4 youths detained near IDF officer's home

Two teen daughters of well-known Jewish figure in Hebron arrested along with two other girls outside Tel Aviv house of Brigadier General Noam Tibon, commander of Judea and Samaria Brigade, on suspicion of spray-painting graffiti against him. Father: We won’t let him be until he leaves office

Avi Cohen|Published: 02.13.09 , 10:16

Four female youths aged 15 to 17 were arrested Thursday night on suspicion of spray-painting graffiti against Judea and Samaria Brigade Commander Brigadier General Noam Tibon on a street adjacent to his Tel Aviv home.

Two of the suspects are the daughters of a well-known figure from the Jewish settlement in Hebron. One of them is even suspected of violating a restraining order issued against her following a similar incident which took place in the area in the past.

The teenage girls will all be brought before a judge for a remand hearing at the Tel Aviv Juvenile Court.

Members of Hebron's Jewish settlement and their supporters have arrived at Tibon's house several times in the past, during which they rioted in the area and spray-painted graffiti on nearby walls. Similar incidents have taken place outside the home of Central Command chief Major General Gadi Shamni.

Following these incident, the Tel Aviv Police have reinforced their patrols the area near the senior officers' home.

On Thursday night the police spotted four teenage girls near Tibon's house, documented their actions and arrested them while they were spray-painting graffiti against the officer. The slogan "Noam Tibon is evil" was scrawled on two bus stations and a nearby fuse box.

The four girls were arrested, and the police discovered that one of them was under a restraining order banning her from approaching the area for three months following previous incidents during which she rioted near the house.

The father of two of the youths told Ynet following the arrest, "The girls are saints and Tibon is evil."

According to the man, the Jerusalem District Court ruled that Tibon had violated international treaties on defending children during the demolition of a house in Hebron. "Therefore, we won’t let him be until he leaves office."