Israeli police savagely attack mourners, pall bearers at murdered journalists funeral, barring entry to church
Posted: Sat May 21, 2022 9:14 pm
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Israeli security forces clash with funeral procession of killed Al Jazeera TV journalist and almost topple her CASKET in chaotic scenes in Jerusalem
Israeli security forces clash with funeral procession of killed Al Jazeera TV journalist and almost topple her CASKET in chaotic scenes in Jerusalem
- Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, was fatally shot in Jenin on Weds
- Funeral procession jostled by Israeli police as the casket nearly topples over
- Israeli authorities refused to let the procession walk to church for the funeral
- The IDF has admitted that it may have been one of its soldiers that shot reporter
- Online sleuths debunk Israeli video claiming Abu Akleh 'likely' shot by militants
- Israeli defence minister conceded that fatal shot could've been from 'our side'
Baton-wielding Israeli police swarmed the funeral procession of mourners carrying the casket of slain Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh through Jerusalem today.
The shocking images broadcast by Al Jazeera show Israeli police beating mourners carrying Palestinian flags, the pall bearers getting jostled and the casket almost falling to the ground.
The incident occurred as the procession attempted to take the coffin of Abu Akleh - who was a Christian - to a nearby church for the funeral.
Al Jazeera report that the Israeli government had forbidden the procession from walking the coffin 45 minutes to the church and had insisted that the body be taken in a hearse.
They had also warned the brother of Abu Akleh to limit the size of the funeral procession and they forbid Palestinian flags from being displayed or slogans being chanted.
The Qatari-owned media outlet even report that Israeli soldiers had been asking people entering the church if they were Muslim or Christian and barring entry to the former.
'By our blood, and our soul, we will avenge your death,' protestors chanted at Israeli forces obstructing them from accompanying the coffin to the church.
Israeli police rushed the funeral procession of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jerusalem
The shocking images broadcast by Al Jazeera show the casket carrying Abu Akleh's body getting jostled and falling to the ground at one point
The scenes come as Israel admits that it may have been one of its soldiers that shot and killed the veteran Palestinian reporter during a West Bank raid on Wednesday.
Shireen Abu Akleh, 51, a well known television personality in the Middle East, was fatally shot in the face while she reported on an IDF raid of a refugee camp in the north West Bank town of Jenin.