RAMALLAH, July 3, 2014 (WAFA) – Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed, Wednesday in a press release, concerns over possible spoliation or destruction of evidence by Israeli police in the murder of the Palestinian teenager Mohammad Abu-Khudeir at the hands of settlers, stressing that “the credibility of the Israeli government cannot be trusted.”

“Israel has a proven track record of covering up for crimes committed by its soldiers and settlers against Palestinians during the long years of occupation.”

The ministry said it does not expect the Israeli authorities to arrest the perpetrators and bring them to justice, especially since Israel has a long history of covering up the identity of terrorists who killed innocent Palestinians and who were able to escape justice under official Israeli decisions, therefore, “we do not trust the credibility of the Israeli government.”

“Israeli police that kills Palestinians cannot embark on a just and impartial investigation,” said the statement. “While Israel is supposed to reveal the crime it is covering it up; instead of revealing the evidence Israel is obliterating them,” said the release.

It added: “even though we all know the type of the car which abducted teenager Abu Khudeir through surveillance cameras placed at the site of the abduction, which recorded the car’s license plate and the faces of the three settlers, yet Israeli police has not acted so far to issue a release regarding the crime nor did it arrest the Jewish terrorists.”

“All investigations carried out by Israeli police into Jewish terrorist crimes against innocent Palestinians were phantom investigations merely so that it could avoid international criticism against it,” said the ministry.

The ministry called upon the international community to immediately act to retain the evidence being concealed by Israeli police.

It called upon the UN to form a neutral international investigative committee to bring the criminals to justice.

The ministry held the Israeli government accountable for inciting against the Palestinians and nurturing the “culture of hatred,” personally led by Israeli PM Netanyahu.

The ministry voiced appreciation to all countries that have denounced the heinous crime and called on all states to consider settlers as terrorist groups.

M.N./T.R.