Fire department: ‘Price tag’ victim must pay for extinguishing torched car

One Palestinian citizen of Israel will have to pay NIS 1,500 ($420) for being the victim of a so-called “price tag” attack, Ynet reports. After his car was torched and racist graffiti spray-painted nearby, the fire department sent him a bill for extinguishing his burning car.

There is something inherently troubling about charging for emergency services like firefighting and policing (beyond taxes paid), but that is nothing unique to Israel. What is most problematic is charging the victims of hate crimes.