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Israeli court acquits officer of killing autistic Palestinian man

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A mural depicting Eyad al-Hallaq, an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem's Old City in 2020, is seen on Israel's illegal separation wall [File: Maya Alleruzzo/AP Photo]

An Israeli court has acquitted a border police officer who was charged with reckless manslaughter in the deadly shooting of an autistic Palestinian man in occupied East Jerusalem’s Old City three years ago.

The Jerusalem district court on Thursday ruled that the officer was acting in self-defence when he shot and killed 32-year-old Eyad al-Hallaq. The case has drawn comparisons to the police killing of George Floyd in the United States.

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