In commenting on the recent tumult over police action at the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu-Akleh, Israel Police has related that plans for the funeral procession were coordinated in advance by the Israel Police together with the Abu-Akleh family.
On Friday, about 300 rioters arrived at Saint Joseph hospital in Yerushalayim and prevented the family members from loading the coffin onto the hearse to travel to the cemetery as had been planned and coordinated with the family in advance. Instead, the mob threatened the driver of the hearse and then proceeded to carry the coffin on an unplanned procession to the cemetery by foot.
Israel Police instructed that the coffin be returned to the hearse, as did the EU ambassador and Abu-Akleh’s own family, but the mob refused.
Israel Police intervened to disperse the mob and prevent them from taking the coffin, so that the funeral could proceed as planned in accordance with the wishes of the family.
During the riot that was instigated by the mob, glass bottles and other objects were thrown, resulting in the injury of both mourners and police officers.
That’s the real story.
But don’t expect to hear and read that from the mainstream media, the United Nations reps, or Al Jazeera.
{Matzav.com Israel}
Where is the video statment from the family? Spin-rofeh at work big times!!
TZIONISHT canut be bulieved evr.
If only this report could be made known to the BBC and the British government. It was horrible to hear them this afternoon condemning Israel on the funeral even though the Government generally agreed that the murder itself should be investigated independently.
Please quote a source for this.It makes it easier to share it and publicise.
What the mob did was not right.
Thanks, Matzav. I had seen this report, and I’m happy you reported it. And your your correct, “Don’t don’t expect to hear and read that from the mainstream media, the United Nations reps, or Al Jazeera.” Expect, instead, for the so called UN Rights Commissioner to condemn Israel and to demand that Israel be punished!
Please don’t confuse us with the facts. It ruins our narrative.