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Tariq Khdeir (R) is greeted by his mother after being released from jail in Jerusalem. An Israeli judge released the 15-year-old American of Palestinian descent from jail and placed under house arrest. Khdeir was detained and beaten by Israeli police in East Jerusalem. Khdeir, from Tampa, Florida, is a cousin of Mohammed Abu Khudeir, 16, whose abduction and killing in Jerusalem sparked violent protests and calls from Palestinians for a new uprising against Israel.