Oakland activist’s case to get another look

Israeli police will reopen the investigation into their shooting last year of Tristan Anderson, a pro-Palestinian activist from Oakland.

Anderson, reportedly a one-time tree-sitter in Berkeley, was critically injured in March 2009 when police hit him with a tear gas canister during a protest against Israel’s West Bank separation barrier.

The Justice Ministry closed the case earlier this year after police found there had been no criminal intent to harm Anderson. But Anderson’s Israeli attorneys filed an appeal, alleging grave flaws in the investigation, and a Justice Ministry spokesman said police have been asked to investigate selected aspects of the case.

Anderson, who suffered brain damage, recently left an Israeli hospital and returned to the United States. — ap