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"The important points: Age...mental state...the murder of the boys"

"He didn't explain to me the meaning of intent..."

Mom, tell him! -Enough you two!

"The homes of the terrorists that abducted and killed

"Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrach were demolished.

"Following the Supreme Court's rejections of the appeals,

"security forces destroyed the homes of Hussam Qawasmeh

"and Amer Abu Aisha in Hebron.

"IDF forces continue the search for the 2 terrorists who haven't been caught."

"The kidnapping of the 3 settlers occurred

"during a hunger strike by Palestinian prisoners

"protesting the Israeli policy of imprisoning Palestinians without a trial

"for 6 months and more.

"What is your message to your sons in the Israeli prisons?"

What happened?

They tore down the Qawasmeh and Abu Aisha homes in Hebron.

"Don't be shaken, sons, praise God!

"My sons stand strong, I stay strong, the Palestinian people are strong!"

Where is Dad?

In bed.

He will stay like this?!

"Traitors"

These cookies are delicious.

Take them away or I'll eat them all.

Will Hussein be joining us?

Dad doesn't feel well.

What's wrong

Is he here? 'll go say hello.

He doesn't want to talk to anyone.

Is there anything I can do?

We want you to demand that the killers' homes be demolished.

Tell him.

We want the homes of the killers to be demolished.

I see.

They haven't been convicted yet, we're in the middle of the trial,

that's impossible at this time.

Why not?

The Qawasmeh and Abu Aisha homes were destroyed on the spot.

They weren't even found or brought to trial.

It's a different law for the West Bank.

Adam is in the West Bank too.

Is there no law for settlers?

Tell him we're against demolishing all houses.

We're against demolishing houses,

but if you want equality,

justice,

then demolish their houses too.

I'll talk to Hussein and we'll see.

Let's see what we can do.

Hussein has tired of this role you gave him in your play.

If you want him to be in court, help him.

Alright, thanks.

We'll submit it and update you.

Alright.

You doing okay, Simon?

Simon, come sit down.

The analysts submitted an assessment of medium-high risk to you.

Yochi had several conversations about seeking revenge

with Avishai Elbaz. -Okay.

In hindsight, it sounds pretty serious.

Miller and Fogelman, his lackeys, are the ones that sprayed the graffiti.

Yochi is no longer the nerdy kid we knew, Simon.

He returned to the Yitzhar settlement and Itzik's source in Bat Ayin

saw him teaching Fogelman how to use a weapon.

That's it?

That's medium-high risk? -Almost everyone said high.

In any case, you have to leave your house.

Does your mother still live with you? -Yes.

So she has to leave too.

Tell me where you want to go and we'll see to it.

What else?

You have to leave the Jewish Division.

What are my options?

The one that I think is best

is our arrangement with El Al.

You take a cooling-off period of a year or two,

you work as a security officer at some overseas airport,

there's an opening in New York,

JFK.

You guys totally lost it, huh?

You think I'm gonna run from that bunch of losers?

What about "We don't give in to terror?" -Simon, enough!

You did an amazing job.

A very good job.

You found them, you arrested them, you got a confession in 4 days.

That's awesome.

But it came at a price.

In my view the El Al arrangement is great... -I could quit.

We don't want you to quit.

You're one of our best.

Who is it?

People consoling.

I don't even know them.

Where are you going

To the restroom.

"Please accept my apology. My name is Tutu. Mohammed called me Toto.

"I'm a Syrian refugee in Istanbul, can't come to Israel."

"Thank you, dear. I forgive you. I just waited for you to answer.

"How will we meet?"

How did you take him?

From the car, like this.

I dragged him.

Like this and I tossed him over here.

Why, don't you demonstrate

on him. -I can't demonstrate on people.

It's okay, if he agrees... -It's forbidden,

by the Torah.

Yossi, listen...

I can't. -It's okay.

approve and I consent, it's fine.

Okay.

Tell me how I should lie down.

Come on. -Okay.

I tossed him down like this. -Then what?

Then

walked over to him

and kicked him twice,

like this.

Oh, sorry, sorry.

It's all right.

-It's all right.

Yes.

Yes...

I kicked him twice.

Actually, three times.

I kicked him and said,

"This is for Eyal, this is for Naftali

"and this is for the third boy."

I don't remember his name.

Continue please, Dr. Menkin.

So you estimate that the defendant's chronic mania

reached its peak at the time of the murder?

Did they send him home?

What are you looking at? Back off.

Stop.

Where's the third murderer?

He stayed in prison, he didn't want to come. It's his right.

He stayed in prison, doesn't want to come.

Your Honor, may I ask for quiet in the court?

You be quiet!

Avishai.

Are you all right?

Why didn't you go to court?

I have to finish the main points for my testimony.

So what? You need some time out of the cell.

To breathe some fresh air.

It's very important.

No, no, you're distracting me!

I have to prepare for my testimony.

That's all that matters.

You mean Dr. Dvora Segal?

But she didn't mention a psychotic manic episode in her report, right?

Can you assume why she misdiagnosed him?

Mr. Ohayon, are you about to finish? We have another proceeding.

I'm done, Your Honor. -Very well.

The cross examination will take place tomorrow at 8:45 a.m.

Excuse me, Your Honor,

I'd like to ask the witness a question on behalf of Defendant No. 3.

Make it brief, Mr. Himi.

Yes, one question. Dr. Menkin, as an expert psychiatrist,

in your opinion, in his current state, is Yosef Haim fit

to testify or to stand trial?

Objection, that question is not relevant to Defendant No. 3

who didn't even bother to be in court.

Mr. Himi, is this going anywhere?

Yes, Your Honor. If the defendant, in his mental state,

can get up in court today and say,

"I, Yosef Haim, am responsible for this crime,

"I, Yosef Haim dragged these young men into it,

"they knew nothing of my intentions,"

then it does affect my client's legal standing.

Objection, Your Honor, this is a mockery

and a grave interference in the defense considerations.

Your client's defense is causing grave injustice to his nephew!

Who was totally dependent.. -Your Honor, this can't go on

We're a family

and we'll remain a family.

Even with this disaster that has befallen us.

We must remain united,

help one another and not, God forbid, eat one another alive.

I asked a very prominent rabbi.

He also helped us with the lawyers.

He said, "Rabbi Shalom,

"let the attorneys do their job.

"Leave it to the experts."

It will help the boys.

Don't interfere or calculate

and we'll have a just trial. Amen.

What's wrong, Rabbi Yaakov?

Forgive me, but how we can accept such a thing? -Yaakov.

No, I won't have it.

This is my son. My son!

He's not in the same position as Yosef Haim.

So I ask you,

beg you,

go and tell him, ask him.

Had he listened to me, this wouldn't have happened.

Even so, try.

You can influence him.

Tell him to say he planned it.

That they're kids, they're influenced by him,

they can't resist him, tell him to say it was his idea.

Pnina knows what I'm talking about.

She saw him ordering them around and they listened like soldiers.

He must say that he's responsible.

How can I tell my son to say such a thing?

Everyone knows he's mentally ill,

God have mercy, that he can't control his actions.

Pnina knows this very well.

"Can't control his actions?!" He has a shop.

He has a family.

He drew the youngsters to him

and I objected with all my heart.

But he spent time with them, bought them things, had them over for Sabbath.

"Can't control his actions?!"

He can't shirk responsibility for what happened.

Neither can you.

You want to demonstrate?

Demonstrate on him. -I can't demonstrate on human beings.

It's okay, if he agrees... -I can't.

It's forbidden by the Torah.

The Psalms say:

"For Thy sake are we killed all the day."

Rabbi Shimon ben Lakish says:

"Applicable to Torah students who demonstrate the rules of slaughter on themselves."

Do you understand or do I have to interpret?

Mr. Korb, enlighten us all.

Gladly, Your Honor.

According to religious law, when teaching the rules of animal slaughter,

you mustn't demonstrate on each other. Yeshiva students strictly abide by this.

Your Honor, I just want to say that Yosef Haim isn't a Yeshiva student.

But he knows the rules of slaughter,

that's why he didn't want to demonstrate on the investigator,

not because he was delusional or hallucinating.

Even at this moment he remembered weir what the rule dictates.

You know what else he remembered?

That just before the murder, before they got to the forest,

he turned to Defendant No. 3, Avishai Elbaz

and said: "Get in the car

"and don't look because you'll have nightmares for life,"

do you remember that?

So at the height of the psychotic break, during the murder,

he protects Defendant No. 3,

prevents him from taking part in the murder,

doesn't even let him see it.

He demonstrates real empathy towards him.

Would you call it empathy, Dr. Menkin?

I could...

And in that psychotic state, can one demonstrate such empathy?

What about..

Do you remember you said that?

His protege.

Based on how the defendant is denying Defendant No. 3,

would you say he's his protege?

Objection, that's total conjecture,

it has nothing to do with the witness' expertise.

Dr. Menkin, a question.

How much are you getting paid for this opinion? -Objection!

Sustained.

Hello. -Hello, Abu Zuhdi.

How are you, Abu Iyad? -How's your health?

Thank God.

This is the father of the martyr Mohammed Abu Khdeir.

These are brothers Khalil and Jawad Rizek.

Hello... -We'll wait downstairs, Abu Zuhdi.

Don't mind them, Abu Iyad,

they are angry like many people are

that Mohammed's name is engraved on the Mt. Herzl monument,

but I tell everyone that it's your right to make your own decisions.

Everyone's a fighter and a hero until it touches them personally,

then everything changes.

Hello.

Attorney Lutfi Zuhdi.

Nice to meet you.

You want me to shake hands with this dog?

Now I'll be the one who is mad at you.

God will forgive you.

What's with him?

You know him.

His face looks familiar, but... What's his name?

Abu Zuhdi, his son's name is Zuhdi.

Zuhdi, Zuhdi.

Oh, Zuhdi, from the attack in Idhna.

Why is he so upset?

Beeause you demolished his house.

I didn't demolish his house.

I represented the State in the appeal

against the destruction of the house.

But you demanded the house be demolished.

No, the army did, I defended the army's position.

You represent the army?

I represent the state, Hussein.

Always.

It's my job.

You don't represent us?

My job is to ensure that the state gets justice for you.

The state wants justice?

Then it should tear down the houses of those who burnt my son.

I said, let's write a letter to the Defense Minister... -What for?!

You, the state, you don't want to demolish the homes of Jews.

Be honest.

You know what? You're right.

Demolishing houses is no punishment.

It's deterrence. And in the Jewish sector there's no need for deterrence.

What you're saying is racist. -It's not.

With us, even when a murder like this happens, one in a thousand,

everyone condemns it, everyone loathes the killers,

no'one supports them.

Then why demolish a house?

How can you compare?

You have a state, power.

What do we have?!

Let it go, Hussein, at least the truth came out.

I got him.

He lied to us the whole time.

I knew it from the start.

Let's go.

You represent your state

and I'll find someone to represent Mohammed.

Last month Mohammed Abu Khdeir's name was added

to the Memorial for the Victims of Terror

here on Mt. Herzl.

Today the name was removed.

Social security officials say that they are complying

both with the request of the Terror Victims Association

and the Abu Khdeir family.

Putting Mohammed's name on the monument is hypocrisy and propaganda.

It won't change the racism, the occupation. Apartheid!

Mohammed is a Palestinian martyr.

Now he's an Israeli?!

Rabbi Ben David? -Yes, thank you.

Where to?

I told them on the phon

Eshel prison?

Beer Sheva, yes? -Yes, yes, thank you.

Were you told how much it is?

500 shekels, both ways.

Avishai, it's very important that you be in court.

I'm sick of his act.

I can't look at Yosef Haim. -Then don't look.

You told me to focus on the testimony.

That's what I've been doing, I've been focusing on the questions

and preparing and... -That's great,

but I saw that there may be an opening

from Yosef Haim's direction

and it's important you be there, that he see you there.

You understand?

You understand, Avishai? Good.

Okay.

Okay, I...

Do you want to hear what I wrote? -Yes, let's go over it.

Okay.

One, that thing with the 3 abducted boys,

the fact that I took it very hard

and I got depressed. -Yes.

Two,

my mental state,

the depression and OCD.

Three,

that thing with Yosef Ha

Four, the thing about my age,

that I was very young,

not even 16 and a half...

Avishai, that's very good, I'm glad you did your homework.

But remember, I don't want you to be a lawyer in there.

This is a testimony.

It's something else entirely.

It's more an emotional matter.

I want you to be you.

Just be you. Be Avishai.

With all your confusion, your stuttering and insecurity...

Can I just finish the... -Yes.

Thank you.

Five, "don't kill," I screamed that out.

And six..

Come with me.

You can get dressed.

B14. Wait here.

Yosef Haim.

Are they taking care of you? Giving you your meds?

Prayers, kosher food? -Yes.

I know the prison rabbi, I can talk to him.

Yosef Haim,

I want to ask for your forgiveness.

Please forgive me.

I know I was very hard on you.

I forced you to do things that you simply couldn't do.

And I didn't accept your gifts.

You made a great effort to respect your mother and father, I know.

And I didn't acknowledge that.

Please forgive me.

Yosef Haim,

I know you are a kind and good man.

I know your acts were caused by your mental distress.

Your illness got in your way, I know it.

But....

we must help the children.

Get them a lighter sentence.

There's still hope for them,

and for Avishai even more so.

One may acquire eternal life in one hour, Yosef Haim.

He who sacrifices his soul for his brothers.

It's a huge step towards complete repentance.

Please, I'm begging you.

Repentance for what?

I don't know what I did.

I don't know what I have to repent for.

The lawyer said... you said during the interrogations,

during the reenactment... -They tortured me.

So I told them what they want.

At first, someone...

stomped on me.

On my head, my body.

Then they hung me upside down for hours.

I didn't sleep for 3 days, Dad.

Then they gave me electric shocks.

They electrocuted me.

What does everyone want from me?

Dad!

I didn't do anything.

Dad!

Yossi, what's going on?

What was that?

Ophir, get a medic.

Ophir, self-injury, get a medic.

"Copy that, be there in a minute"

What happened? Get out. Move, move.

Yossi, what happened? Are you with me? -Leave him alone, it's an act.

Shimon Cohen!

You running away, Shimon Cohen?

That's Shimon Cohen, aka Simon.

Head of the anti-Jewish Division in the Shabak.

A traitor and evil man who hunts down and tortures Jews.

He lives on Shimoni Street in Jerusalem. To whom it may concern.

Put on a bulletproof vest, Shimon, lest some radicals lose control.

Run away, not only a traitor, a coward too.

Don't worry, even if you run we'll find you.

Good Jews will always know who you are.

Mrs. Cohen,

you should know your son

sends innocent people to jail. -Get in the car.

Get in, Mom. -Like Rabbi Ben David's grandson who didn't do anything.

You know him, Rami Cohen?

Avishai Elbaz, a righteous kid who was used by your brother

and then betrayed like a dog.

Oh, here we go.

Shimon Cohen is coming at us, now you can see him up close.

Is there a problem?

This is public property, we can film here. Get away

Ow, ow. -Shimon.

Get away

Ow.

My arm, you're breaking my arm

Look, violence against minors! -Shimon, let him go.

Violence against minors!

I want you to know I've forgiven you.

I'm not mad at you anymore.

And I won't ruin it for you.

I wish you good luck today.

I'm just telling you,

this trial is rigged.

It's a Palestinian country, filthy leftists.

No matter what we say, what we do,

we're going to jail for life.

On the witness stand,

Defendant No. 3, Avishai Elbaz.

Avishai, I will ask you several questions

and then the attorney will question you about the matter at hand.

Do you understand?

Hello. A minor is testifying today. Closed doors.

Yes, but there's a court decision

that the family can be inside.

I'm the family's attorney.

Mr. Mahdi Mattar.

I don't care. You can't come in.

You are now testifying in a court of law,

you are hereby warned to tell the truth and nothing but the truth,

if you fail to do so, you'll be punished by law.

Is that clear?

Yes. -Excuse me, Your Honor.

There are people here who say they are the victim's family.

They say they're allowed in. -Yes, let them in.

Your Honor, there is a decision in this matter.

Yes, though this trial is behind closed doors,

the victim's family is authorized to be in court. -Thank you, Your Honor.

Would you mind moving..

All right.

Quiet, please.

Avishai, introduce yourself.

When were you born?

November 2nd, 1997.

So...

you just turned 17. -Yes.

And where were you born?

Ashdod, but then we moved to...

Slow down, you're nervous, it's all right.

I apologize, I...

sometimes I... stutter,

because I'm... I'm nervous...

But I want to say that I...

that I want..

to say exactly what happened, all the details.

I hope I'll have time to say it all. -You will.

Don't worry.

Mr. Himi,

your witness, please.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Avishai,

when did you start stuttering?

When I moved to boarding school,

to the yeshiva in Jerusalem.

Until then I was an excellent student.

But then I began to stutter and I was diagnosed with OCD

and I started going to a psychiatrist and I took pills

and at the time, all these... attacks occurred

and the 3 boys were abducted and...

it affected me very much.

So you could say I had serious mental issues

and then this thing with the boys happened.

Avishai, I'm trying to understand something.

Many people suffer from mental disorders.

The entire country took the abduction of the boys very hard.

So how is it that you specifically became part of this horrendous act?

Yes, right, yes.

Because there were other factors that influenced me.

For instance, the influence of Yosef Haim.

And you mustn't forget my very young age,

not even 16 and a half, it's a very tough age...

to withstand this pressure. -All right, I'm hearing all this,

but I still don't understand.

Really.

I don't understand.

How did all this result in your participating in such a horrifying act?

Such a heinous act?

That ultimately ended with a murder, a grisly murder?!

But...

I didn't murder him.

I don't understand why you...

I didn't murder him. -You didn't murder him?

am not a murderer,

I didn't know that's what they're intending.

Really.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I can't stand these feelings of guilt anymore.

Really, after such a horrifying act, I...

I truly regret I was born...

I'm sorry....

I can't promise anything, but he did very well, he did.

There wasn't a dry eye in court.

Did the judges understand that he was dragged into it?

I think so, it seemed that the presiding judge was very empathetic.

What does it mean, how long can the imprisonment be?

I'm pretty optimistic that the murder charge will be dropped.

Is there anything else we can do?

Not for the moment, just pray for a fair trial.

That politics and the media have no bearing.

Give him a hug from us, alright?

Tell him we love him, that we're thinking of him.

I'll tell him. Bye for now.

I'm saying this from experience,

it will be difficult to convict the third one of murder.

We must focus our efforts on Defendants 1 and 2.

Why not?

He beat him up first,

he dragged him into the car and tortured him.

Abduction is not murder.

He was younger than 17, stuttering, crying.

Look, I brought you to stand by me,

to explain to them that there's no difference,

all three are guilty.

Any other symptoms other than insomnia?

Depression, anxieties? -No, just... the insomnia.

Can you pinpoint anything as a trigger?

I don't see any reason to get into it.

Can you write the prescription for me?

I'll understand if you can'

Okay.

No problem, I'll write it for you.

Renovations?

What? Um...

Not exactly.

Changes.

Changes are good.

Avishai's lawyer came to see me this week.

He told me about your testimony.

What did he want?

Medical reports...

He said your testimony was detrimental to Avishai's situation.

Now he's seeking every possible direction.

Yes, of course.

It's legitimate.

So what happened? What made you...

say that he murdered, as opposed to what you told me at the time?

I don't remember what I told you.

Ultimately it's a legal matter. -I remember exactly what you said.

You explicitly said

that you don't think he took part in the murder.

That's why I agreed to help you.

"It's for his own good," that's what you said.

Then it turned out

that he really didn't commit murder.

It's not that simple. -It's pretty simple.

You made me... -Like I said, it was my assessment.

You made me incriminate my patient.

I think you did what you had to do.

And you shouldn't feel guilty.

Listen, I am...

handling my guilt.

Every day.

Believe me.

And you?

No, I don't feel guilty at all.

That's why you pulverized

the first person who dared blame you... -He called me a traitor.

I'm an investigator.

Avishai confessed and I had to support it in court.

I did my job.

I hope that it won't be your job for much longer.

Avishai, you said earlier that you want to get the details right,

that the truth is important to you, right?

Yes.

So I want to help you get the details right

and arrive at the truth.

Just as you want.

All right?

Yes. -Good.

When you did the reenactment,

you told the Shabak investigator that the plan was to abduct and kill,

right?

Yes, but I told him it's like...

"judged by its end."

Yes, "judged by its end," I know,

you didn't know you were going to kill, you thought you're going to beat someone up.

And when you said "to kill,"

it was because you were confused with the end of the act, right?

Yes, exactly.

Yes, good. I'll be honest with you, Avishai,

I'm less interested in the beginning of the night,

whether you knew or not,

let's put that aside for now.

I want to take you to your finest,

bravest hour.

When you yelled in the car after the abduction,

"Don't kill him," is that right?

Yes.

It's a shame we don't have testimony to back that up,

but let's assume that's what happened.

What I'm trying to understand

is why you yelled, "Don't kill him?"

It was after Yosef Haim said to Yinon,

"Finish him off, finish him off."

So you yelled, "Don't kill him"

because you knew he was going to kill him.

I think so, it could be inferred by that. -Avishai,

did you or didn't you know at that moment that he'd be killed?

We were in the car and...

it was crazy in there with all the yelling and...

it felt more panicky and not real. -I see.

While you were yelling,

did you do anything else?

At that exact moment?

I don't really remember.

I'll remind you, okay?

Could it be

that you held Mohammed Abu Khdeir down

so he wouldn't resist?

Yes, in that respect, I...

I said I was holding his arms down when...

Yinon was choking him, but that was... -Okay.

And if I remember correctly, at the reenactment you said

that you helped Yinon choke him, right?

No, no, that was...

I held Yinon's elbow when he got tired, but it was...

just for a few seconds. -Okay.

So I'm asking you again,

when you yelled, "Don't kill him,"

where were your hands exactly?

Were they holding down Mohammed's arms

or holding up Yinon's elbow?

I don't remember. -But one of the two for sure, right?

Because you didn't do anything else with your hands at that moment.

I didn't...

He didn't die from that.

He was still alive when we got to the forest.

But you saw him losing consciousness and stop breathing in the car,

you heard the order to kill him.

So I'm just trying to find out, Avishai,

what did you do when you realized that he was going to be killed?

I don't know.

It felt like seconds. -Like seconds...

Like seconds.

Let's see.

You set out on this hunt

at 11 p.m. for an innocent victim, just as long as it be an Arab.

You drove around for 5 hours.

You started out at Jaffa Gate, then Damascus Gate, no luck there.

Next, Sheikh Jarrah, you saw a bunch of kids,

you tried, changed your minds, didn't give up, next.

Beit Hanina, you saw another teen.

You tried again,

to no avail, but you didn't give up.

You stopped to buy energy drinks and cigarettes to get your strength up

and continued.

Shua'fat. -Your Honor, we haven't reached closing arguments,

tell my colleague to get to the question. -Mr. Korb, where is this going?

It'll take just one more minute, please.

Shua'fat, yes?

That's where you saw Mohammed.

And you, Avishai,

you walked up to him,

you hit him

and you forcefully dragged him into the car with your friend.

You drove away and now

Mohammed is in the back seat fighting for his life.

You exited on Highway 1,

turned on Begin Street, drove 7 kilometers,

made your way to Kiryat Moshe,

drove by Angel Bakery, reached Har Nof

and from there to the Jerusalem Forest.

5 hours, Avishai.

And then another 15 minutes

when you knew for sure it would end in murder.

Does it still seem like seconds to you?

It was at the end, it was when...

I couldn't do anything.

You couldn't do anything?

Let's examine that.

Could you have, for example, Avishai,

let go of Mohammed's arms?

Could you have..

instead of helping Yinon, done the opposite?

Try to stop him?

Remove his hands from Mohammed's throat?

Could you have pounced on Yosef Haim from the back

and try and stop him? And when you got to the forest,

and as you said, rightly so,

Mohammed was still alive,

could you have begged for his life?

Couldn't you shield him with your body?

Huh, Avishai?

Protect him from Yosef Haim who beat him with a crowbar and set him on fire?

Could you or couldn't you, Avishai?

I think you could.

You could've done so many things, Avishai

and you did nothing.

When you knew for sure

that an innocent boy your age, who never harmed anyone,

was going to die.

No further questions.

Case PH 34700-07-014.

The ruling.

According to the indictment,

Defendants 1 and 2 decided to take action against Arabs,

in light of the kidnapping and murder of the three boys,

Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaer and Eyal Yifrach, may they rest in peace.

The next day, Defendant N'o. 3 was included by the two for another attempt.

The atmosphere back then was tense.

Indeed, the tension was fueled by various parties,

the country was raging

and in Jerusalem a protest took place, fueled by the mob chanting

"Death to the Arabs."

The defendants took these cries literally

and acted accordingly.

This is the shaft through which the three plunged into the dark tunnel

of hatred and racism

from which they emerged that night.

Yet the troubling thought persists,

from what well

did the three drink such quantities of hatred and racism

that blinded.them so terribly that

they could not see, in a sound mind, that they are suffocating,

bashing the head

and burning a human being ereated in God's image?

What did the defendants learn and internalize

at the various stations of their education and upbringing

that enabled the unbearable lightness with which they took the life of a young Arab boy?

We find Defendant No. 1, Yosef Haim Ben David,

guilty of kidnapping with intent to hold a victim hostage,

battery and assault,

attempted arson,

kidnapping with intent to murder

and murder.

We find Defendant No. 2

guilty of kidnapping with intent to hold a victim hostage,

battery and assault,

attempted arson,

kidnapping with intent to murder

and murder.

As for Defendant No. 3,

he is the youngest of the group

with a troubled past, suffering for years from personal issues,

psychiatric problems, stuttering.

He did not take part in the physical beating of the victim,

pouring gasoline over his body or burning him.

And yet,

he captured the deceased, prevented him from resisting, aided in his strangulation,

was present at the scene of the crime and took part in the criminal plan.

Therefore,

we find Defendant No. 3

guilty of kidnapping with intent to murder,

and murder.

Sentencing will take place on January 13th, 2016

at 2:30 p.m. -Guilty of murder for all three.

Thank you.

Don't cry, Miri.

Miri.

Miri, we know the truth,

that this is all because, of the disease in our family.

We must unite and be strong.

Keep our heads up.

Avishai, I'm sorry.

This is not the end. Wait.

We will fight when it comes to sentencing.

It will be alright, don't worry.

Hussein.

Thank you, Uri.

You promised they'd get life in prison and they did.

I don't know about "life," we have work to do until the sentencing.

I want you and Suha to take the stand for the sentencing arguments

and convey the price you paid,

how your life changed after the murder.

I only same to court so I could continue looking into my children's eyes.

God is great, Uri. We'll see.

If we still have the strength,

we will continue our struggle to have their homes demolished,

with Attorney Mahdi.

That's your right.

Good luck.

Good luck, Avishai. Be strong.

Thank you.

Hello, Avishai. Welcome to the religious cell block.

This is the synagogue.

Morning prayer is at six, afternoon prayer at one,

evening prayer at seven, at eight in the summer.

We also have a yeshiva,

you can join the lessons.

Did you attend a yeshiva?

Yes.

But... but I couldn't really hack it.

I'll take you to your cell after prayer.

The Israeli court Indicted them for murder,

but is there any punishment

that can ease the inhuman pain of losing Mohammed so cruelly?

Of course not.

"Suha to Toto: We landed, are you waiting for me where we agreed?"

"Toto: I'm waiting for you.

The killing of Mohammed with this brutality and collusion,

is just another example of the crimes perpetrated

by the Israeli occupation against Palestinians.

Well?

You sound like a political leader.

Let's hope they don't arrest you when we get back home.

You will stand next to me on the podium and translate into Turkish?

No, we'll print it out for everyone there,

so you can speak from the heart, without interruptions, okay?

Does he know where to let me off?

Yes, I told him.

It's Galata Bridge.

Suha, don't take long with your aunt.

Come back before the honoring ceremony starts,

you have two hours. Okay?

Okay.

Mr. Hussein, everyone's inside, we have to go in.

I must wait for her.

Don't worry, I'll wait for her.

No, I will, you go in. -Are you sure?

We must begin.

I'll wait for her. -AIright.

Hussein and Suha Abu Khdeir appealed to the supreme court, demanding the Killers' homes be demolished

The appeal was rejected.

Jerusalem's district attorney prepared a lawasuit against the killers requesting monetary compensation.

The state attorney decided not to file the cacase due to the killers'lack of means.

In february 2016, Avishai Elbaz (an alias) was sentenced to 21 years in prison.

Yinon Edri (an alias) was sentenced to life prison.

Yosef Haim Ben David was sentenced to life in prison and an additioinal 20 years.

Yosi, What happened there?

I am the Messiah.

This is for Eyal, this is for Naftali and I can't remember the third name.

two years later, all three applead their conviction and sentences to the supreme court.

all their appeals have been unanimously rejected.

Rabbi Ben David, Yosef Haim's father, is still the head of his yeshiva in Har Nof.

his wife passed away during the legal proceedings.

He is not sane,

the doctor from the USA gave his assessment

and they ignored everything.

They wanted to appease the Gentiles and the world.

Pnina Ben David (an alias) divorced Yosef Haim while he was in prison.

she still brings their daughter to visit her father regulary.

The character of Simon was inspired by several Shabak agents and police officers who handled the Abu Khdeir case.

The character of Devorah Segal was inspired by several psychiatrists that treated Yosef Haim and "Avishai"

The killers of Naftali, Gil-Ad and Eyal, the abducted jewish boys, were located in Hebron 3 montshs after the kidnapping.

they were shot to death during a riad on their hiding place.

the families of the 3 jewish boys initiated "the Unity Prize" in their memory.

it is awarded annually to individuals and organisations who promote jewish unity in Israel and abroad.

"The dawn martyr - Mohammed Abu Khdeir"

Mohammed Abu Khdeir has become a palestinian symbol for the struggle against the israeli occupation

Numerous memorial services have been held around the arab world in his honor.

and city aquares, streets and institutions have been named after him.