Israeli Court Clears Police Officer Who Fatally Shot Autistic Palestinian Man

A Border Police officer in Jerusalem has been acquitted of manslaughter for shooting and killing an autistic Palestinian man in 2020.
An Israeli court acquitted a border police officer charged with reckless manslaughter in the shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City.
An Israeli court acquitted a border police officer charged with reckless manslaughter in the shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City.
The officer believed the Palestinian man to be an attacker and acted in "good faith" when shooting him.
Palestinians and human rights groups accuse Israeli forces of killing Palestinians under questionable circumstances and claim that Israel often whitewashes such cases.