Deep seated Israeli paranoia and Islamophobia has backfired.
A Jewish man who said “Allahu Akbar” was assumed to be Muslim by a security guard (who has obviously watched way too much “Homeland”) and killed because the obvious conclusion was that he must be a “terrorist.”
Islamophobes jumped on this news story as a “terrorist” incident when it was first reported and the religious identity of the man who was killed was not revealed. Now they are all silent.
Israeli Jew killed by guard near Western Wall
BBC
Gunfire was heard on Friday morning at the wall – one of Judaism’s holiest sites where hundreds of worshippers were attending prayers at the time.
Police say the guard shot the man after hearing him shout “Allahu Akbar”.
The area, which is patrolled by armed guards, closed to visitors for about an hour but has now reopened.
The incident took place at about 07:40 local time (04:40 GMT) as the man emerged from a public toilet at the wall compound.
A police spokesman said the guard drew his weapon and fired a number of shots at the man after hearing him shout “Allahu Akbar” (God is great, in Arabic).
The man had his hands in his pockets at the time he was approached by the guard, the spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said.
The Western Wall is part of the retaining wall of the Temple Mount (known to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif), dating back to a time when a Jewish temple stood on the Mount.
Jews go to the Western Wall to pray and leave prayers on pieces of paper between its ancient stones.
The site and the area around it has in the past been a flashpoint for violence between Israelis and Palestinians.
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