Another minor was charged in a series of incidents of vandalism and arson.
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Also Sunday, in the same court, charges were filed against Yinon Reuveni, 20, for an arson attack in June on the Church of Loaves and Fishes in the Galilee.
A statement from the Ministry of Justice added to the list of criminal acts the charge of “belonging to a terrorist organization”.
Another son, four-year-old Ahmed, is still being treated for his wounds.
Israeli media reported that the killing of an Arab-Israeli taxi driver on the same day was connected to the attacks, but police would not confirm the information, citing a gag order.
But critics have said that similar, albeit not deadly, attacks have festered for years with little action by the government.
The arson also touched on Palestinian fears of extremist Jewish settlers, who have attacked Palestinian property with impunity.
More than 144 Palestinians, including children and women, have lost their lives at the hands of Israeli forces since the beginning of the wave of violence.
One attacker, Bahaa Elayan, opened fire on passengers on a bus in October, killing three people.
Amiram Ben-Uliel, 21, was charged with murder in the attack in the village of Duma, which killed a Palestinian toddler and his parents.
At least 142 Palestinians have been killed by Israelis since October 1, according to the Palestian news agency Maan. Most of the others have been killed in clashes with security forces.
Members of Knesset from the Joint Arab List, Israel’s third largest political party and leading Arab-Palestinian faction replied that the minister’s comments demonstrated a lack of commitment to prosecute Israeli-Jews who carry out violence against Palestinians.
Palestinian leaders say a younger generation sees no hope for the future living under Israeli security restrictions and with a stifled economy.
The violence continued Sunday as a female Israeli soldier was shot in the West Bank city of Hebron, the military said. She was moderately wounded and troops were searching for the shooter. It remains under Israel’s military control until present days, while the International Court of Justice has said in its 2004 ruling those territories can be called “occupied” under customary international law, and Israel has therefore a status of occupying power.
Saad’s brother Naser was unconvinced by Israel’s commitment to the prosecution.
What Bennett is effectively saying is to hell with both the Geneva Convention and worldwide law – for UN Resolutions 446 (1979), 465 (1990), and 1515 (2003) make clear that annexing or even building settlements in the West Bank is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention. “And the government was not serious in preventing it and is not serious in pursuing the killers”.
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We want a real judgement for those murders and to put them (the perpetrators) in jail for a long time, to demolish their homes and to deal with them like they (Israeli authorities) are dealing with the Palestinians.
