The swastika was hoisted in the Palestinian town of Beit Ummar northwest of Hebron, relatively close to where the bodies of three Israeli teens were discovered in a shallow grave last Monday. The youths - Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkael and Eyal Yifrah - were kidnapped on June 12 and murdered by Hamas terrorists.
The three boys were buried in the presence of thousands of Israelis, without incident, as the entire nation mourned. Before and after the funeral, dozens of Hamas rockets from Gaza rained down upon Israel.
On July 6, 2014, six Israelis were arrested by Israeli authorities in connection with the murder of Arab teenager, Muhammad Hussein Abu Khdeir, whose body was discovered on July 1, 2014. The murder was denounced immediately by Prime Minister Netanyahu - and by Rachel Frenkael, courageous mother of Naftali Frenkael, only a day after she buried her son. Despite the arrests, and the clear evidence that this was an isolated act, Palestinians have used the murder and the funeral of Abu Khdeir to engage in widespread rioting.
In the meantime, Palestinian kidnappers and murderers of Gilad, Naftali and Eyal continue to elude capture, harbored by fellow Palestinians.