Category Archives: Duma arson-murder

After Five years, the Duma Saga Approaches Conclusion

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Victor Rosenthal

On the night of 31 July 2015, someone firebombed two homes in the Palestinian village of Duma, in the northern part of Judea, about 55 km. east of Tel Aviv. One of the buildings was empty, but sleeping in the … Continue reading →

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The Dawabshe Horror show

Posted on February 12, 2018 by Victor Rosenthal

The treatment of the suspects in the arson murder of three members of the Dawabshe family in the Arab town of Duma is deeply disturbing. It is reminiscent of the behavior of tyrannical fascist or communist regimes, not an advanced … Continue reading →

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Ticking bombs or a shanda fur die goyim?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Victor Rosenthal

In a dramatic development, a district judge ordered the police and Shabak to release a suspected Jewish extremist who had been held in administrative detention for a month, not allowed to speak to a lawyer for almost three weeks, and … Continue reading →

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Duma and the ‘Wedding of Hate’

Posted on December 27, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Yes, another post on the Duma murders (see all of them here). I’ve argued all along that the hypothesis that the crime was committed by Arabs in conflict with the Dawabshes is at least worthy of consideration. Much about the … Continue reading →

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Shabak hints that Duma arson suspects did not set the fire

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

I have been following the investigation of the brutal arson-murders in the Arab village of Duma since the crime was committed in the early hours of July 31, 2015 (see here, here, here and here). In a nutshell, someone set … Continue reading →

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Who killed the Dawabshes, and why doesn’t the Shabak want to know?

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Someone burned a baby and his father to death and severely injured two other members of the Dawabshe family a little more than a month ago on July 31, in the Arab village of Duma, southwest of Shechem (Nablus). Beginning … Continue reading →

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Jewish terrorism? Maybe — or maybe not

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

Minister of Defense Moshe Ya’alon justified the recent ‘administrative detentions’ of several young Jewish ‘extremists’ in a TV interview last week: In such situations, any country — most certainly a democracy– must defend itself, including the taking of extreme measures,” … Continue reading →

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Accusations of Jewish terrorism are unfounded and dangerous

Posted on August 8, 2015 by Victor Rosenthal

The arson attack at the Arab village of Duma, near Shechem (Nablus) has so far taken two lives, including that of an 18-month old child. Two other members of the same family are in the hospital with severe burns. The … Continue reading →

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