Suspect arrested in Jerusalem in Yehudah Glick attack
Glick was severely beaten on Thursday when he visited the bereaved family of Iyad al-Halak, a Palestinian man who was shot by Border Police last Friday.
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFMK Yehuda Glick on the Temple Mount, December 23, 2018(photo credit: YEHUDA GLICK)
Police in Jerusalem arrested a suspect in Wadi Joz overnight Thursday who was involved in the attack on former MK Yehudah Glick, a police spokesperson announced. The suspect, 20, is being questioned in connection with the incident.Glick was severely beaten on Thursday when he visited the bereaved family of Iyad al-Halak, a Palestinian man who was shot by Border Police last Friday.Halak was autistic and, according to his family, had the mental capacity of a child.Glick was beaten when he left the bereaved family, who live in east Jerusalem, and taken to Shaarei Zedek Medical Center, N12 reported.The Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Aryeh Stern visited the mourning tent on Tuesday.The shooting of al-Halak led to wide condemnation across the country.
