Mother of Unconscious 3-Year-Old Testifies Against Palestinian Rock Throwers

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adelle-bitonBy Anav Silverman

The five Palestinian suspects arrested in connection with the rock attack that left three-year-old Adele Biton from the Yakir community in critical condition nearly one year ago, heard from Adele’s mother during their trial last Thursday, February 13.

In March 2013, three-year-old Adele Biton was critically injured following a Palestinian rock attack on her mother’s car, which had also moderately injured her two sisters, Avigail and Naama. Palestinians had hurled rocks at the family’s vehicle on Route 5 near the city of Ariel, causing the mother, Adva to crash into an incoming truck.

Since the attack, Adele has been hospitalized and is now at the Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center in Ra’anana, where she remains unconscious to this day. Her third birthday was celebrated last year when she was in intensive care. Both her mother and father take turns spending every hour of the day at their daughter’s bedside.
Last week, Adele’s mother testified against the Palestinian assailants at the Megiddo military court. She spoke of the tragic consequences that the rock attack had on her family and on Adele, who was two-years-old at the time.
“To see a child connected to a million pipes is very difficult. Her life has been destroyed because of the rock throwing. It is difficult for me to cope with the fact that my daughter will be handicapped in every way because of such an act” Adva Biton told the court during her testimony.

“All her joy, all her life was taken from her at the age of three.”

Her mother further explained that Adele cannot laugh, eat or do anything on her own. “It hurts me to see her confined to a wheelchair, not engaging with the world. It’s a daily trauma to see your child gasping with her head hanging down and you can’t do anything.”
“I am not home anymore, I am not available for my three kids,” said Adva, recounting the toll on her family. “I’m supposed to be a mother but I live in Levenstein Hospital. My husband has not really been home in over 10 months.”

Biton is fighting to keep her daughter’s story in the public consciousness, according to a report in Ma’ariv. She also aims to take Adele’s case to international courts as well.

According to the official blog of the Israel Defense Forces, Palestinians directed more than 2,400 rock throwing incidents at Israeli in 2013. Thirty percent were directed at civilian vehicles and 116 civilians were injured because of these attacks.

Tazpit News Agency

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6 COMMENTS

  1. when will this gov’t get serious about protecting its citizens?rock-throwing should be at least prosecuted as attempted murder!

  2. what is going to happen? At best these animals will get arrested for a few years before the PA and UN demands the release of “Prisonors.” Then they will be treated as heroes and start making a fatty salary from our US tax dollars. Israel should start using the death penalty. That will get them to think twice before throwing rocks. The world thinks Israel is cruel anyways.

  3. Her name is Adel Chaya bat Adva.
    I’ve been davening for her since last time matzav broke out with her story. Refua shlema bekarov – Amen

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