PHOTOS: Clashes follow funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American

Orwah Hammad, the second American minor to be killed beyond the Green Line last week, was shot by Israeli soldiers. Thousands turn out for his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad. In East Jerusalem Palestinians hold symbolic funeral for the man who ran down and killed an Israeli-American baby.

Palestinians shout slogans as they carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians shout slogans as they carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Thousands of people attended the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad in the West Bank village of Silwad on Sunday.

Hammad was shot and killed by an Israeli soldier on Friday. His family told the AP that he was with a group of youths who were throwing stones at soldiers. Israel claims the teenager was about to throw a Molotov cocktail at Israeli traffic on a West Bank highway.

The funeral was postponed until Sunday to allow Hammad’s father to arrive from New Orleans. The U.S. State Department last week called for a “speedy and transparent” investigation into the boy’s death.

Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Women mourn as Palestinians carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Women mourn as Palestinians carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad at his funeral in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians pray at the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad, in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians pray at the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad, in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

The 14-year-old was the second American citizen to be killed beyond the Green Line last week. Three-month-old Israeli-American Chaya Zissel Braun was killed in an attack at an East Jerusalem light rail station Wednesday night.

A week earlier, Israeli troops shot and killed 12-year-old Palestinian Bahaa Samir Badr in the West Bank village of Beit Laqiya under nearly identical circumstances as Hammad’s death. His family on Sunday said they have video proving Badr was not involved in throwing Molotov cocktails or stones when Israeli soldiers shot him, according to Haaretz. The video has not been released publicly.

Clashes broke out between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers in Silwad following Hammad’s funeral Sunday afternoon.

A Palestinian youth is seen during clashes with the Israeli army following the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian youth is seen during clashes with the Israeli army following the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
An Israeli sniper aims his weapon at Palestinian youths during clashes with the Israeli army following the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
An Israeli sniper aims his weapon at Palestinian youths during clashes with the Israeli army following the funeral of 14-year-old Palestinian-American Orwah Hammad in the West Bank village of Silwad, October 26, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

In the Silwan neighborhood of East Jerusalem Sunday evening, Palestinians held a symbolic funeral march for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed Chaya Zissel Braun and another woman with his car last week. Israeli police were still holding Shaloudy’s body and put restrictions on the number of participants and location of his funeral.

Shaloudy was shot by an Israeli policeman while trying to flee the scene of the attack and later died of his wounds.

Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan carry an empty coffin during a symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan carry an empty coffin during a symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Police disperse a march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Palestinians carried an empty coffin in the symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Police disperse a march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Palestinians carried an empty coffin in the symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Police arrest a Palestinian youth as they disperse a march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Palestinians carried an empty coffin in the symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Police arrest a Palestinian youth as they disperse a march in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan. Palestinians carried an empty coffin in the symbolic funeral for Abdelrahman Shaloudy, who killed a baby and another woman in Jerusalem after he rammed his vehicle into pedestrians, October 26, 2014. Shaludi died of his injuries after he was shot by police while trying to flee the scene. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

 

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