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    Israeli police shot and killed Ahmed Erakat, a 26-year-old Palestinian relative of prominent Palestinian politician Saeb Erakat, at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials claim Erakat drove too quickly at a police officer and was shot in response, but his family says this is untrue and security footage has not been released. Erakat was left bleeding for over an hour without medical attention. His killing has been condemned by Palestinian officials and human rights groups, who accuse Israel of using excessive force and falsely justifying killings of Palestinians.

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    Israeli police shot and killed Ahmed Erakat, a 26-year-old Palestinian relative of prominent Palestinian politician Saeb Erakat, at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials claim Erakat drove too quickly at a police officer and was shot in response, but his family says this is untrue and security footage has not been released. Erakat was left bleeding for over an hour without medical attention. His killing has been condemned by Palestinian officials and human rights groups, who accuse Israel of using excessive force and falsely justifying killings of Palestinians.

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    Israeli police shot and killed Ahmed Erakat, a 26-year-old Palestinian relative of prominent Palestinian politician Saeb Erakat, at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials claim Erakat drove too quickly at a police officer and was shot in response, but his family says this is untrue and security footage has not been released. Erakat was left bleeding for over an hour without medical attention. His killing has been condemned by Palestinian officials and human rights groups, who accuse Israel of using excessive force and falsely justifying killings of Palestinians.

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    Israeli police shot and killed Ahmed Erakat, a 26-year-old Palestinian relative of prominent Palestinian politician Saeb Erakat, at an Israeli checkpoint in the occupied West Bank. Israeli officials claim Erakat drove too quickly at a police officer and was shot in response, but his family says this is untrue and security footage has not been released. Erakat was left bleeding for over an hour without medical attention. His killing has been condemned by Palestinian officials and human rights groups, who accuse Israel of using excessive force and falsely justifying killings of Palestinians.

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    #MUSLIMGIRLWOKE

    Ahmed Erakat, Cousin of Human


    Rights Attorney Noura Erakat, Shot
    Dead by Israeli Soldiers

    BY MALIYA NAZ

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    Israeli police have shot and killed Ahmed Erakat, a relative of


    prominent Palestinian politician Saeb Erakat at Occupied West Bank,
    leaving him to bleed out for more than an hour. Saeb Erakat, the
    secretary of the PLO’s executive committee, condemned Ahmed’s
    killing, and held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
    accountable.

    “Ahmed Erakat (26) was murdered in cold blood at the Wadi Al Nar
    road block, by Israeli occupying forces. They continue their lies and
    claim he tried to run over the soldiers. Netanyahu is responsible,” the
    Palestinian politician said on Twitter. According to relatives, Ahmed
    Erekat was running errands or his family on the day of his sister’s
    wedding when he was killed.

    Israeli officials claim Erekat was driving “too quickly” towards an Israeli
    police officer before being shot dead in response. They have not
    released any security video that can help clarify whether Erekat posed
    a threat or explained why he was not allowed medical attention after
    being mortally wounded. Erekat’s family say the claim that he
    deliberately attacked anyone is completely out of character, and makes
    no sense given he was looking forward to the family occasion.

    The brutal murder of Ahmed Erekat and every


    other Palestinian who has died at the hands of
    Israeli soldiers showcases what occupation is
    like in Palestine. Erekat’s murder embodies the
    meaning of militarized occupation. It has a power
    to turn a wedding party into a funeral.

    Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi called on the international


    community to take “concrete steps” to hold Israel accountable over
    Ahmad’s death. “Israel also attempted to slander Ahmad and excuse
    his murder. It is part of a tragically familiar pattern, where Israel
    habitually uses false pretexts that are all too familiar now to justify the
    murder of Palestinians by trigger happy soldiers,” Ahrawi said.

    Palestinians and human rights groups have also accused Israeli


    security forces of using excessive force, or in some cases opening fire
    at cars that merely lost control. The director of the Palestinian Red
    Crescent Society in Bethlehem confirmed that a soldier prevented
    Palestinian medical personnel from approaching the man, leaving him
    and to bleed, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

    Erekat’s cousin, Noura Erakat, who is a human rights attorney and


    assistant professor at Rutgers University, accused Israeli authorities of
    letting Ahmed bleed out, after footage emerged of him bleeding on the
    ground as a border police officer nearly steps over him, but declines to
    offer medical help.

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    “Ahmed Erekat, 27, beautiful young man. A son. A brother. Fiancée.


    My baby cousin,” she then wrote on Twitter, sharing his photos. “Israeli
    cowards shot him multiple times, left him to bleed for 1.5 hours and
    blamed him for his death. Tonight was his sister’s wedding, his was
    next month. We failed to protect him. I am so sorry,” she wrote.

    Many other innocent Palestinians have died under similar


    circumstances. These people’s deaths have not been investigated, and
    have often been lied about, claiming the victims behaved combatively.

    The brutal murder of Ahmed Erekat and every other Palestinian who
    has died at the hands of Israeli soldiers showcases what occupation is
    like in Palestine. Erekat’s murder embodies the meaning of militarized
    occupation. It has a power to turn a wedding party into a funeral.

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