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THE MEANING OF MOHAMED ABU KHDEIRS MURDER

POSTED BY RAJA SHEHADEH

On July 2nd, a si !""n#y"a$#%ld &%y na'"d M%(a'"d A&u K(d"i$ )as si!!in*%u!sid" a '%s+u" n"a$ (is (%'" in Eas! J"$usal"' )("n (" )as ull"d in!% a-a$ and .idna "d &y Is$a"li J")s/ His &%dy )as 0%und in !(" J"$usal"'F%$"s!1 (" (ad &""n &a!!"$"d in !(" ("ad and !("n, a--%$din* !% au!% sy$" %$!s, &u$n"d ali "/ 3T("$" )as s%%! in (is lun*s, and &u$ns %n nin"!y "$-"n! %0 (is &%dy/4 Si Is$a"li J")s, s%'" %0 )(%' a$" 'in%$s, )"$" a$$"s!"d1!($"" (a " -%n0"ss"d !% !(" -$i'", a--%$din* !% Is$a"li $" %$!s/

A&u K(d"i$s 'u$d"$ -a'" in !(" )a." %0 !(" .idna in* %0 !($"" Is$a"li

!""ns5Na0!ali F$a"n."l, Gilad S(a"$, and Eyal Yi0$a-(5)(% )"$" 'u$d"$"dand &u$i"d &y !("i$ Pal"s!inian a&du-!%$s in s(all%) *$a "s/ A0!"$ !("i$a&du-!i%n, P$i'" Minis!"$ N"!anya(u d"-la$"d !(a! Is$a"ls )%$.in*assu' !i%n )as !(a! !("y )"$" ali ", " "n !(%u*( !(" " id"n-", in-ludin* ad"s "$a!" -"ll# (%n" -all 0$%' %n" %0 !(" &%ys, su**"s!"d %!("$)is"/ T("s"a$-( 0%$ !(" &%ys !%%. !(" 0%$' %0 a &$u!al, s)"" in* s"a$-( and a$$"s!% "$a!i%n -%ndu-!"d &y !(" Is$a"li A$'y !($%u*(%u! !(" 6"s! Ban., and("l "d !% a**$a a!" !(" -li'a!" %0 (a!$"d and $" "n*"/ T)% '%n!(s a0!"$ !("nin"#'%n!( U/S/#s %ns%$"d "a-" n"*%!ia!i%ns 0%ld"d, Is$a"l is n%) '%&ili7in*i!s 0%$-"s 0%$ a %ssi&l" *$%und a!!a-. %n !(" Ga7a S!$i , and Ha'as is 8$in*$%-."!s/ 6a$, n%! "a-", is !(" a*"nda %0 !(" day/

T(" '"dia (as &""n 8ll"d )i!( i'a*"s %0 !(" .idna "d Is$a"li J")s and,la!"$, %0 A&u K(d"i$/ I0 y%u !%%. a)ay !(" &as"&alls -a !(a! A&u K(d"i$ )%$"and !(" .i as )%$n &y F$a"n."l and Yi0$a-(, y%u )%uld n%! &" a&l" !%di9"$"n!ia!" a'%n* !("i$ y%un*, 0$"s( 0a-"s )(% )as Is$a"li and )(% )asPal"s!inian/ T(" Is$a"li d"'%ns!$a!%$s )(% )"n! !($%u*( !(" s!$""!s in 6"s!

J"$usal"' s(%u!in* sl%*ans su-( as :d"a!( !% A$a&s,; :a J") is a &$%!("$, anA$a& is a &as!a$d,; l%%.in* !% &"a! any A$a& !("y "n-%un!"$"d, (ad !% as.

ass"$s&y 0%$ !(" !i'" in %$d"$ !% 8nd %u! 0$%' !("i$ a--"n!s )(% )as J")is(and )(% )asn!/

Many %!("$ in-id"n!s %0 s(%%!in* and .illin* %0 Pal"s!inians &y !(" Is$a"li A$'yand J")is( s"!!l"$s5and %0 Is$a"lis &y Pal"s!inians5(a " &""n $" %$!"d % "$!(" y"a$s/ S"!!l"$ i%l"n-" (as &""n *%in* %n in !(" 6"s! Ban. sin-" !(" "a$ly"i*(!i"s/ In , D$/ Ba$u-( G%lds!"in 'u$d"$"d !)"n!y#nin" Pal"s!inian

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)%$s(i "$s in !(" I&$a(i'i M%s+u" in !(" Old ?i!y %0 H"&$%n as !("y )"$"&"n! d%)n in $ay"$/ T(is is %nly !(" '%s! 0a'%us %0 su-( -$i'"s/ T("$" a$"$"as%ns !(is la-" (as %0!"n &""n d"s-$i&"d, !% +u%!" T(a-."$ay, as a land %0:0"a$ and &l%%d, -$i'" and unis('"n!/;

Y"! !(" 'u$d"$ %0 A&u K(d"i$ )as n%! +ui!" li." any %!("$/ T(is )as di9"$"n!/I! )as in!"nd"d !% -%''uni-a!" a '"ssa*" !(a! I i'a*in" *%"s li." !(is@

6", Is$a"li J")s, (a " !(" $i*(! !% a 0ull li0" and "n %y'"n! %0 !(is land !(a!)" -all G$"a!"$ Is$a"l/ And y%u, Pal"s!inian A$a&s, (a " n% la-" ("$"/ Y%u$0$ui! !$""s )%n! &" sa0" 0$%' u $%%!in*, %$ y%u$ -$% s 0$%' d"s!$u-!i%n, %$y%u$ $i a!" $% "$!y 0$%' unla)0ul s"i7u$"1 y%u -an! us! isi! !(" s $in*n" ! !% y%u$ illa*", %$ d$i " !% !(" s"a, %$ "'&$a-" $"la!i "s %$ 0$i"nds, " "ni0 !("i$ (%'"s a$" %nly a 0") 'il"s a)ay, &"-aus" y%u d%n! &"l%n* ("$"/ T(island is %u$s/ I! is n%! y%u$s/ I0 y%u s!ill d% n%! *"! !(" '"ssa*", )" )ill !a."y%u$ -(ild$"n !% !(" 0%$"s! and &u$n !("', and !(us u$i0y %u$ land/ P"$(a s!("n y%ull 8nally und"$s!and/

T(is is )(y !(" 'u$d"$ is s% s(%-.in*, and )(y i! $"s%na!"s a'%n* s% 'any,n% l"ss in Is$a"l !(an %n !(" Pal"s!inian sid"/ Is$a"lis, und%u&!"dly, (a "("a$d a '"ssa*" in .illin*s &y Pal"s!inians, !%%/ Many !a." !("' !% '"an!(a! %nly an " "$ *$"a!"$ s(%) %0 0%$-" )ill ."" !("' sa0", " "n !(%u*( %nly

"a-" )ill &$in* !("' s"-u$i!y/ Bu! s%'" %0 !("' a$" als% 0$i*(!"n"d &y )(a!!("y ("a$ 0$%' "a-( %!("$/ T(" na'"s %0 !(" y%un* "% l" a$$"s!"d 0%$ .illin*A&u K(d"i$ (a " n%! &""n $"l"as"d &"-aus" a *a* %$d"$ is in la-", &u! !("y$" %$!"dly a$" a$! %0 !(" Ha$"di -%''uni!y/ Is$a"li -%''"n!a!%$s (a "

%in!"d !% $a-is! ind%-!$ina!i%n &y " "$y%n" 0$%' " !$"'is! $a&&is !% B"i!a$ J"$usal"' 0%%!&all *an*s !% !(" Ha$"di "du-a!i%n sys!"' i!s"l0/

Su-( in!$%s "-!i%n al%n" d%"s n%! l"ss"n !(" i' a-! %0 !(" -$i'"/ N%$ )%uldi! s%0!"n i!s i' a-! !% " lain !(" a$!i-ula$ &a-.*$%und and -%''uni!y)("$" !(" si a--us"d )"$" $ais"d/ T(is *%"s &"y%nd !("i$ nu'&"$ and !("i$-%''uni!y/ I! i' li-a!"s all !(%s" in !(" -%un!$y )(% (a " su %$!"d,assis!"d, %$ $"'ain"d sil"n! a&%u! )(a! (as &""n !a.in* la-" n" ! d%%$ % "$!(" as! 0%u$ d"-ad"s, in !(" land % "$ )(i-( !("i$ *% "$n'"n! and a$'"d0%$-"s (a " &""n " "$-isin* 0ull -%n!$%l/ I! als% i' li-a!"s !(%s" %u!sid"l%&&yis!s and -%n!$i&u!%$s !% s"!!l"'"n! "n!"$ $is"s )(% (a " )%$."d !%ad an-" !(is ill"*al %--u a!i%n/ And y"! i! (as !% &" said !(a! n%! alls"*'"n!s %0 !(" Is$a"li u&li- a$" as uln"$a&l" !% !(is %nslau*(! %0in-i!"'"n!/ T(%s" )(% a$" a! !(" l%) "nd %0 !(" "-%n%'i- s "-!$u' a$" !("

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'%s! sus-" !i&l" &"-aus" %0 !(" "-%n%'i- &"n"8!s !("y -an d"$i " 0$%' !("s"!!l"'"n! $% "-!/

T(" u$*"n! +u"s!i%n is !(is@ )("$" is !(" "a-" -a' in Is$a"l I u! !("+u"s!i%n !% Judy Blan-, an "i*(!y#8 "#y"a$#%ld Is$a"li )(% is %n" %0 !("0%und"$s %0 !(" an!i#)a$ *$%u 6%'"n in Bla-.1 0%$ !($"" d"-ad"s, s(" (ass!%%d " "$y F$iday %n a -%$n"$ in 6"s! J"$usal"' d"-$yin* !(" %--u a!i%n/S(" !%ld '" !(a! s(" !(%u*(! "% l" in Is$a"l )"$", in a &asi- s"ns",-%n0us"d@ :Mu-( a-!i%n is !a.in* la-" %n Fa-"&%%., &u! n%! &"y%nd i!/; Ias."d ("$ i0 !(" %li!i-al d"0"a! %0 !(" $i*(!, %0 !(" s%$! !(a! !%%. la-" in

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Ga7a S!$i and "ls")("$" in !(is !$%u&l"d land )%uld n%! (a " &""n "n!i$"lyin ain/

Ra a S("(ad"( is a la)y"$ and )$i!"$ )(% li "s in Ra'alla(/ H" is !(" au!(%$%0 s" "$al &%%.s, in-ludin* :Pal"s!inian 6al.s@ F%$ays in!% a anis(in*

ands-a "; 32 4, 0%$ )(i-( (" )%n !(" 2 O$)"ll P$i7"/ His la!"s! &%%. is:O--u a!i%n Dia$i"s/; An " and"d "$si%n %0 (is Ed)a$d Said M"'%$ial

"-!u$", :Is !("$" a an*ua*" 0%$ P"a-" ,; )ill &" u&lis("d n" ! y"a$/

R"ad a)$"n-" 6$i*(!s 2 = a$!i-l" %n Ga7a, Ha'as, and Is$a"ls $"s %ns"!% !(" -a !u$" %0 !(" Is$a"li s%ldi"$ Gilad S(ali!/