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Palestinian resident of Lydd, Amad Abu Sharah, after he was attacked in the early hours of the morning, allegedly by religious Jews. (photo: ledawy.net)

Palestinian citizen attacked in suspected hate crime

Amad Abu Sharah was walking home from morning prayers when he was allegedly jumped by a group of men with sticks. (See update below) Amad Abu Sharah, a Palestinian citizen and activist from Lydd (Lod in Hebrew), was attacked in the early hours of Sunday morning at the entrance to his house on his way…

By Samah Salaime August 2, 2015

Graffiti sprayed on Jerusalem's bilingual school reads: "There is no coexistence with a cancer." (photo: Jerusalem Firefighters)

Jerusalem mixed school set on fire in apparent arson attack

The largest Arab-Jewish educational institution in Israel has been targeted several times in the past. Jerusalem’s bilingual Arab-Jewish school was set on fire Saturday night, and hate speech was sprayed on its walls with the messages: “Kahane was right” and “There is no coexistence with cancer.” One classroom was totally consumed while another was partially…

By Mairav Zonszein November 29, 2014

A man inspects Qurans damaged in a suspected arson hate crime against a mosque in the West Bank village of Al Mughayir, November 12, 2014. (Photo by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: W. Bank mosque, Qurans set on fire in suspected hate crime

‘This is a direct continuation of Israeli policy at Al Aqsa [Mosque],’ one resident of Al Mughayir says. New data shows that since establishment of a special police unit to tackle settler attacks, the number of failed investigations has actually increased. Text by Oren Ziv and Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man Photos by Oren Ziv/Activestills.org A mosque in the…

By Activestills November 12, 2014

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(photo: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Settler violence: Think of it like burning down a Jewish business

When violent hate crimes happen so often they become a non-story. Imagine a series of attacks on shops and businesses in your city. Every night, a gang of hooligans breaks windows, damages goods and sets fire to a different store. Now imagine that this same gang only targets businesses owned by a specific group of…

By Edo Konrad October 29, 2013

Arsonist-assister Haim Mula (center) confronting anti-racism activist (Oren Ziv / Activestills)

Suspect in arson of asylum seeker homes reaches plea deal with no jail time

Haim Mula, a resident of the Shapira neighborhood in south Tel Aviv who was arrested last April in connection with the nighttime arson attack of several African asylum seeker homes and one kindergarten in his neighborhood, has signed a plea bargain that exempts him from jail time. Mula, 20, was originally accused of committing the…

By Haggai Matar December 24, 2012

"Death to Arabs" graffiti (Lisa Goldman)

Palestinian youth beaten unconscious in attempted J’lem ‘lynch’

In the last 24 hours, two near-fatal attacks were committed against Palestinians, one a suspected terror attack, the other a suspected attempted lynch – both allegedly committed by Israeli Jews. Haaretz was the only website (both Hebrew and English) to put the suspected lynch as a top story, while all the other major news sites…

By Mairav Zonszein August 17, 2012

A molotov cocktails used in the attack on asylum seekers (Oren Ziv / Activsetills)

Israeli arrested on suspicion of arson of asylum seekers’ homes

A 20-year-old Israeli from south Tel Aviv has been arrested last night in connection to the arson attacks on four asylum seekers’ houses and one kindergarten. Police says the young man is suspected of having committed the attacks on racist grounds, in an attempt to force non-Israeli residents out of the neighborhood. The suspect will be…

By Haggai Matar April 28, 2012

24-year-old Palestinian Hussam Rwidy was killed in Jerusalem in a hate crime. Photo: Flickr.com

Did Israeli media sideline racist motives in killing of Arab youth?

Amid the revolutionary cheer that was emanating from Egypt last week, a group of Israeli Jews attacked and killed a Palestinian in the heart of West Jerusalem. 24-year-old Palestinian Hussam Rwidy was killed by a group of nationalist Jewish youth screaming “death to Arabs” as he was walking home from work. The Israeli government quickly…

By Joseph Dana February 23, 2011