Israeli Police Officer Killed in Terror Attack

Stand for Israel  |  July 17, 2022

This weekend, terror arrived once again to the Holy Land, taking the life of an Israeli hero. Algemeiner reports that Barak Meshulam, a 29-year-old police officer, was laid to rest today after he was killed by a teenage terrorist in a car-ramming terror attack:

Hundreds of people attended the funeral of an Israeli police officer who was fatally run over on Sunday, with a Palestinian teenager taken into custody in connection with the killing.

Israel Police Sergeant-Major Barak Meshulam, 29, was on duty at a police roadblock located north of Tel Aviv, between between Ra’anana and Kfar Saba, when he was struck by a car and killed in the early hours of Sunday…

Meshulam joined the force after completing his military service as a border police officer in 2014. He is survived by his wife Ariella, two young children, his parents, and two brothers.

“Our police officers risk their lives on a daily basis in order to protect all of our lives,” said Prime Minister Yair Lapid while sending condolences to the bereaved family…