Palestinian who converted to Judaism mistakenly killed by IDF soldiers
Palestinian who converted to Judaism mistakenly killed by IDF soldiers
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IDF probes soldiers for mistakenly killing Palestinian convert to Judaism
The shooting incident on Thursday morning raised several questions, as the man who was shot, a Jewish convert, did not show indications of an attack.
[H]e did nothing suspicious in particular and they became suspicious simply from the fact that he got off the bus in a location near where Jews lived and where Palestinians did not typically get off.
They then reportedly checked his belongings and found a kitchen knife in his bag, after which they shot him....[T]here were no indications that he attempted to attack them or that he was even holding the knife since they had seized the knife and his bag.