(Jewish Journal) Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) retweeted a Rutgers University assistant professor who alleged that Israeli Border Police unjustifiably killed a Palestinian driver in what appeared to be a car-ramming attack.
On June 23, a car rammed into a tower at the Abu Dis checkpoint in the West Bank. Israeli soldiers then shot the driver, identified as Ahmad Erekat, 28, after he exited the car. A female Israeli soldier, identified as Shani Orr Hami Kadosh, was injured in the attack, but her injuries weren’t considered serious.
The incident was caught on video.
Rutgers University assistant professor Noura Erakat tweeted that Erekat was her younger cousin, and that the driver was simply in a rush to pick up his sister for her wedding later that day.
