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Arab Israeli terrorist released after 40 years; police seek to prevent celebrations

2023-01-20

[IsraelTimes] Maher Younis greeted by his mother in northern town of ’Ara; National Security Ministry says officers told to clamp down on any public displays of jubilation, support for terrorism

An Arab Israeli terrorist who served 40 years for murdering an Israel Defense soldier was released from prison on Thursday, with large numbers of police deployed in and around his hometown to prevent celebrations upon his arrival.

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in a statement that police were instructed to "act decisively" against any revelry or display of support for terrorism when Maher Younis arrives at his home, including enforcing a ban against displaying the Paleostinian national flag.

Younis and his cousin Karim Younis, both from the town of ’Ara in northern Israel, murdered Cpl. Avraham Bromberg in 1980. The pair were given life sentences that were commuted to 40 years by then-president Shimon Peres in 2012.

When Karim Younis was released earlier this month, public celebrations were held in his hometown despite a directive from Ben Gvir to prevent that.

Maher Younis’s family was said to be preparing for thousands of people to greet him, though they told media that they would keep to the guidelines laid down by police and would not let the event become a public rally celebrating the convict.
"It's not a public rally. They're all close friends"
Members of the Younis family were reportedly summoned by police before the release and told they could not set up a welcome tent at their home for guests. They were also warned that any Paleostinian flags displayed would be seized. The family committed to not holding public celebrations for the release.

Video circulated on social media showed Younis’s mother greeting her son with a white cloak and a garland of flowers. The pair were surrounded by a throng of people, though many appeared to be members of the media.

Footage showed dozens of chairs set up at the Younis home on Thursday morning.

After he was received by family and friends, Younis urged the "unification of all Paleostinian factions because the security prisoners are suffering a lot," according to the Kan public broadcaster.

"Together we may succeed. We are in a difficult political period and we need to fight intelligently," he said. "We are a nation of heroes. We do not surrender. The state asked not to celebrate. Regards to all the members of the prisoners’ families. I hope they will be released soon."

Younis also received a congratulatory phone call from Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas

...aka Abu Mazen, a graduate of the prestigious unaccredited Patrice Lumumba University in Moscow with a doctorate in Holocaust Denial. While no Yasser Arafat, he has his own brand of evil, just a little more lowercase....
who hailed the former prisoner as a "symbol of the Paleostinian people. According to Paleostinian media reports, Younis told Abbas, "I am prepared to serve another 40 years in order to liberate the homeland of Paleostine.

The National Security Ministry said in a statement that officials had held a meeting during which "all participants agreed that the waving of terrorist flags, chants that the terrorist is a hero, and parading of murderers are illegal steps and the police were instructed to prevent them."

Police were ordered "to act decisively and resolutely against the scenes of terrorism and support for terrorism that we saw last week in ’Ara" when Karim Younis was released earlier this month, the statement said.

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