(Amsterdam) 19 year
old Palestinian Hamze Abu Hashem is suing a Dutch
dog breeder who sold a dog to the Israeli army that he claims bit him during a
riot in the West Bank in 2014. The incident caught on film shows Hashem been apprehended
after taking part in stone throwing which he stated in his paperwork as h thought it necessary to throw stones at
soldiers. For which he was sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined 4,000
shekels ($1000)
Anyway Hamzes is demanding ten thousand euros for immaterial damage and a thousand euros for psychological help. He also wants the company to get a ban on ever delivering dogs to Israel. His lawyer stated:
“My client has severe scars that he will have to wear the rest of his life. In addition, he is heavily traumatized by the attack. He shakes when he hears dogs barking, is nervous and afraid to go to bed and sleepwalking”
