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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
In January, when Omar Assad was driving to his home in the occupied West Bank village of Jiljilya, where he had been spending his retirement for the past decade, he was unexpectedly stopped by Israeli soldiers. Hours later, he was found dead. His family, most of whom live in the United States, are demanding answers and an independent investigation for what appears to be a clear case of an unprovoked attack and the use of needless force. The case also raises questions about disparities in responses based on perpetrators and victims of such incidents. “Omar Assad was driving to his home in the W…