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Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Shfaram lynching trial opens; dozens demonstrate

Ynet
'Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Haifa District Court Wednesday morning to demonstrate against the opening of the trial of the suspects involved in the lynching of army deserter Eden Natan Zada in 2005 after he went on a killing spree in the Arab town of Shfaram, leaving four people dead...

..."We demand that the cases be closed immediately. This is a political trial that was opened due to pressure from the Right,"... "(Attorney General Menachem) Mazuz, who closed the cases involving the murder of 13 Arab civilians, is now opening cases against 12 Arab citizens after four other citizens had been murdered by a Jewish terrorist.

"I don't recall the State Prosecutor's Office charging anyone following the (killing of the Arab tractor driver who went on a rampage in Jerusalem),"...... "The real question is whether the Arab citizens have the right to self defense, or is this a privilege reserved for Jews alone,"....... Full story