At a protest over Israeli police's fatal shooting of Eyad Hallaq — a Palestinian man with autism — demonstrators held signs that read 'Palestinian Lives Matter' and 'Justice For Eyad, Justice for George.'
Palestinians lift banners protesting the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a Palestinian man with autism shot dead by Israeli police, and the case of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by policeman in the U.S., during a rally by supporters of the Fatah movement in the West Bank city of Hebron.Palestinians lift banners protesting the killing of Eyad Hallaq, a Palestinian man with autism shot dead by Israeli police, and the case of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by policeman in the U.S.
The eyewitness, his school counselor Warda Abu Hadid, told local media she shouted to the Israeli officers,"he's disabled," as the wounded Hallaq shouted,"I'm with her." Minutes later, a police officer, who police say mistakenly thought Hallaq had a gun, fatally shot him. "Policing in Jerusalem and in particular in the Old City is a particularly complex task that involves complex decisions and the risk of life," theOfficers patrolling in the Old City have faced numerous attacks by Palestinians in recent years.
Over the past week, several hundred protesters gathered in small demonstrations in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa. Their chants and posters echoed the language of U.S. protests against police brutality and the killing of Floyd. In one protest in downtown Jerusalem, demonstrators chanted,"I can't breathe" and carried signs that read"Palestinian Lives Matter" and"Justice For Eyad, Justice for George.
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