Palestinian girl, 14, in Israel prison for throwing rocks

[oberliner]

BETIN, West Bank (AP) — The fate of a 14-year-old Palestinian girl, tried before an Israeli military court for hurling rocks at passing cars in the West Bank and sentenced to two months in prison, has gripped Palestinians who say her treatment demonstrates Israel's excessive measures against stone-throwing youth.

Malak al-Khatib, arrested last month, is one of only a rare few female Palestinian minors who have ever faced arrest and sentencing by Israeli authorities.

"A 14-year-old girl won't pose any threat to soldiers' lives," said her father, Ali al-Khatib. "They are well equipped and well trained so what kind of threat could she have posed to them?"

The Israeli military said al-Khatib was charged with stone-throwing, attempted stone-throwing and possession of a knife and that under a plea bargain, she was sentenced to two months in prison and a $1,500 fine.

http://news.yahoo.com/palestinian-girl-14-israel-prison-throwing-rocks-070154857.html

[shira]

1. People in passing cars have been killed by such stones...

It's serious business.

Here's an example of it here in America.

19 year old sentenced to 1 year in prison for same crime:
http://m.juneauempire.com/local/2014-07-02/adult-crime-adult-punishment#gsc.tab=0

[oberliner]

2. Very rare for female minors to be arrested by Israel

Usually they just get a warning and are sent back to their parents.