Israel indicts settler over death of Palestinian activist who worked on No Other Land

Yinon Levy charged with manslaughter in first exception this decade to culture of impunity for Israelis who kill Palestinians in the occupied West Bank Prosecutors in Israel have indicted an extremist settler for shooting a Palestinian activist last July, the first attempt this decade to hold an Israeli responsible for killing a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank . Yinon Levy, who was under western sanctions, is charged with manslaughter over the death of Awdeh Hathaleen, an English teacher and peace activist. In his last moments, Hathaleen filmed the settler drawing his weapon and opening fire towards him. Hathaleen’s family said Levy should have been charged with first-degree murder over the well-documented attack in the village of Umm al-Khair. Israeli settlers and soldiers have killed more than 1,500 Palestinians this decade, according to rights group B’tselem .

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