Jerusalem – Israeli Man Shot Dead Yelled ‘I Am ISIS’; Incident Captured On CCTV

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    Jerusalem – A Jewish Israeli man was shot and killed in a scuffle with Israeli soldiers who suspected he was a Palestinian attacker, police said Thursday, in a reflection of the jittery mood that has gripped Israelis amid a spate of near-daily stabbings.

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    Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said the shooting of the Israeli man in Jerusalem late Wednesday occurred after soldiers patrolling the area asked him to show his ID as he got off a bus.

    The man refused, scuffled with the soldiers and then attempted to seize one of their weapons. A private security guard nearby shot the man, and one soldier also opened fire, police said. The man later died of his wounds.

    Police said the soldiers had grown suspicious when the man, speaking in Hebrew, asked to see their IDs and proclaimed, “I am ISIS,” referring to the Islamic State militant group.

    “The soldiers had high suspicions that he was a terrorist,” Rosenfeld said. Police later identified the man as a 28-year-old Jewish resident of Jerusalem, without providing further details.

    Avraham Ben Haim told Channel 10 TV he was a friend of the man killed. He said the man was from the restive Russian region of Dagestan, worked as a security guard and was not stable.

    “I don’t know how fit he was to carry a gun,” he said.

    Grainy footage emerged Thursday showing the man scuffling with numerous people on the street before he was shot.


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    8 years ago

    It’s not necessary to publicise half-baked stories just because they appear to exonerate the police and military.

    More recent reports state exactly the opposite: that he was asked for his ID and got annoyed, exclaiming Do I look like Da’esh (ISIS)?. Because of his speech impediment and difficulty speaking Hebrew, the soldiers may not have understood him, but others did.

    There are bound to be several CCTV videos of the incident. It is prudent to wait a little before defaming a very unfortunate victim of terror.

    8 years ago

    Nebach, this man was mentally ill. Couldn’t the soldiers see that?