Ben Avraham, born Samaah Zeitoun, for years sought to convert to honor his grandfather, Iyad al Zeitoun, who is believed to have rescued 25 Jews, including whole families, during the deadly 1929 Hebron riots.
It was the prime minister’s first comment on the killing of Iyad Halak, who was killed eight days ago by officers who thought he was armed with what turned out to be a cellphone.