Jewish teen apprehended over Jerusalem stabbing of Arab man
Assailant fled scene shortly after stabbing victim in stomach; police not yet clear on motive for attack.
By Liel Kyzer Tags: Israeli Arab Israel newsThe Jerusalem police arrested a Jewish teenager on Thursday on suspicion that he had stabbed a 42-year-old Arab man in the stomach earlier in the day. The 16-year-old boy turned himself in, telling police that he had acted in self defense after the man attacked him.
The Arab man was hospitalized in moderate condition following the stabbing. The suspect fled the scene immediately following the event.
The victim sustained numerous wounds to his stomach during the attack on Levi Eshkol street on the city's northeast side.
Police have not yet narrowed down a motive for the attack, and could not comment on whether it was criminal or nationalist in nature.
Prior to apprehending the suspect, a police helicopter was dispatched to search for the assailant across the city.
A Jerusalem district police official said that the man suspected of carrying out the attack had no criminal background, and was likely a religious Jew.
"Questioning of the victim has revealed that the assailant was a yarmulke-wearing Jew, and had no prior relationship with the victim," said the official. According to the victim, the assailant just approached him, stabbed him once, and fled.
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to be more civilized than the other side.
If he did not run, he would not be saying anything, because he would be dead, like the others.
Kids carry knives for defense because they are cheaper and easier to get than guns, easier to hide from their parents and raise fewer questions. Knives can be legally purchased easily, while guns require jumping through certain legal hoops, which they can not do as children. Firearms are however legal in Israel, more so than in most, but not all American States; but actual private ownership rates are lower, due to high public availability.
These are logically inconsistent, but that has sadly, come to be expected. It looks like self defense, which is why the wound was to the stomach and not to the chest or neck.
Who knows what the real story is, but referring to it as either criminal or"nationalistic" is disgusting terminology.... What does THAT (nationalistic) mean??? Could it possibly be, ah, criminal or racist??!!!
The article mentioned that the accident could be nationalistically motivated. I say: Nationalism can be nice but is nicer and even better when it is kept within the borders of understanding and rationality. MY love and defending of Israel + MY disapproval of several arab ideologies and behaviours including these hostile ones towards the state are undoubted but are not measured by the event of disturbing the "what could be" innocent souls. This applies to everyone.
Would he be believed as the victim and acting in self-defence then?......................... I wonder.......? PEACE EVER?
No doubt the Israeli courts will find the victim guilty because he beat the teen with a wet noodle until the teen had to stab the victim in self defense. Then the court will sentence the victim to 6 years in prison and pat the teen on the back and send him back to the illegal settlement. Israel has NO constitution, and therefore its judicial decisions rest on sand, lies, obfuscations.
Lock the little rat up and throw away the key.
Maybe he ran away for fear of his life, how do you know that there weren't more Arab men going after him. Wait til all the evidence is in, then we can all comment.
You want your cake and eat it too?
so carrying a knife would be instead of carrying a gun, which is quite normal in Israel. Yet you are right that carrying a knife is very unnormal and usually has bad consequences.
Nationalism of the Palestinians? If that is what you mean, what does it have to do with this sad case of violence?
He should have talked to the police immediately instead of running away. Sorry, I don't believe this kid's story. Also, very interesting that he carries a knife with him on the street.
This teen's argument is very weak. Why did he run away instead of contacting the police immediately after his self-defense act? After knowing Teitel's story I would be very wary of this self-defense claim.