Israel Failing to Adopt Procedures Affecting People with Disabilities
On April 30, Shirel Habura was a mentally ill man carrying a knife in Israel. Habura’s mother called the police reporting that her son was potentially dangerous. When an officer approached Shirel, he charged towards the officer with a knife. After being stabbed in the leg, the officer fatally shot Shirel Habura. A case investigating […]
Story on cover-up of police killings of Palestinians, including a Palestinian man with autism
This story generally covers police cover-ups of Palestinians by the Israeli government. It mentions that “in late May Israeli police killed an autistic Palestinian man, Iyad al-Hallaq, shooting him reportedly at close range, after chasing him through the streets of Jerusalem’s Old City. There were at least 10 cameras in that area, according to local […]