Iyad al-Hallak

Supreme Court upholds decision not to appeal acquittal of officer who killed Iyad al-Hallak

The petition argued that the court's ruling sets new legal norms, and failing to challenge them would have significant legal consequences.

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.
 Mother of Iyad al-Hallak, a 32-year-old special needs student who was shot and killed by a border police officer reacts after a court session at the District court in Jerusalem, July 6, 2023Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

Israeli court acquits Border Police officer who killed disabled Palestinian

 Israeli police walk near a security incident scene near the compound known to Muslims as Al-Aqsa or the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 1, 2023.

No security footage of alleged terror attack in Old City, police say

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.

Trial against police who killed special needs e. Jerusalem man continues


Floyd case: Arab MKs want justice for racist police violence in Israel too

"Convicting the killers will be a first step on the path to justice for families and an end to racist police violence against civilians."

Rachel Sumekh (R) protesting after the death of George Floyd

Prosecution leans toward 2nd degree murder for officer who shot Iyad Halak

The May 30 police shooting of Halak led to massive criticism of the police, with even the prime minister admitting that the shooting was a mistake.

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.

Police treating attack on Yehuda Glick as nationalistic crime

Glick was beaten as he visited the east Jerusalem house of mourning for Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was mistakenly shot by Border Police in May.

Yehuda Glick in Tel Aviv, on December 16, 2019.

Police reconstruct killing of Arab-Israeli Iyad al-Halak

PID again says close to completing probe

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.

PID close to completing probe of Iyad al-Halak

Investigators: None of the cameras taped shooting of special ed. victim

Iyad al-Halak, who was killed by Border Police in 2022.

Elwyn nonprofit marks death of Halak with special-needs campaign

On May 30, Hallak, a 32-year-old special-needs student from east Jerusalem, was shot by Border Police in the Old City on his way to Jerusalem’s Elwyn Al-Quds Employment Training Center.

ISRAEL ELWYN CEO David Marcu holds a 'Safety for All' poster

Iyad al-Hallak's mother accuses police, gov't of burying video

"If it were an Arab shooting a Jew, the video would have been published worldwide the same day."

A protester carrying a "Palestinian Lives Matter" sign at a Tel Aviv protest

Killing of autistic man by Israeli police draws George Floyd parallels

Both Floyd and Hallak were from communities that often complain of police brutality and racism.

Iyad al-Hallak's grave, his death sparked mass protests over what some say is police brutality

The truth is in danger: Al-Aqsa Terror – From Libel to Blood

Nadav Shragai, a journalist for the past four decades at Haaretz and then Israel Hayom, has just released Al-Aqsa Terror – From Libel to Blood.

NADAV SHRAGAI tracks terror acts perpetrated in the name of the legendary ‘Al-Aqsa is in danger’ libel.

Pregnant woman shoved, tased by police for jaywalking

Police brutality has been one of the main topics of Israel's discourse ever since riots broke out in the US following the death of African-American George Floyd.

BORDER POLICE secure the area outside Jerusalem’s Old City, where officers fatally shot a man they believed was armed.

From institutions to Iyad al-Halak – the importance of inclusion

While people with special needs are no longer siloed in institutions, we are far from full acceptance of differently abled people.

BORDER POLICE secure the area outside Jerusalem’s Old City, where officers fatally shot a man they believed was armed.