Shocking footage has emerged appearing to show guests at a Jewish wedding celebrating the death of a Palestinian toddler who was burned alive after an arson attack on his home.
The video, which is believed to have been recorded a week ago, was aired on Israeli TV last night and showed young wedding guests dancing with guns and knives during the party in Jerusalem.
One guest even appears to be dancing with a knife through a picture of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh while another has what looks like a petrol bomb.
Toddler Ali and his parents died when their home in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank was set ablaze in July in an incident Israeli officials described as 'Jewish terrorism'.
Israeli police said they were investigating whether the actions at the wedding constitute an incitement to violence.
There have also been hints that charges may be imminent in the arson case but some of the suspects' lawyers have accused Shin Bet state security investigators of trying to exact confessions with torture.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the Shin Bet's methods as lawful and said the wedding video was proof of the need to spare no effort in curbing violent Jewish zealots.
He said: 'The shocking pictures that were broadcast ... show the true face of a group that constitutes a danger to Israeli society and to the security of Israel.
'We are not prepared to accept people who deny the laws of the state and do not view themselves as subject to them.
The video, which is believed to have been recorded a week ago, was aired on Israeli TV last night and showed young wedding guests dancing with guns and knives during the party in Jerusalem.
One guest even appears to be dancing with a knife through a picture of 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh while another has what looks like a petrol bomb.
Toddler Ali and his parents died when their home in the village of Duma in the occupied West Bank was set ablaze in July in an incident Israeli officials described as 'Jewish terrorism'.
Israeli police said they were investigating whether the actions at the wedding constitute an incitement to violence.
There have also been hints that charges may be imminent in the arson case but some of the suspects' lawyers have accused Shin Bet state security investigators of trying to exact confessions with torture.
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended the Shin Bet's methods as lawful and said the wedding video was proof of the need to spare no effort in curbing violent Jewish zealots.
He said: 'The shocking pictures that were broadcast ... show the true face of a group that constitutes a danger to Israeli society and to the security of Israel.
'We are not prepared to accept people who deny the laws of the state and do not view themselves as subject to them.
-Daily Mail
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