Moti Fogel, whose older brother Udi was murdered in Itamar with his wife and children a few weeks ago, plans to speak at an alternative commemoration of Israel's Yom Ha-Zikaron alongside a bereaved Palestinian woman, Siyam Abu Awad. Abu Awad's brother, Yousef, was killed by IDF fire in 2000 in a village near Hebron. The event is sponsored by the Israeli … [Read more...]
Itamar Murder Suspect’s Facebook Page, Rotter’s Cozy Relationship With Shin Bet
In this day and age it seems like every teenager has their own Facebook page. It appears suspected murderers too are members of the club. One of the two suspects in the murder of the Fogel family, Amjad Awad, has his own Facebook page. There may not be that much that is odd or unusual about that. But nonetheless, there are a few oddities about this … [Read more...]
Shabak Removes Gag Order on Itamar Arrests, IDF Says Gun Theft Original Motive
The Shabak removed the gag order about the suspects it arrested (one 12 days ago and one 7 days ago) in the Itamar murders. It revealed that it charged two boys from the extended Awad family (though not directly related): Israeli security forces have arrested two teenage residents of the West Bank Arab village of Awarta for allegedly carrying out last … [Read more...]
Shabak Reconstructs Itamar Murders With Detained Murder Suspects
A major break in the case of the Itamar murders indicating the Shabak has arrested the individuals it believes perpetrated the crime. The Israeli paper, Inyan Merkazi, published news that the intelligence service yesterday did a "reconstruction" of the crime. When they do this, they generally have the suspects present as they did in this instance. Often, … [Read more...]
