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US Faces Complaint Seeking Israeli Arrest in Hind Rajab Case · Israel Today: Ongoing War Report

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  Speaker 1: You're listening to Israel Today Ongoing War Report. I'm Noah Levi.
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  Speaker 1: In the United States, a pro-Palestinian organisation, the Hind Rajab Foundation,
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  Speaker 1: has filed a complaint with the US Justice Department. The
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  Speaker 1: foundation is seeking the arrest of an Israeli citizen, identified
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  Speaker 1: by the initials SG, who they claim is currently in
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  Speaker 1: the United States. The complaint alleges SG's involvement in the
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  Speaker 1: death of five-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza earlier this year.
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  Speaker 1: Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has publicly supported the foundation's call,
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  Speaker 1: urging the Justice Department to investigate and arrest the individual,
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  Speaker 1: whom she described as a commander in the Israeli military
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  Speaker 1: unit likely responsible for Hind Rajab's death. Tlaib stated that,
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  Speaker 1: as a party to the Genocide Convention and Geneva Conventions,
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  Speaker 1: The US government is obligated to arrest and investigate him
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  Speaker 1: for war crimes and acts of genocide. The Hind Rajab
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  Speaker 1: Foundation claims SG served as a company commander in the
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  Speaker 1: IDF's 52nd Armoured Battalion, and that his unit was positioned
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  Speaker 1: several hundred metres from the Rajab family's vehicle. They allege
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  Speaker 1: forensic analyses and social media material indicate he ordered the
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  Speaker 1: opening of fire, and accuse his unit of unlawful killings, torture,
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  Speaker 1: and the destruction of civilian property without military justification. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 1: a former teacher for the UNRWA in Gaza has come
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  Speaker 1: forward with serious allegations regarding the curriculum taught in the
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  Speaker 1: agency's schools. According to an exclusive interview published by the
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  Speaker 1: New York Post, the teacher, who worked for UNRWA for
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  Speaker 1: 15 years, claims that students were encouraged to hate Jews
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  Speaker 1: and glorify Hamas's violent struggle. She recounted an incident where
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  Speaker 1: a colleague taught sixth graders that Jews were to blame
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  Speaker 1: for Palestinian suffering, and that Hamas was formed to correct
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  Speaker 1: historical injustices. The teacher also reported receiving threats, including one
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  Speaker 1: to cut out her tongue, after confronting another teacher about
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  Speaker 1: the materials. She warns that such radicalisation within the education
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  Speaker 1: system is being amplified by the current war conditions and
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  Speaker 1: the suffering of children in Gaza, potentially leading to further
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  Speaker 1: acts of violence. Domestically in Israel, reports indicate challenges in
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  Speaker 1: enforcing military conscription. A document from the Attorney General's Office
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  Speaker 1: revealed 143 cases between July and October where individuals detained
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  Speaker 1: for draft evasion were released because IDF personnel failed to
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  Speaker 1: arrive within the required timeframes. The Attorney General's Office described
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  Speaker 1: the situation as inconsistent with the state's obligation to combat
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  Speaker 1: draft evasion. In a separate development, police have arrested 21 suspects,
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  Speaker 1: including contractors and military personnel, in connection with an alleged
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  Speaker 1: fraud scheme. Authorities state the scheme defrauded the Defence Ministry
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  Speaker 1: of tens of millions of shekels through stolen IDF fuel
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  Speaker 1: and inflated billing for work in Gaza. For continuing coverage
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