Amro Abu Khdeir, who wore the coffin of the journalist killed during an Israeli army operation, is accused of belonging to a terrorist organization.
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Amro Abu Khdeir found himself in the center of attention, a little despite himself. In Jerusalem, on May 13, he is one of those who wore the remains of Shireen Abu Akleh, iconic journalist of Al-Jazira killed two days earlier near the Jenine camp, in the West Bank, during an operation of the Israeli army. The funeral is broadcast live, the Palestinians want to meet to say goodbye to this known and respected figure. The Israelis, accused by witnesses on the spot of being responsible for the shots having killed the journalist, fear a demonstration of force in Jerusalem, the city on which they claim sovereignty, not recognized at the international level.
While the funeral procession starts, the Israeli police load, the crowd moves away and the cameras turn on Amro Abu Khdeir, gray t-shirt and flush hair. With one hand, the 34 -year -old Palestinian firmly holds the coffin, on the other, he tries to protect himself from the match of the police that are raining. He resists long seconds, then yields; The coffin rocks but does not fall, caught up in extremis by a neighbor. The images go around the world; Faced with indignation, the police promise the opening of an investigation. She says she faces “stone throws, bottles and other objects”. The videos, taken from high, show some projectiles that fly, but especially after the assault of the police.
The following days, Amro Abu Khdeir multiplies interviews. Until Monday morning, where he was arrested at home in East Jerusalem and placed in isolation. According to his lawyer, he is accused of “belonging to a terrorist organization”, a wide qualifier that Israel uses both to designate the Islamic movement of Hamas and to discredit Palestinian NGOs which denounce the occupation. “This is a secret file, we cannot go into details, continues M e khaldoun najm, but [during the interrogation] everything turned around the funeral, the people who had fallen And he who did not fall. ” On the contrary, the police ensure that the investigation has nothing to do with the incidents of May 13. His detention was extended until Sunday May 22.
In this context, the Israeli press assured, on May 19, that the army did not intend to open an investigation into the death of the journalist. The soldiers believe that there is no “suspicion of criminal act”, explains the daily Haaretz.
“inhuman acts”
Furthermore, only a few hours after the arrest of Amro Abu Khdeir, sixty Palestinian and six police officers were injured during the funerals of another resident of Jerusalem. Walid Al-Sharif, 23, died after being injured in April on the Esplanade des Mosques. His family ensures that he was targeted by a metal ball encircled with rubber; The Israelis say he injured himself by falling. At his burial on Monday evening, police said they had to face “hundreds of violent rioters”. The repression and intrusion of the police in the cemetery were condemned and qualified as “inhuman act” by Jordan.
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