The defense attorney for a 13-year-old Palestinian boy charged with stabbing two Israelis in October, was arrested by police on Tuesday for Internet incitement.
The unidentified 40-year-old lawyer, from northeastern Jerusalem’s upscale Beit Hanina neighborhood, is accused of using his Facebook and Twitter accounts to incite violent attacks against Jews and security personnel, police said.
“He was calling on Palestinians to become involved in attacks against innocent Israelis and police,” said Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld on Wednesday. “Police tracked him for a number of weeks in an undercover investigation, and when enough evidence was gathered, he was arrested.”
While Rosenfeld said the man was arraigned at the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, he did not know if he was remanded or released on bond.
His client, Ahmed Manasra, confessed to stabbing 13-year-old “Naor,” whose identity is being protected, minutes after stabbing a 21-year-old Jewish man in the area.
By Daniel K. Eisenbud
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