The mother of a Palestinian child killed in the July firebombing of the family's home has died from her wounds, renewing calls on Monday for Israel to crack down on Jewish extremism. Riham Dawabsha, a teacher who turned 27 on Sunday, died overnight at a hospital in Tel Aviv, where she was being treated for severe burns she sustained in the July 31 arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma.
There have been several arrests of suspected Jewish extremists since the firebombing, but none have been specifically accused of the attack, prompting critics of the Israeli government to call the moves window-dressing. While the attacks were not related, both have led to criticism of Israel's security forces, who have been accused of failing to tackle Jewish extremism, and sparked international condemnation of the violence.
Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, said in a statement on Monday that "there is a culture of hate that has been developing in Israel by supporting settlements" in the occupied West Bank. The phrase refers to extremists warning that there would be a price to pay for any action by Israeli authorities they regard as hostile to the Jewish settlement movement or to far-Right religious beliefs. (source: Telegraph)
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