Tlaib Urges Arrest of Israeli Officer in Hind Rajab Case
Is this a mockery of treaty obligations or is demanding arrest before the facts a mob verdict?
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Above: The grandmother of Hind Rajab with her grandson and Hind's brother Iyad at their home in Gaza City on Aug. 20. Image credit: Omar al-Qattaa/AFP/Getty Images
The Facts
- U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) called Monday for the arrest of Sean Glass, an Israeli military commander whose unit is alleged to have been involved in the killing of 5-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza, citing reports that he is in the United States.
- Tlaib wrote that as a party to the Genocide Convention and the Geneva Conventions, the U.S. government is "obligated to arrest and investigate him" for alleged war crimes and acts of genocide, and said she backs the foundation's call to the DOJ.
- The Hind Rajab Foundation said it filed an urgent request with the U.S. Dept. of Justice seeking Glass' investigation, arrest and prosecution, saying its probe placed the 52nd Battalion and his company near Rajab's vehicle during the killing.
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The Spin
Anti-Israel narrative
Letting a commander tied to the killing of a fleeing family walk freely around America makes a mockery of every treaty Washington has signed. Treaty obligations aren't optional, and a government that funds the weapons owes the world a real investigation instead of silence. Justice for a terrified little girl shouldn't hinge on whether a film earns an Oscar nod.
Pro-Israel narrative
An opened examination is not a confession, and demanding handcuffs before the facts are settled turns due process into a mob vote. Key questions about what happened in the hours after the first shots, and about who else was firing, remain wide open. Turning a dead child into a prosecution prop cheapens any claim to justice.
