jew... 15:30  |  Mordy 26/08/07
  26.   Want more information... 16:14  |  Tess 26/08/07
  27.   RAVI 40+ killed by terrorists in Hyderabad to day 16:28  |  PETERSM 26/08/07
  28.   Jail the Mayor for attempting to incite riots 16:31  |  Joe Frazier 26/08/07
  29.   Choni Davidowitz, impossibly stupid. 17:15  |  Akiva Patysh 26/08/07
  30.   #15 the oxy moronic racist 17:17  |  Ari ben Yisrael 26/08/07
  31.   Raha mayor statement is incitement to violence 17:26  |  Joseph E . 26/08/07
  32.   #24 - Again Ravi, you make up numbers 17:30  |  JES 26/08/07
  33.   #26 - Tess 17:43  |  JES 26/08/07
  34.   To Tareq 18:05  |  Gene 26/08/07
  35.   #20 Dav 18:06  |  * BEN JABO 26/08/07
  36.   #24 Ravi 18:09  |  * BEN JABO 26/08/07
  37.   If You Lay Down With Dogs, You Wake Up With Fleas 18:27  |  massaraksh 26/08/07
  38.   THe killing of innocents. 18:36  |  Nick Ferriman 26/08/07
  39.   Palestinian children are the real "Anne Frank" 18:41  |  nobodysacred 26/08/07
  40.   #38 - Nick 19:00  |  JES 26/08/07
  41.   #38ferriman argues that crossfire or road accidents should not ta 19:02  |  victor hardman 26/08/07
  42.   Treat Israeli citizens as British citizens 19:19  |  Tosefta 26/08/07
  43.   27...peter...sm.... 19:52  |  ravi 26/08/07
  44.   ben jabo 19:55  |  ravi 26/08/07
  45.   re #1 `A mayor`s arrogance` 20:23  |  Colin Wright 26/08/07
  46.   33- Jes 20:32  |  Tess 26/08/07
  47.   #44 - Your source is inaccurate 20:46  |  JES 26/08/07
  48.   #46 - Tess 20:48  |  JES 26/08/07
  49.   # 40 JES 22:41  |  Nick Ferriman 26/08/07
  50.   Unfortunate Accidental Death 23:14  |  R.E.Grett 26/08/07
  51.   more garbage from Nick Ferriman 23:49  |  Alon Fisher 26/08/07
  52.   That is a stupid response 23:59  |  Murray of Montreal 26/08/07
  53.   To Dani No.11 -- the epitome of indifference 00:12  |  Marlene N. 27/08/07
  54.   When you lie with snakes. 00:58  |  Dr David I. Gross 27/08/07
  55.   RAVI.Everybodies fault except your own.Islamic terror & mass 01:31  |  PETER SM 27/08/07
  56.   #52 `That is a stupid response` 01:35  |  Colin Wright 27/08/07
  57.   NOBODYSACRED Pal.children are martyr brainwashed human shields 02:07  |  PETER SM 27/08/07
  58.   You cannot walk on eggshellls ... 03:15  |  Johnson 27/08/07
  59.   The reality... 04:21  |  Ibrahim 27/08/07
  60.   re #57 `NOBODYSACRED Pal.children are martyr brainwashed..." 04:50  |  Colin Wright 27/08/07
  61.   Israeli Arab Terrorist Uses Little Brother As Shield 05:36  |  Efox 27/08/07
  62.   re: nobodysacred 05:38  |  Efox 27/08/07
  63.   #57 PeterSM. About cowards and children. 05:46  |  Maureen Ann 27/08/07
  64.   Killing 05:56  |  Johnjf 27/08/07
  65.   #49 - No Nick II 08:08  |  JES 27/08/07
  66.   #49 - No Nick III 08:10  |  JES 27/08/07
  67.   Another Mohammmed el-Drur.....Hamas Guilty! 08:44  |  Dagma 27/08/07
  68.   To Tosefta # 42 09:04  |  Dagma 27/08/07
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