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Iyad Halak

Khairi and Rana Halak, parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man fatally shot by an Israeli police officer, during hearing against officer's acquittal at High Court of Justice on March 28, 2024. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
March 29, 2024, 2:34 pm
High Court hears petition from parents of autistic Palestinian shot dead by border cop
Family of Iyad Halak, who was killed in Jerusalem in 2020, urges justices to compel state attorney to appeal exoneration of officer, who was acquitted for ‘honest mistake’
By Charlie Summers
The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man killed in a police shooting in Jerusalem's Old City, at the protest against the judicial overhaul outside the President's Residence in Jerusalem, July 9, 2023. (Iddo Schejter/Times of Israel)
July 9, 2023, 9:43 am
Family of autistic Palestinian killed by cop attend Jerusalem anti-overhaul rally
Iyad Halak’s sister reads Quran verses on stage; cops visit family home ahead of protest; ‘He was murdered, we won’t forget,’ crowd chants after officer acquitted for 2020 shooting
By ToI Staff
Demonstrator in Jerusalem holds sign reading "murderer" in Hebrew, depicting the acquitted officer who fatally shot Iyad Halak in 2020. (Charlie Summers/Times of Israel)
July 7, 2023, 8:57 am
Police clash with group protesting acquittal in 2020 killing of autistic Palestinian
Activists gather in Jerusalem’s downtown hours after court clears Border Police officer of wrongdoing in shooting death of 32-year-old Iyad Halak in capital’s Old City
By Charlie Summers
The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police, Khiri, right, and mother Rana, talk during an interview in Jerusalem, June 3, 2020. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
July 6, 2023, 4:54 pm
Jerusalem border cop cleared of wrongdoing for killing autistic Palestinian in 2020
Officer acquitted of manslaughter for shooting Iyad Halak after mistaking phone for gun; court says its ‘heart is with deceased’s family,’ but believes policeman perceived threat
By ToI Staff
A Border Police officer accused of unlawfully killing a disabled Palestinian man in 2020 stands trial, February 28, 2023. (Video screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 28, 2023, 5:06 pm
Officer on trial for slaying Palestinian with autism: ‘I feared a killing spree’
Border cop tells Jerusalem District Court he believed at the time of the incident that Iyad Halak was armed and intent on carrying out a deadly attack in Jerusalem’s Old City
By Ash Obel
Warda Abu Hadid, Iyad Halak’s caregiver. (Screenshot)
August 29, 2022, 10:04 pm
Caregiver for autistic Palestinian killed by police sues, citing emotional trauma
Warda Abu Hadid claiming $190,000 over 2020 incident that saw Iyad Halak shot dead after an officer mistook him for a terrorist
By ToI Staff
Family members of Iyad Halak, a 32-year-old autistic Palestinian who was shot and killed in the Old City of Jerusalem, seen after a court hearing of the border police officer who accused of shooting and killing of Iyad, at the District court in Jerusalem, February 27, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90
February 27, 2022, 6:00 pm
21 months after shooting, trial of officer who killed Palestinian with autism begins
Iyad Halak, 32, was gunned down by an officer who mistook him for a terrorist in Jerusalem’s Old City; Halak’s mother says delay is due to anti-Palestinian ‘racism’
By Aaron Boxerman
The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police, Khiri, right, and mother Rana, talk during an interview in Jerusalem, June 3, 2020. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
June 17, 2021, 1:49 pm
Cop who fatally shot autistic Palestinian man charged with reckless manslaughter
Iyad Halak, 32, was killed last year by Border Police who say they mistook him for a terrorist; he was shot a 2nd time on the ground, posing no threat, investigators say
By Aaron Boxerman
Iyad Halak. (Courtesy)
October 21, 2020, 2:46 pm
Reckless manslaughter charges recommended for cop who shot autistic Palestinian
Iyad Halak, 32, was killed in May by Border Police who say they mistook him for a terrorist; Justice Ministry unit recommends charges for one officer, pending a hearing
By Aaron Boxerman
The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police, Khiri, right, and mother Rana, talk during an interview in Jerusalem, June 3, 2020. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
September 22, 2020, 5:30 pm
Parents of autistic Palestinian killed by police petition over case delays
Iyad Halak’s family tells High Court the internal affairs department is hesitating on charges because suspects in mistaken shooting are cops
By ToI Staff
One of the officers who was involved in the killing of Iyad Halak is seen with investigators during a reconstruction of the incident in Jerusalem, August 26, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 27, 2020, 5:15 am
Officer reportedly says he told cop not to shoot autistic Palestinian
Some 3 months after Jerusalem incident, investigators reenact Iyad Halak’s killing with the 2 officers involved, one of whom reportedly says suspect didn’t pose a threat
By ToI Staff
The parents of Iyad Halak, an autistic Palestinian man who was fatally shot by Israeli police, Khiri, right, and mother Rana, talk during an interview in Jerusalem, June 3, 2020. (Mahmoud Illean/AP)
July 13, 2020, 11:06 pm
Family calls for probe after told no footage of shooting of autistic Palestinian
Iyad Halak’s relatives cite concern cops hiding evidence; Police Internal Investigations Department says cameras covering fatal incident were not connected at the time
By ToI Staff and AP
Thousands of Palestinians attend a rally against Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in the West Bank city of Jericho, June 22, 2020. (Flash90)
June 27, 2020, 10:46 am
Jericho rally highlights PA’s efforts to wake up an apathetic Palestinian public
Ramallah officials scrape together a ‘successful’ demonstration against Israel’s annexation plans, as an oft-jailed Intifada figurehead issues a warning — to Israel and Abbas
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinians protest Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank, in Jericho on June 22, 2020. (Abbas Momani/AFP)
June 22, 2020, 10:11 pm
UN envoy at Palestinian rally against annexation: Don’t give up statehood dream
Representatives from EU, Japan, Russia and China also address crowd of thousands, who arrive despite coronavirus spike and IDF turning away buses at Jordan Valley checkpoint
By Aaron Boxerman
Rana, mother of Iyad Halak, 32, holds his photo at their home in East Jerusalem's Wadi Joz, May 30, 2020 (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
June 13, 2020, 9:27 am
Family of autistic man fatally shot by police demand release of security video
Mother of Iyad Halak, 32, says police, government trying to keep footage hidden from public view
By ToI Staff
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