Rabbi Exposes Shin Bet Torture Scandal, Demands Son’s Pardon as Terrorists Walk Free!

In a heart-wrenching letter to President Isaac Herzog, Rabbi Reuven Ben-Uliel, spiritual leader of the Karmey Tzur settlement, has implored the Israeli leader to grant a presidential pardon to his son, Amiram Ben-Uliel.

Convicted in the infamous Duma arson case following allegations of brutal torture by the Shin Bet's Jewish Division, Amiram has languished in prison for nearly a decade. The plea comes against the backdrop of the recent hostage deal, which freed hundreds of convicted Palestinian terrorists, including mass murderers sentenced to life terms, sparking fresh outrage over perceived judicial double standards.

Rabbi Ben-Uliel, whose self-portrait accompanies his public appeal, lays bare what he describes as a profound miscarriage of justice in his detailed letter to Herzog. Amiram, now 32, was arrested in 2015 and accused of firebombing the home of the Dawabsheh family in the village of Duma, killing toddler Ali Dawabsheh and his parents. The case, which shocked Israel and drew international condemnation, has long been mired in controversy over the reliability of evidence obtained under duress.

"Amiram was arrested and tortured cruelly by the Jewish Division of the Shin Bet until a false confession was extracted from him for a crime he did not commit," the rabbi writes. The court acknowledged "horrific tortures and several other miscarriages of justice," yet convicted him solely on the basis of that coerced confession.

Amiram was held in full solitary confinement for nearly nine years, under direct orders from Shin Bet chiefs, in conditions the rabbi calls "180 degrees opposite" to those afforded even to the most heinous murderers. "The nine years he spent in cruel isolation are equivalent to sitting for several decades in prison."

Human rights advocates and legal experts have repeatedly challenged the conviction. Reports from organizations like B'Tselem and Yesh Din highlight systemic issues in Shin Bet interrogations of Jewish suspects, including sleep deprivation, painful restraints, and threats, methods ruled illegal by Israel's High Court. Despite these admissions, Amiram's life sentence, handed down in 2020, stands firm.