Deadly Israeli Police Shootings Spark Protests in Jerusalem and West Bank
Arab localities held a general strike in protest of the disputed deadly Jerusalem police shooting of Mohammed Elasibi, who police claim was attempting a terror attack. Eyewitnesses and Arab officials have mostly rejected that version of events, and former police officials have said it is “hard to believe” the force’s insistence that the shooting wasn’t captured by any of the many CCTV cameras in the area. The Justice Ministry’s Police Internal Investigations Department is looking into the incident, and would decide whether it warranted an investigation.