`Law` in Israel does not stop appalling attacks on Palestinian children

Source: AxisofLogic, 18-1-2007
The laws are not being enforced sufficiently and promptly in Hebron (al-Khalil), especially with regard to "Israeli" settlers, Deputy Defense (War) Minister Ephraim Sneh (Labor) said yesterday during a visit to the city.
Sneh`s scheduled visit was widely covered following last week`s broadcast of a video showing a female settler swearing and attacking an Arab family in Hebron`s (al-Khalil`s) Tel Rumeida neighborhood. Palestinian residents said attacks by this woman and other settlers have been going on for a long time.
The woman, Yifat Alkobi, was questioned by police yesterday on suspicion of several violent attacks on Palestinians, including the attack on the house of the Abu Aisha family that was broadcast on television last week.
In one case, Alkobi was charged with attacking Yusuf Aza, a 10-year-old boy. He told Yesh Din, a human rights organization, that Alkobi had pushed rocks into his mouth and closed his jaws forcefully on them, breaking some of his teeth.
Alkobi was released under restrictions after questioning and the police will consider whether to press charges against her. She filed a counter-complaint against the Abu Aisha family, saying they had provoked her.
The officers told him of the settlers` taking over Palestinian homes surrounding the Jewish (Zionist) community`s area. Some of these houses had been abandoned by their owners following the settlers` ongoing attacks and harassment, while others were purchased in dubious ways.