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Autistic Palestinian’s killing draws Floyd parallel, outcry [barf alert]
Dissociated Press ^ | June 4, 2020 | Josef Federman

Posted on 06/04/2020 10:28:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai

Eyad Hallaq liked to watch cartoons. He loved dressing up and wearing cologne. He even dreamed of getting married. But his favorite activity was walking to school, where he volunteered in the kitchen, preparing meals for his fellow special-needs students.

Early on Saturday, the 32-year-old Palestinian with severe autism was chased by Israeli border police forces into a nook in Jerusalem’s Old City and fatally shot as he cowered next to a garbage bin after apparently being mistaken for an attacker. He was just a few meters (yards) from his beloved Elwyn El Quds school.

The shooting has drawn comparisons to the death of George Floyd in the U.S. and prompted a series of small demonstrations against police violence toward Palestinians. The calls for justice have crossed Jewish-Arab lines, a rarity in this deeply polarized society. …

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
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1 posted on 06/04/2020 10:28:25 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Me thinks he doth protest too much.


2 posted on 06/04/2020 10:33:50 AM PDT by ScholarWarrior
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To: Olog-hai

You simply cannot believe on thing the Palestinians say. They lie all the time.


3 posted on 06/04/2020 11:30:17 AM PDT by Bayan
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To: Olog-hai

Say what, thirty two years old and still in school?


4 posted on 06/04/2020 11:53:36 AM PDT by BiteYourSelf
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