Jewish Labor Committee Condemns Murder of Palestinian Teenager
July 7, 2014: New York, NY -- Stuart Appelbaum, President of the Jewish Labor Committee, issued the following statement:
The Jewish Labor Committee condemns the brutal murder of the Palestinian teenager, Muhammad Abu Khdeir, and we offer our sympathy to the family and friends of this innocent boy and to the people of Palestine who mourn his death, just as we do for those who mourn the death of the three Israeli innocents who were murdered.
Those who committed this heinous act must be brought to justice through the rule of law, not through acts of unlawful revenge. We are encouraged that six suspects have quickly been apprehended. It is in both Israel's interest and the Palestinian Authority's that Israeli authorities judge Israeli and Palestinian terrorists against the same standards, as reflected in recent Israeli government statements.
Incitement and violence will only lead to more violence and deaths.
The brutal murders of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, Eyal Yifrach, Gilad Shaar and Naftali Frenkel have made even more difficult the pursuit for a just peace between Israel and the Palestinian people, to which we remain committed.