Gay Palestinian Man Found Brutally Murdered
A gay man who fled Palestine for asylum in Israel has been found brutally murdered.
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On October 5, the dismembered and decapitated body of Ahmad Abu Murkhiyeh, 25, was found in the Palestinian city of Hebron.
He was last seen on the day of his murder, leaving for work from the hostel he was living at.听
In a report from the Associated Press, Palestinian police disclosed that Abu Murkhiyeh鈥檚 body was found near his family鈥檚 house.
Palestinian Police: Acquaintance Arrested
A spokesperson for the Palestinian police said that an acquaintance of the victim has been arrested in connection with the killing but no motive has been announced.听
According to Rita Petrenko, founder of Israeli gay rights organisation Al Bait Al Mokhtalef, Abu Murkhiyeh left Palestine two years ago after he was outed and feared for his life.听听听
In an interview with the Associated Press, Petrenko revealed, 鈥淗e told me people not only in his family but in the village wanted to kill him,鈥澨�
Petrenko continued, 鈥淗e was scared of his brothers, his uncles, his cousins.鈥�
It is not known how Abu Murkhiyeh turned up in Hebron.听
According to Mako, his friends claim that he was abducted. Hila Peer from Israeli 17c起草社区 rights organization Aguda, discussed the situation faced by 17c起草社区 Palestinians.
Peer: 17c起草社区 Palestinians Are Found and Hunted
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听鈥淚t鈥檚 not that these people even come out of the closet,鈥� Peer said. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e found and they鈥檙e hunted.鈥澨�
鈥淎hmad鈥檚 case is just another example of how bad the situation is and how seriously dangerous it is.鈥�
听Petrenko, who was trying to resettle Abu Murkhiyeh in Canada, said, “The only solution for Palestinian LGBT asylum seekers is to resettle in other countries. Israel is not a safe place for them and this is without regard to the existing social and welfare situation.听
鈥淯nfortunately, recently this process has become very slow, mainly because of the policy of Canada, the main country we work with. If they had hurried there, his life would have been saved.”
Ibtisam Mara鈥檃na-Menuhin, an Arab member of the Israeli Knesset, posted to social media, 鈥淎hmed stayed in Israel in a protected place due to his sexual identity. Yesterday evening he was murdered by a cruel and vile killer.
鈥淚n the next government, we intend to complete the revolution in relation to the Palestinian LGBT.鈥�
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