Israeli Dies in Car Crash After Rock-Throwing Attack

[oberliner]

RAMALLAH, West Bank — A Jewish man died early Monday morning after attackers pelted the road he was driving on with rocks as he was returning home from a dinner celebrating Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, the Israeli authorities said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting to discuss rock-throwing, mostly by Palestinian youths.

The man was identified in local news reports as Alexander Levlovich, 64. His death was reported as the police and Palestinian youths clashed for a second day at Al Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, amid tensions over increased visits by Jews for Rosh Hashana. The two-day holiday began at sundown on Sunday.

A statement from the Israeli police said the assailants were throwing stones on Sunday night on a road that runs between a Palestinian and Jewish neighborhood in East Jerusalem. The police said the stone-throwing “led to a self-inflicted accident,” as the man lost control of the car and smashed into a pole.

Ynet, an Israeli news site, quoted a woman who said that she was a passenger in the car and that it crashed after being hit by a thrown object. The site did not name the woman.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/world/middleeast/israel-west-bank-violence.html?_r=0

[shenmue]

1. But rock throwing doesn't hurt anyone

I hear from so many Palestinian supporters.

[oberliner]

3. It is really despicable when people dismiss the serious consequences of rock throwing

This is not the first time it has led to someone getting killed, unfortunately.

[Little Tich]

2. Very sad.

I hope they get the one who did it.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. It is truly terrible. I'm sure that the Israeli Police will bring the attackers to justice.

[azurnoir]

5. well I hope they capture the assailant IF that's what happened -something NYT neglected to add

The Jerusalem Police is also investigating whether the driver suffered a heart problem during the incident, which led to him lose control over the vehicle. However, the testimonies collected on the incident point to the fact that Israeli cars were in fact attacked with stones in the area a short while before the lethal accident.

http://www.jerusalemonline.com/news/middle-east/israeli-palestinian-relations/israeli-stone-throwing-victim-died-of-his-injuries-15883

Police were also checking the possibility that the fatal accident was caused by the driver's medical condition

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http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Police-Stone-throwing-causes-accident-in-Jerusalem-one-seriously-wounded-416129

It was not clear whether Levlovitz died as a direct result of the wounds he suffered when he crashed or if he had a heart attack. His body was taken to the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/man-killed-in-jerusalem-rock-throwing-attack-named-as-alexander-levlovitz/

[shira]

6. Rocks are thrown at Jews & their cars every day in Israel. Not headline news, however....

Not news at all, really.

It's as if it never happens...