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A Final Comment
Daily Israeli repression explains what drives liberation struggles. On September 4, B'Tselem headlined "Suspicion: Soldiers beat, seriously wounded 'Adai Abu Mariah, 31 July 2012," saying:
Soldiers detained him at a Hebron district Beit Ummar village checkpoint. They claimed he was wanted for questioning. They handcuffed and blindfolded him. They put him in a jeep. They punched and beat him with rifle butts. Abuse continued in military detention.
He was released later that night unquestioned. The next morning, he experienced abdominal pain and vomiting. He was hospitalized for emergency surgery. An intestinal perforation had to be closed.
B'Tselem contacted the military advocate general on his behalf. It demand an investigation. In testimony to B'Tselem, Abu Mariah explained what happened, saying:
"The soldiers pushed me forcibly into the jeep. One of them hit me on the head, saying: 'Bye-bye you f*g.' The soldiers sat me on a bench in the jeep and one of them fastened my seatbelt. Then he hit me with his rifle on the side of my abdomen and punched me in the same spot.""A little while later we drove off. On the way, the soldiers slapped me, hit me and punched me on my head and body. After a short drive, about five or ten minutes later, the jeep stopped. The soldiers took me out of the jeep and brought me into a room in a military base."
"In the room, one of the soldiers pushed me against the wall. I fell on the floor. A few soldiers who were in the room started beating me brutally. They kicked me, punched me and beat me with their rifles. I screamed from the pain and asked them to stop but that didn't help."
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