• Young Arab-Israeli boys mourn the death of Kheir Hamdan.
    Young Arab-Israeli boys mourn the death of Kheir Hamdan.
  • Yasmeen Hamdan, 28, wraps eight-year-old Mohammed’s head and face in a keffiyeh. She said after the death of her cousin Kheir Hamdan, she hopes Mohammed will also become a shaheed — or martyr.
    Yasmeen Hamdan, 28, wraps eight-year-old Mohammed’s head and face in a keffiyeh. She said after the death of her cousin Kheir Hamdan, she hopes Mohammed will also become a shaheed — or martyr.
  • Arab women from different areas of Jerusalem hold Palestinian flags as they marched in solidarity towards the home of Kheir Hamdan in Kfar Kana.
    Arab women from different areas of Jerusalem hold Palestinian flags as they marched in solidarity towards the home of Kheir Hamdan in Kfar Kana.
  • Rauf Lotfi Hamdan, 50, the father of Kheir Hamdan is comforted by Father Saleh Salman and Sheikh Samir Mohammed Asi from Akko as they came to pay their respects to the family of Kheir. Sheikh Asi said, ‘We are Muslims and Christians here together, we are all Arabs. We are all hurt.’
    Rauf Lotfi Hamdan, 50, the father of Kheir Hamdan is comforted by Father Saleh Salman and Sheikh Samir Mohammed Asi from Akko as they came to pay their respects to the family of Kheir. Sheikh Asi said, ‘We are Muslims and Christians here together, we are all Arabs. We are all hurt.’
  • Israeli Arab boys, some wearing black masks and others waving the Palestinian flag, as family members and friends gathered at the Kheir’s home.
    Israeli Arab boys, some wearing black masks and others waving the Palestinian flag, as family members and friends gathered at the Kheir’s home.
  • Mohammed Hamdan, a cousin of Kheir Hamdan shows his tattoo that reads ‘freedom’ as he stands near a poster of the Al Aqsa Mosque. ‘The police are aggressive all the time. Arabs have no rights, if you want to have rights you have to leave the country,’ said Mohammed.
    Mohammed Hamdan, a cousin of Kheir Hamdan shows his tattoo that reads ‘freedom’ as he stands near a poster of the Al Aqsa Mosque. ‘The police are aggressive all the time. Arabs have no rights, if you want to have rights you have to leave the country,’ said Mohammed.
  • Jerusalem activist Ranya Hatem, 38, from Mount of Olives, holds a poster of Kheir Hamdan in Kfar Kana November 10,2014. The women and men came from the different neighbourhoods of Jerusalem to show their support to the family of Kheir.
    Jerusalem activist Ranya Hatem, 38, from Mount of Olives, holds a poster of Kheir Hamdan in Kfar Kana November 10,2014. The women and men came from the different neighbourhoods of Jerusalem to show their support to the family of Kheir.

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Family’s anger over Arab killing by Israeli police - in pictures

Rob Gurdebeke

November 11, 2014

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The shooting death of a 22-year-old Arab-Israeli Kheir Hamdan in Kfar Kana sparked a series of riots and demonstrations across Israel on the weekend. The National speaks to the young man’s family. All photos by Heidi Levine for The National

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