Published: 1 September 2020
Last updated: 4 March 2024
When a Palestinian life is worth three months menial labour (Ynet)
True story: About a year and a half ago, on a cold winter's night, a young Palestinian couple were driving home with their two daughters, one five years old and the other eight, after visiting relatives.
The father of the family, which lives near Bethlehem, got into an argument with another driver and stopped the car not far from a checkpoint. Next to the checkpoint is a military watchtower – one of many dotted throughout the West Bank.
Suddenly, a soldier opened fire at the father from the watchtower for no reason, hitting him in the abdomen. The story did not end there. The father leaned against his car in shock, crying out: “My daughters, my daughters.” The mother got out of the car and started calling for help.
Four young Palestinians who were on their way home from a wedding saw her screaming and crying and came to her aid. Three of them rushed the father to hospital and the fourth, Ahmad Manasrah, stayed with the mother and her daughters.
As he was trying to help them start the car, the soldier opened fire again, this time at Manasrah, who was stuck by three bullets – one in each hand and another in the chest – and killed. As per routine in such incidents, the Israeli Military Police launched an investigation. In an unusual outcome, the investigation led to an indictment and the shooter is soon to be convicted as part of a plea deal.
His sentence? Three months' menial labour in the military. Three months of community service for the wanton, senseless killing of a 22-year-old who had his whole life ahead of him. The Military Advocate General's Corps did not even bother to charge the shooter with the severe injury he caused another person in the same incident.
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Photo: Ahmad Manasrah
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