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Tariq Abu Khdeir
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CASE FILE // DOCUMENTED INCIDENT

Tariq Abu Khdeir

Injured or Beaten
Israeli Police
Shuafat, East Jerusalem
·
July 3, 2014

CASE DETAILS

DATE OF INCIDENT
July 3, 2014
LOCATION
Shuafat, East Jerusalem
U.S. HOME DISTRICT
Florida
AGE AT INCIDENT
15
U.S. HOME
Tampa
,
Florida
PERPETRATOR
Israeli Police
U.S. RESPONSE
State Dept. Statement
PROSECUTIONS
NONE TO DATE

WHAT HAPPENED

Tariq Abu Khdeir, a 15-year-old Palestinian-American from Tampa, Florida, was severely beaten by Israeli border police officers on July 3, 2014, while visiting family in Shuafat, East Jerusalem, during unrest that followed the killing of his cousin Mohammed Abu Khdeir; video showed masked officers punching and kicking him while he was restrained. He was detained and later released on bail, and the U.S. State Department said it was "profoundly troubled" by reports that he was severely beaten while in police custody, calling for a credible investigation. An Israeli border police officer was subsequently convicted of assault and sentenced to 45 days of community service and a suspended prison term; Tariq survived his injuries and returned to the United States.

TESTIMONY

SOURCES

⦿ ZERO PROSECUTIONS TO DATE

DEMAND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR

Tariq Abu Khdeir

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