Posted on 05/11/2015 5:20:55 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The Obama administration is involving itself again in the case of an American teen beaten by an Israeli Border Policeman last summer, in a move that CNN describes as connected to Israel-US tensions.
The American cable network reported that White House National Security Council staffers recently took the unusual step of meeting in the West Wing with Tariq Abu Khder, 16, who was beaten by the policeman last summer during riots in eastern Jerusalem on July 3, 2014.
The riots took place during the tension that followed the abduction and murder of three Jewish teens, and a revenge attack in which an Arab teen, Mohammed Abu Khder – who was Tariq's cousin – was cruelly murdered.
Cell phone video showed that Tariq Abu Khder was in custody and lying on the ground, as a Border Policeman kicked and punched him.
"The US government has remained closely engaged with Tariq and his family since his return from Jerusalem," a White House official confirmed to CNN. "As part of the follow-up on pending issues related to his case, National Security Council staff met with the Abu Khders recently."
The meeting took place April 15 as Abu Khder and his family, who live in Tampa, Florida, prepared to return to visit relatives in the Shuafat neighborhood of Jerusalem. Tariq's mother Suha told CNN that Tariq "has changed" because of the beating and may now have PTSD.
Tariq and his mother, Suha, were reportedly accompanied at the White House meeting by Hassan Shibly, chief executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Florida.
CAIR and the Khder family are also exploring the notion of a civil case ...
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
I used to work for personal injury lawyers. What this means to me is no lasting physical injury or disfigurement, so they are trying to work up the psychological angle.
But other than that, sorry you got hurt, kiddo. Maybe you shouldn't have gotten mixed up in a riot?
Nice to know with whom our government sides.
They will milk this like a cow.
anything at all that Obama can do to stir up riots in the streets of USA...Israel...Egypt...Syria...Iraq....Yemen...you name it....other places you know about too........and as many shootings as possible
you can count on it
best way to Transform free societies, or at least peaceful stable societies, into chaos........so they can be taken over and IslamoNazi and similar dictatorships can be imposed
No, they will milk it like a bull.
Our President can’t meet with the Prime Minister of Israel, but he has nothing but time to get involved in a case that may make Israel look bad. Surprise!
Seriously, Jews who still vote iDemocrat knowing the anti-semites who run the Democrat party are beyond being useful idiots.
Just kidding...
Has BO paid his respects to the woman who was beheaded or the families whose who perished during the Boston marathon who have died at the hands of jihadists?
To the left, an event only happens when it gives color to their warped agenda, otherwise, it is not worth noting. Even if it is a a distortion, it can still be used, because the optics are worth exploiting.
Unfortunately, some members of my family still do, and there is no convincing them otherwise. It’s like hatchling ducks who bond to the first thing they see, even if it’s a cat.
ROFLMAO and then shedding a tear. Good one.
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