Jewish terror suspect’s lawyer slams Shin Bet ‘torture’ — against Palestinians too

Itamar Ben Gvir, who represents one of the five suspects of murdering Palestinian woman Aisha Rabi in October, tells The Times of Israel that the teens have remained silent throughout the interrogation and “refused to answer any of (the investigators’) questions.”

Attorney Itamar Ben Gvir arrives for a court hearing in what came to be known as the “Hate Wedding” at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on February 27, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Pressed as to why he has not criticized the Shin Bet’s interrogation tactics when they were used against Palestinian suspects, Ben Gvir argues that the two cases are not comparable.

“When a Jew throws a rock at a Palestinian, it is not terrorism. When a Palestinian throws a rock at a Jew, it is terrorism because it’s part of a larger effort to wipe us out from our land,” he argues.

However, he adds, the “extreme” tactics used by the Shin Bet against his client should not be used against Palestinian inmates either.

— Jacob Magid