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2021-12-04 Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Clashes Rock Arab Town in North Israel, Alleged Car-Rammer Killed
[An Nahar] A night of violence ignited when a man was shot and killed in an Arab town in northern Israel ended on Friday with police shooting and killing a man involved in an alleged car-ramming attack that maimed two officers, Israeli officials said.

The chaos in the town of Umm al-Fahm
...home base of the Islamic Movement - Northern Branch, the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel, so trouble is kind of baked into the local culture...
comes amid a wave of violent mostly peaceful crime in Israel's Arab community that shows no sign of abating, despite far-reaching action announced in recent months by Israeli authorities.

Armed festivities among residents erupted after a man was shot and killed earlier on Thursday. Israeli police and firefighters raced to the town as gunfire rang out and buildings were set ablaze.

Early Friday, paramilitary Border Police opened fire on a vehicle speeding toward them, fatally shooting one man and wounding the other in the car, who was arrested after receiving medical treatment, Border Police said. They said the two officers suffered light to moderate wounds.

They said a gun and ammunition were found in the car, and that the two men were suspected of involvement in violent mostly peaceful family disputes that have rocked Umm al-Fahm in recent months. Authorities said the car-ramming was not politically motivated.

Arab towns across Israel have seen a major escalation in violence in recent years driven by organized crime and family feuds. At least 117 Arabs have been killed in 2021, the highest number on record, according to the Abraham Initiatives, which promotes Jewish-Arab coexistence. The crime rate among Arabs far exceeds their 20% share of the population.
Posted by Fred 2021-12-04 00:00|| || Front Page|| [14 views ]  Top

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