Report: Grandfather of Slain Palestinian Toddler Taunted by Jewish Protestors
Earlier today, an Israeli court held a hearing in the case of two Jewish suspects accused of firebombing the home of a Palestinian family in 2015, killing 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsha and his parents, Riham and Saad. According to a report in The Times of Israel, as the victims’ relatives walked into the courthouse, a gaggle of about two dozen Jewish protestors started taunting them, chanting “Where’s Ali? There’s no more Ali. Ali was burned. Ali’s on the grill.”
As journalists, it is our duty to shed light on all facets of any given story, particularly intricate ones, like the Dawabsha murder. It matters that some of the key confessions in the case were only delivered after the two suspects were tortured, and it matters that these confessions were deemed inadmissible in court. Emotions, no matter how righteous, should never interfere with the pursuit of justice.