"The Incitement Starts at the Top": After Teen's Murder, Israeli Gov't Accused of Fueling Hatred

The threat of an Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip comes amidst heavy unrest in the West Bank and in Arab towns inside Israel following the killings of a Palestinian teenager and three teenage Israelis. The Israeli teens were abducted while hitchhiking near the West Bank settlement where they lived. Their bodies were found last week, after more than two weeks of Israeli raids throughout the West Bank that saw more than 200 Palestinians arrested and more than a dozen killed. In an apparent act of revenge right after the Israeli teens bodies' were found, a Palestinian teenager named Mohammed Abu Khdeir was abducted near his home in East Jerusalem. His dead body was found shortly after, showing signs he was burned live. On Monday, Israel said it had arrested six suspects and that three have already confessed. While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top Israeli leaders have condemned the killing, Khdeir's death followed calls for vengeance from Israeli political leaders as well as in marches and on social media. We are also joined by two guestsAli Abunimah, cofounder of The Electronic Intifada and author of the new book, "The Battle for Justice in Palestine"; and Miko Peled, a peace activist and author of "The General's SonJourney of an Israeli in Palestine." The book's title refers to a unique family history Miko's father, "Matti" Peled, served as a general in the 1967 war and later became a peace activist, calling for Israel to withdrawal from the territory he helped to capture.

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