Emotions are running high among Palestinians in Jerusalem following the burial of murdered teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir.<br /><br />Our correspondent, Luis Carballo, spoke to some of the mourners, many of whom expressed rage against the Jewish settlers and spoke of a need for revenge.<br /><br />“I am here because the Jews are killing our people on a daily basis,” one woman cried. “They kill children. They kill women. Why did they kill an innocent child? A day ago, they tried to kill a woman, her daughter and her son… Why?”<br /><br />Prior to the funeral, Mohammed’s body was carried for burial through East Jerusalem, wrapped in a Palestinian flag. <br /><br />Security surrounding the funeral was tight, with thousands of Israeli forces deployed to oversee the procession.<br /><br />Some mourners expressed a desire to march from the teenager’s home region of Shuafat to the Al Aqsa mosque, but said the police presence was too heavy.<br /><br />Arab-Israeli MP Ahmed Tibi accompanied Mohammed Abu Khdeir’s family to the funeral ceremony on Friday.<br /><br />The sixteen-year-old was abducted from outside his father’s shop on Wednesday. His burned remains were found in a forest a few hours after he went missing. <br /><br />The incident sparked clashes between masked Palestinians and Israeli police.
