Israel’s military advocate general said that soldiers who left an elderly Palestinian-American man, Omar Asaad, to die in the open while tied up will not face criminal prosecution but will face disciplinary action. The man, Omar Asaad, 80, died at a makeshift checkpoint in his hometown of Jaljalia near Ramallah in the West Bank on January 12, 2022. Left to Die The soldiers left Asaad lying down while showing no signs of responding at a construction site, claiming they thought he had fallen
The Israeli military announced the soldiers involved in the death of Palestinian American Omar Asaad would not face criminal charges. Less than 1% of Israeli army probes result in the prosecution of soldiers.
These days there are debates about the state of free speech in America everywhere, often with a specific focus on campus free speech, but the topic of Palestine is rarely considered.