Israeli police yesterday announced they were launching an investigation into their members’ actions during Shirin Abu Akleh’s funeral in East Jerusalem after international protests sparked footage showing police intervention that nearly caused her coffin to fall to the ground. “Earth. The Minister of Public Safety has ordered an investigation into the incident. The results of the investigation will be presented to the commissioner in the coming days.”
After thousands of Palestinians attended the funeral of a Palestinian American journalist who was shot in the head on Wednesday while covering an Israeli military operation in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the world has witnessed yet another aspect of the ugliness of the Israeli violation against the Palestinians.
The United States and the European Union have criticized the actions of the Israeli police after they were shown on television on Friday how they attacked a funeral procession.
The police said in a statement: “Its members were subjected to violence by the rioters, prompting them to use force.”
“She stands her ground but wants to learn from this incident,” she added.
