More than two weeks ago, three Bedouin burglars raped a 10-year-old girl in her room while her parents slept. This horrific incident became even more shocking when Israel Today discovered that some of our staff members know this family personally.
The family has asked to remain anonymous in fear that disclosing the name of the place where they live would severely damage the village’s tourism-dependent local economy. Even more disturbing is the father’s complete despair. “Men raped our little girl, and there’s nothing we can do. They have crushed us,” he told Channel 12 News.
As can be understood from his words, even if he could, it is unlikely that the father would have used his personal handgun to shoot the rapists, knowing full well that he could have been charged with murder, which is what happened in the case of Ari Schiff, who also lives in the south of Israel. In November 2020, Schiff shot and killed a Bedouin who tried to steal his car, and for that he is now charged with...
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