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Iyad Hallaq

Family of Iyad Hallaq Petition Supreme Court over Acquittal of Israeli Officer Who Killed Their Son
The family of Iyad Hallaq, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian man who was killed in May 2020, filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court against the acquittal of the Israeli officer who killed their son. […]

Israel’s State Attorney Will Not Appeal Acquittal of Soldier Who Killed Autistic Palestinian Man
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Last July, the Israeli District Court acquitted an Israeli soldier who killed autistic Palestinian man Iyad Hallaq in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 30, 2020. The Israeli State […]

Israeli Soldier Who Killed Palestinian Autistic Man in East Jerusalem Sentenced
The Israeli District Court acquitted on Thursday an Israeli soldier who killed autistic Palestinian man Iyad Hallaq in the Old City of Jerusalem on May 30, 2020, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. On […]

Israeli Cop Charged with Reckless Homicide over Killing of Autistic Palestinian Man
An Israeli border police officer has been charged with reckless homicide following the murder of Iyad Al-Hallaq, an autistic Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem. The 20-year-year-old Border Police officer had charges filed by the police […]

Israeli Officer May Face ‘Reckless Manslaughter’ Charge for Killing Autistic Palestinian
An Israeli police officer who shot dead a severely autistic Palestinian man earlier this year may stand trial for reckless manslaughter. Iyad Hallaq, 32, was shot in the chest on May 30, in the Old […]

Inconclusive Investigations and Psychological Trauma Cultivate Israel’s Impunity
By Ramona Wadi In May, Israeli security forces killed Eyad Al-Hallaq, a 32-year-old Palestinian man with special needs, on suspicion that he had a weapon. He was on his way to the special school in […]

Family of Slain Autistic Palestinian Calls for Probe into Alleged Absence of Footage
The family of an unarmed autistic Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli police have called for a probe into an alleged absence of footage in a heavily monitored part of Jerusalem where the man was […]

Palestinian Artist Paints Mural on Apartheid Wall for Autistic Man Shot Dead by Israeli Police (VIDEO)
A Palestinian artist memorialized Palestinian autistic man Iyad Hallaq, 32, who was shot dead by Israeli police in Jerusalem on May 30. A few days ago, Palestinian artist Taqieddin Sabatin painted a mural commemorating African […]

Palestine Bleeds: Execution of Autistic Man is Not an Exception but the Norm
By Ramzy Baroud A 32-year-old man with the mental age of an 8-year-old child was executed by Israeli soldiers on May 30, while crouching behind his teacher near his special needs school in the […]

Israel On Edge As Murder of George Floyd Sparks Global Demand for Justice: #BlackLivesMatter
By Iqbal Jassat Does the current wave of protests across America sparked by the brutal murder of George Floyd, present an existential threat to Israel? Astounding as it sounds, Israel’s propagandists and defenders have been […]

Palestinian Family Not Optimistic about Probe of Autistic Man Killed by Israeli Police
As Israeli police’s internal investigations department has opened a probe after the killing of a Palestinian man with mental disability by two Israeli police officers last week, Palestinians said they have little hope that it […]