African Hebrew Family Demands Israeli Army Explain Soldier’s Suspicious Death
Jonathan Cook, journalist
My friend David Sheen has sent out an email appealing for help for a family in Dimona whose teenage daughter was found dead while serving on an army base. She was almost certainly killed by a fellow soldier or soldiers, and the Israeli army has been covering up the issue ever since.
David explains why it is important to help this family. Certainly this small community in Israel, sometimes also called the "black Hebrews", face severe discrimination as non-white non-Jews and...
Photo collage of Toveet Radcliffe in her family home in Dimona, Israel (Photo credit: David Sheen)
The family of Toveet Radcliffe says it is unsatisfied with the
outcome of an Israeli army investigation into the young soldier’s death,
and will appeal the Military Advocate General’s decision to close the
inquiry into her untimely demise. Toveet’s family members, especially
her mother Khydijah, remain unconvinced by the IDF’s claims regarding
the circumstances and cause of her death.
Last week, nearly a full year after Toveet’s passing, the Israeli Air
Force submitted its official report to the Radcliffe family, which
concluded that no other person had been involved in the
nineteen-year-old’s death. “Examination of the aggregate of evidence
leads to the conclusion that there is no documented proof of the
involvement of others in the death of the Deceased,” the IDF report stated. In ruling out murder or other foul play, the report suggested Toveet committed suicide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Sx0Q5OA9KbU
[Israeli Army Report on the Death of Toveet Radcliffe]
David Sheen