Death of Asel Asleh The death of Asel Asleh occurred on 2 October 2000 when an Arab citizen of Israel and peace activist was killed at the onset of the Second Intifada by the Israel security forces . Asleh was 17 years old at the time of his death . Background . Asel Asleh ( 6 May 1983 – 2 October 2000 ) was from the village of Arraba in the Lower Galilee . He had been a member of the international conflict resolution organization Seeds of Peace since 1997 . Prior to his death , Asleh described himself as a " a Palestinian - Israeli " . He had many Jewish friends and was killed while wearing the Seeds of Peace t - shirt . Killing . Asleh attended a protest in his village on 2 October . Trying to disperse the protest , an Israeli Security Forces unit shot tear - gas and live ammunition at the protesters . The precise actions which led to the death of Asleh were unclear ; the police officers stated that they did not know how he was killed , while his cousin said that he had seen a gun pointed at Asleh and then he heard three shots . A physician who treated the youth commented that Asleh was shot in the neck at point - blank range , and that crucial time had been lost when the police delayed the arrival of an ambulance . Officers said he was shot when they found him lying in the oil grove . Eventually , Asleh died at Nahariya Hospital . The examination by the Or Commission reached a very advanced stage but ended when the Asleh family refused to allow the exhumation of Asel ' s body to extract the bullets which killed Asleh for tests . Or Commission , the October 2000 events and further investigations . Including Asleh , 13 Arab citizens of Israels were killed . Asel ' s father successfully led a campaign to investigate the death of his son and others killed in October 2000 . Subsequently , the October 2000 events were investigated by the Israeli - government appointed Or Commission . The Or Commission heavily condemned Israeli police for being unprepared for the protests and possibly using excessive force to disperse the protesters . Asel ' s father , Hassan , is head of the Committee of the Victims ’ Families , which has sought to keep pressure on the official responsible for the death of Asleh and the other twelve killed in October 2000 . In October 2006 , Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that the main suspect in Asleh ' s killing refused a lie detector test six times . On October 24 , 2000 , three weeks after Asleh ' s death , United Kingdom MP Richard Burden opened a debate on the Israeli - Palestinian conflict by noting Asleh ' s recent death and the lack of autopsy and investigation to that point . Further protests . In February 2008 , members of Seeds of Peace led a protest in front of Israel ' s Ministry of Justice demanding that it reopen the investigation into the October 2000 events , specifically the death of former Seed Asleh . The protesters also sent letters to Attorney General Menahem Mazuz and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert asking if the victims had been Jews if the case would be reopened . On September 30 , 2010 , 6 , 000 Arab citizens of Israel and supporters led a procession marking the 10 year anniversary of Asleh and the 12 other Arabs killed in October 2000 . The protesters called officials to try the police officers allegedly responsible for the killings . MK Ahmad Tibi said " These past 10 years have been filled with anger and pain for the victims ' families , and for the general Arab public . They represent a black mark on the history of the State of Israel , " On 1 October , the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee declared a one day strike to commemorate the youth .