Duma

Father of Duma killer seeks pardon from president, citing 'wrongful conviction'

Amiram Ben Uliel was convicted in 2020 of the murder of three members of the Dawabsheh family in an arson attack in the West Bank village of Duma.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Amiram Ben Uliel, accused of the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to a court hearing on his appeal, at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, on March 7, 2022.
Israeli security members stand next to a settlement outpost established in the area, near Duma in Nablus, in the West Bank, March 14, 2025.

IDF claims dozens of Palestinians attacked Jewish farm in West Bank

One of the wounded is an IDF soldier on leave, who fired his gun into the air and then at one of the terrorists, who was wounded from the gunfire.

|ByTPS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
View of cars and a house of Palestinians that was burned during the night by unknown attackers, in the village of Duma, in the West Bank, May 12, 2024; illustrative.

Crowd of masked men set Duma houses alight, injure several Palestinians

IDF, Israel Police, and Border Police personnel arrived at the scene, causing the masked men to flee.

|ByEFRAT FORSHER, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish settlers at the illegal West Bank settlement outpost of Ramat Migron, on September 8, 2023.

Two Palestinian killed by gunfire in escalating West Bank violence; settlers, army blame each other

There are conflicting reports from settlers, Palestinians, and the army as to the cause and nature of the brawl, as well as who shot the Palestinians.

|ByYUVAL BARNEA

Jewish terrorist convicted in 2015 Duma attack

The arson attack on the Palestinian Dawabshe family home killed 18-month-old Ali and his parents, Sa’ad and Riham.

MAY 18, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Amiram Ben Uliel, the suspect in the Duma arson murder in July 2015 where three members of the Dawabshe family were killed, arrives to hear his verdict at the court on May 18, 2020

As Duma trial closes, will it be convict or acquit?

Ben Uliel stands accused of the 2015 arson murder of a Palestinian family.

MARCH 1, 2020ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A girl looks at the damage inside the house of Palestinian Dawabsheh family after it was torched in the village of Duma near Nablus, May 11, 2018

Teen in Duma case convicted of being a member of a terrorist org.

The teenager had already signed a plea deal and admitted to multiple charges, but this charge was debated and placed before a court to make a final decision.

OCTOBER 24, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A girl looks at the damage inside the house of Palestinian Dawabsheh family after it was torched in the village of Duma near Nablus, May 11, 2018

Main Duma Jewish terrorism defendant refuses to testify

The conviction of his co-defendant reduced the minor’s connection to the actual attack, while finding that he was involved in surveillance and some aspects of the plot.

JUNE 26, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
‘REVENGE!’ PROCLAIMS the Hebrew graffiti on the burnt Dawabshe house in Duma, allegedly set alight in 2015 by Jewish terrorists.

Does the Shin Bet treat Palestinian and Jewish terrorism equally?

The last month in Israel has been fueled with allegations by some on the Right that the Shin Bet is overly aggressive in its tactics for probing Jewish terrorism.

JANUARY 18, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A SUSPECT IN a Jerusalem court. Can the Shin Bet’s motto – that it goes after all terrorism equally – be disproven?

Fight breaks out with police at court over Jewish terror case

There were 32 anti-Arab incidents were in 2018 – double the number from 2017.

DECEMBER 31, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A man looks out of a house badly damaged by a firebomb attack by suspected Jewish extremists in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank, July 31, 2015

Police: Alleged Jewish terrorist reenacts Duma Palestinian family murder

He said that Miguel asked Ben Uliel to remove his yarmulke to avoid causing an incident of public disorder during the reconstruction and that Ben Uliel refused.

DECEMBER 12, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
RELATIVES of Sa’ad Dawabsha mourn at his funeral in Duma on August 8.

Are Jews accused of incitement to terror treated differently than Arabs?

Defendants stabbed, burned, tore pictures of Duma victims during dancing at nuptials.

NOVEMBER 5, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
A man looks out of a house badly damaged by a firebomb attack by suspected Jewish extremists in the Palestinian village of Duma in the West Bank, July 31, 2015

Court seals Shin Bet testimony about Duma torture allegations

In June, the same court declared that much of the evidence against him regarding Duma was tainted because of the harshness of the interrogation.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Jewish settler Refael Morris stands at an observation point overlooking the West Bank village of Duma, near Yishuv Hadaat, an unauthorized Jewish settler outpost

Supreme Court confirms release of Duma minor to house arrest

The court rejects the prosecution's request that the minor is still dangerous.

JULY 15, 2018ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Photo of the Year: Menahem Kahana of the French AFP agency shows three Palestinian women standing in the Dawabsheh family home in the West Bank town of Duma, shortly after the arson that led to the deaths of an 18-month-old baby and his parents.