Washington Post | Israeli bullet ends a life in two worlds (October 5, 2000)
At age 17, Asel Asleh was the kid with the 1,000-watt smile, an extroverted, trilingual computer junkie with a gift for gab, a glittering future and, for an Arab, an almost unheard of network of close Jewish friends whose mothers he invariably charmed.
Associated Press | Young ‘Seed of Peace’ dies in Mideast clashes (October 6, 2000)
Asel Asleh owned 30 bottle-green T-shirts, all with the same logo the words ”Seeds of Peace” and an olive branch that announced to everyone he met that he fervently believed Arabs and Jews could live together.
Cox News | Peace group members mourn one of best, brightest (October 6, 2000)
In the prominent youth group Seeds of Peace, Asleh’s wide smile, dark political humor and bilingual skills helped Jews and Arabs talk to each other.
Salon | Asel is gone (October 7, 2000)
After a popular, peace-loving Israeli Arab teen is shot dead by police, his family and friends—both Jewish and Arab—wrestle with what his loss means for Israel.
New York Times | Police Killings of Israeli Arabs Being Questioned by Inquiry (June 15, 2001)
A formal inquiry this month into the police killing of 13 people in violent protests by Israeli Arabs in October has raised questions about several of the shootings, particularly whether the police needed to fire live ammunition.
Slate | Ned Lazarus Diary Entry No. 5 (November 9, 2001)
“I felt really bad seeing him lying there. It didn’t have to happen.” It didn’t have to happen. Those words haunt me.
New York Times | Police Used Excessive Force on Israeli Arabs, Panel Says (September 2, 2003)
Criticizing police tactics that included the use of sniper fire to disperse crowds, the report concluded that Israel “must educate its police that the Arab public is not the enemy, and should not be treated as such.”
Ha’aretz | Main suspect in October 2000 killing refused lie detector test six times (October 18, 2006)
A police officer suspected of killing an Israeli Arab during the October 2000 riots refused to turn up for a polygraph examination five times in a row. The sixth time, when he did show up, he refused to answer more than one question and eventually left without being tested.
Ha’aretz Editorial | The PID is not convincing (October 18, 2006)
The PID’s behavior was flawed throughout their investigation of the suspects of the October 2006 killings, and at times, it looked like a whitewash.
Jerusalem Post | Seeds of Peace alumni rally for October riots victims (January 30, 2008)
Demonstration was signal to Arab community of Israel that Jews just as outraged by Mazuz’s decision, one protester said.
Ynet (Hebrew) | ‘As Zionists, closure of the October case is dangerous for democracy’ (February 5, 2008)
Jewish youth demonstrate in front of the Ministry of Justice in Jerusalem, in protest of the Attorney General’s decision not to file charges against the officers.
Al Jazeera | ‘And then the night came down’ (October 6, 2010)
Families of Palestinian-Israelis killed at the start of the second intifada are still fighting for justice a decade on.
