Published: 26 April 2016
Last updated: 4 March 2024
In plea bargain, 12-year-old girl with learning disorders was jailed by military court for attempted voluntary manslaughter and illegal possession of a knife. The girl's parents appealed her arrest on grounds that it violated Israeli and international legal norms, also arguing that the case was one of discrimination against Palestinians, as Israeli law bars the incarceration of minors younger than 14 for the country's own citizens. Their appeal was reinforced by a public campaign, with over 1,000 Israeli Jews and Arabs signing a petition calling for the girl's release - ‘It's no coincidence that Israeli law doesn't allow a prison sentence for minors under the age of 14. The gap between military law and Israeli law in this is intolerable, and in D.'s case could lead to irreversible damage.’
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