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Palestinian burglar's family casts doubt on shooter's version

The family of Suleiman Shaluf, a father of eight from Tulkarm, claims shooter's version, that he shot thieves who broke into his home, is false; 'He supports his family by working as an electrician, not by stealing. It's all lies. The shooter murdered him in cold blood,' says mother-in-law of burglar.

The family of Suleiman Shaluf, a Tulkarem resident who was shot dead Monday night when he broke into an elderly man's home in Moshav Beit Yitzhak in the Sharon region, finds it hard to believe the chain of events portrayed by the homeowner and the police and has presented a different version of what led to the tragic outcome.

 

 

The family claims that there is "no proof" that Shaluf, together with another man who was also shot and seriously wounded, tried to steal from the old man's house, adding that "if an Arab had shot a burglar, they would have arrested him immediately."

 

On Monday evening, it was reported that an 80 year old from Beit Yitzhak noticed two burglars in his house and opened fire on them. Shaluf, 41, a father of eight, was killed while his friend, also a Palestinian from Tulkarm, was seriously injured and taken to Laniado Hospital in Netanya for treatment.

 

Hiam Abu Zahara with Shaluf's children
Hiam Abu Zahara with Shaluf's children

  

"We were shocked when we heard he was shot and killed. We do not believe he wanted to steal anything, he never did anything like that," said Hiam Abu Zahara, Shaluf's mother-in-law. "He worked as an electrician in Israel and would come home once a week. He has a wife and eight children and he makes sure to support them from his work and not from theft."

 

"All we know is Suleiman and a friend who worked with him were on their way home, and they were waiting for a vehicle to pick them up," added Abu Zahara. "For a reason we do not know, a Jewish man shot them without thinking twice. Why did he shoot him to death? He could have shot them in the legs and wound them only lightly.

 

"Unfortunately, he murdered him in cold blood, without (any provocation). I'm sure he has no proof of his false claims."

 

Suleiman Shaluf
Suleiman Shaluf

 

Abu Zahara claimed the shooter was lying and the police's version of events was incorrect.

 

"The man who murdered him lies and does not tell the truth," she said. "Now the shooter has destroyed an entire family. They will remain without a father … It is important to us that the murderer is arrested and punished.

 

"If an Arab fired at a Jew who broke into his house, they would arrest him immediately. But the Jew who shot Shaluf remains free and is considered a hero."

 

Gal Brami, spokesman for the Beit Yitzhak moshav, said he was not surprised by the incident. "The situation in all the moshavim in the Sharon is a catastrophe," he said, "There is no security, and there is no quiet, and there are daily break-ins. Even if I go out for five minutes to drive my kids to the kindergarten, I switch on the home's alarm system. It's been like that for a few years now."

 

Elhanan Eitan, a neighbor of the elderly man who shot the burglars, said Tuesday: "Yesterday afternoon I saw some of my tools outside the shed, where they were not supposed to be. I checked the shed and noticed I was missing tools, so I checked with the (man) who had the break-in. The burglars simply broke into my shed and then used my tools to break into my neighbor's house."

 


פרסום ראשון: 07.12.17, 11:00
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