Six men charged with rape of Netanya teen, beating of another
Be'er Sheva woman found slain near train station; soldier shoots two women and himself with IDF-issued gun in Eilat.
By Ofra Edelman, Revital Levy-Stein and Mijal Grinberg Tags: Be'er Sheva NetanyaSix men from the Israeli Arab towns of Kalansua, Taibeh and Lod were indicted on Sunday at the Tel Aviv District Court for raping a 16-year-old on a beach in Netanya on November 8.
The victim, known as A., apparently spent an evening with her friend, known as B., in the city center, where the two consumed a generous amount of alcohol. The six men, Fahed Jaber (25), Ula Zuan (20), Mahmoud Hanun (23), Bilal Kashkush (20), Ahmed Abu Hamed (21) and Mahmoud Ras (21), arrived at the scene and courted the two young women, but were refused.
One of the defendants, Ula Zuan, allegedly exploited B.'s intoxicated condition and stole NIS 100 and two mobile phones from her bag. Soon thereafter, the defendants allegedly took the two in separate cars to the city's Sironit beach.
After arriving at the beach, the defendants allegedly raped A. while beating her and calling her "stinky Jew." B. resisted and was spared, but was thrown out of the vehicle. The defendants allegedly stripped her, burnt her bag and scattered its contents.
The next day the defendants, except Kashkush, are suspected of having met to agree not to turn in one another. They urged Ras to confess, but he refused.
The prosecution told the court that Ras confessed and incriminated his fellow culprits. It was also claimed that Suan's and Kashkush's sperm cells were found, but the two continue to deny the allegations.
The prosecution said that "the respondents carried out a series of violent, shocking and horrendous sex offenses against two teenagers, who were innocent and random victims, held captive by them during the event. The respondents are accused of raping and sodomizing the victims against their will, while taking advantage of their inability to resist and causing them physical injuries."
Suspected prostitute found slain in Be'er ShevaA woman was found dead on Saturday night in Be'er Sheva with signs of a struggle on her body. She was named as Zoya Yegudayev, 28.
The body was found in a grove next to the university train station, an area known to be frequented by prostitutes. Police believe the women herself was a prostitute, but the investigation is in its early states.
The apparent murder marked the second violent crime against women in 24 hours. Earlier Saturday, a 22-year-old soldier shot his girlfriend, another female companion, and then turned the weapon on himself near the entrance to an apartment building in northeastern Eilat.
All three were rushed to Yoseftal Hospital, with the male shooter listed in serious condition. Both women suffered light wounds.
Witnesses reported seeing the soldier, a resident of the moshav "Ivim" near Sderot, with the two women, both in their twenties, standing in the front yard of the "Migdalei Eilat" building, where they were heard arguing loudly. In the midst of the shouting, the soldier cocked his rifle, aimed it at his girlfriend, and fired a shot, wounding her in the hand. The other woman absorbed a bullet into her foot.
Subsequently, the soldier, who serves in the Border Police, aimed the barrel of the weapon at his chest and proceeded to pull the trigger. He is listed in serious condition.
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Yes, SHAME on them. How can so-called "family honour" be more important to a mother or father than their own daughter? How sick is that?
One more reason to not become Muslim. I would hate to think of a paradise where the women I had treated like dirt for centuries would outnumber me 72 to 1. I would think that Muslim men would wake up. After centuries of treating women like dirt do they really think it will be paradise when the women they have treated so disgracefully outnumber them? 72 to 1 aren't such good odds boys.
Rape is just another tool to use on Islam's enemies. Go to www.politcalislam.com and read about it. Nauseating. That all six of these young men thought nothing of kidnapping and gang-raping these girls shows the moral toilet that Islam promotes. Read 'The Submission of Women and Slaves, Islamic Duality' at the above website. Wonder why so much raping is going on in Darfur? This is why. Why so many rapes in Sweden and Holland? This is why. Israel is not Saudi Arabia, where they whip the victim. Let the victim's fathers and brothers at the rapists. Then justice will be done.
Girls were lucky in one aspect--If they had been Muslim that would have been killed to restore the family honor--
Why did these girls think it was okay to get so drunk? Where were their parents? How often do they get drunk and get into cars with men they don't know? Rape is wrong, no matter where it happens, by whom or too whom it is done. It is wrong. However, it is also wrong for such young girls to get so drunk that they do not know how to behave themselves. An individual's behavior can heighten or lower the risk of harm to him/herself. As wrong as these Arab men were, as wrong were the Jewish parents and the Jewish girls. Their behavior leaves little to be desired. No one seems to think it is wrong for girls to get so drunk. What an upstanding community!
She was sentenced to 200 lashes--After the beating, her hamburger like and shredded body will be incarcerated--She wasn't in the company of men, according to sources she was gang raped--
They fit the profile. Most people who use alcohol are responsible, but some are real problem children. It's bizarre that society worries more about adult cannabis use than about all the catastrophes caused by alcohol abuse. Don't let the phrase alcohol and drugs fool you, alcohol is a powerful drug! Since it can be used responsibly by so many, it should surprise no one that cannabis can be as well. The difference is that cannabis abuse when it occurs is far less dangerous to one's health and safety and to the community than alcohol abuse (I realize some alcohol abusers are careful not to hurt anyone but themselves). Society's back hand and limited resources need to be directed elsewhere... Prohibition is empowering gangs on a fabulous scale, dwarfing the power they had in the original US prohibition era. You can't just order people to stop using weed, you need to give a decent explanation of why you can use alcohol but they can't use weed. Can you do that?... I didn't think so.
and decided to jail the (married) woman and sentenced her to a beating for being in the company of men.
It is all Israel's fault. This just demonstrates how the Arabs there are in such an intolerable situation as a minority. It is no wonder that they would find some way to vent their frustration. Israel is making little effort to integrate and make them feel at home. First step must be giving the Arabs full democratic rights, that has already been done and I applaud Israel for that. Now we must tacke the next problem, it is clear from these kids that they dislike Jews. So, Israel must dismantle any resemblance of overt Jewish culture. The Law of Return, Israeli Flag, National Anthem should be abolished in order to demonstrate our goodwill. More gestures of goodwill should be implemented as well such as giving the Arabs financial incentives to make them good citizens. It is only by doing this, will we stop them from making unfortunate mistakes. If you read this comment believing every word, we should get together. I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'd like to sell you.
They deserve no less jail time or punishment than if they were israeli jewish teens who go out and rape, but I would definitely charge them with a hate crime as well since they uttered the anti jewish comment, even tho the incident looks like pure criminal mischief.
Perhaps, for Arab justice to be fully served; the raped girl should be given 200 lashes in the public square for having the audacity to allow these six Arabs to destroy her.
to justify that these poor deprived young men were entitled to sow their oats--Don't forget to call them children--Be certain to condemn them, in advance, the same way you blasted the the Haredi man who had allegations against him--
Now this really is not fair. These poor young lads should never have been charged. They grew up as third generation survivors of the Abu Olmert refugee camp next to the German Colony in Jerusalem. The poor little dears never had the chance to get out and enjoy themselves like the kids in Gaza who have rockets to play with. So when UNICEF arranged for international donors to provide them with a little pocket money to take a day trip to Netanya, they did what all boys do at the seaside, they enjoyed themselves. Pity the girls were not selfless enough to volunteer. And they only got sodomized because the Arab lads mistook one of them for a boy. Terrible you Israelis, no sympathy for the underdog.
I know that the Arabs with the help of leftists like Haaretz are trying to make Lod an Arab town, but in the meantime it's still majority Jewish! Don't jump the gun losers!
And, to the Europeans: Is rape any worse than murder? When you call for the release of arab murderers, how can you justify not including the rapists?