Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Arabs who were protesting against a rally by ultranationalist Kahane supporters in the Israeli-Arab town of Umm el-Fahm on Wednesday, October 27th.
1,500 policeman, some of them undercover, escorted the rightwing Jews into Umm el-Fahm.
Demonstrators run away during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010 (photo: Oren Ziv)
Undercover Israeli police officers detain a protester during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010 (photo: Oren Ziv)
Undercover Israeli police officers detain a protester during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010 (photo: Oren Ziv)
Israeli policeman officer detain a protester during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010.
Demonstrators throw stones at Israeli police during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010.
A demonstrator runs inside a cloud of tear gas during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010.
A demonstrator hides behind a garbage cans during clashes in Umm el-Fahm October 27, 2010. (photo: Oren Ziv)
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Ben Israel
Although, as I “right-winger” I unequivocally condemn my fellow “right-wingers” who carried out this totally unnecessary provocation, wouldn’t it have been a refreshing change had the residents of Um el-Fahem greeted the demonstrators, not with rocks and bottles and riots, but with flowers and offers to sit and drink coffee and to discuss the differences between the two groups in a civilized manner, for a change? All that the residents did was reinforce most Israelis already negative image of them.
Noam Sheizaf
Are you serious? would you hand coffee to someone who publicly calls for you to be expelled, who views you as sub-human and thinks intermarriage should be banned by law (that’s what Kahane said)?
It’s not about political “differences”, but racism and persecution, and you don’t greet these with Baqlawah.
Ben Israel
Just a reminder–Muslim Sharia law prohibits Muslim women from marrying non-Muslim men (the opposite is permitted). The penalty is death by way of family-honor killings. So don’t just blame the Jews for “racism”.
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I bet they would never shoot at Jewish protestors…
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