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Antisemitism in Acre is reminiscent of darker times - opinion These disturbing scenes are reminiscent of darker times in Jewish history, when we were powerless at the hands of our non-Jewish neighbors. Yair Kraus, May 13, 2022 May 11, 2021, was a watershed for Jewish-Arab relations in Israel, especially in my hometown of Acre. On that day, hundreds of Arab residents took to the streets, motivated by their hatred of Jews. They sought to murder, burn and destroy. These scenes were repeated in mixed cities throughout the country, such as Ramle and Lod. Living in Acre, I honestly feared for...

Like the New York Times with its roster of anti-Israel contributors, such as the anti-Israel post-Zionist Peter Beinart, the Washington Post favors op-ed contributors on Israel-Palestine who are very much on the side of the Palestinians. A recent example, featuring the Palestinian Mariam Barghouti, is reported on here: “Washington Post Publishes Op-Ed by Mariam Barghouti, Who Compared Israel to Nazi Germany,” by Rachel O’Donoghue, Algemeiner, April 1, 2022: It would appear that having a documented history that has included comparing Israel to Nazi Germany does not preclude one from offering their opinions on the editorial webpages of The Washington Post,...

The following is a very small number of indictments on racial grounds, out of so many attacks by Arabs on Jews. In Lod alone there were over 650 violent attacks on Jews reported by May 27, 2021. (See: Sara Ha'etzni-Cohen, "The prosecution's indifference is shocking," ILH, 05-28-2021) _________________________ ISRAELI POLICE ROUTINE: DISCRIMINATORY AGAINST JEWS IN RUSHING WITH 'RACIST MOTIVE' CHARGE Honenu: Racist motive... The Honenu organization claims that the police are in a hurry to attach a "racist motive" to the attack on Arabs... and rarely do so in the opposite cases. Shlomo Piotrkowski, INN, Oct 20, 2014. https://www.inn.co.il/news/285738 ________________...

BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 2,027, May 13, 2021 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The explosion of mass violence by Israeli Arabs against their fellow Jewish citizens is nothing short of a religious war and has to be treated as such. When synagogues and religious seminaries are torched, it is a religious war. When Torah scrolls are desecrated, it is a religious war. When cars are torched only after verification that they belong to Jews, it is a religious war. When Jewish drivers and passengers are dragged from their cars to the shouts of “Allah Akbar” and beaten up, it is a religious...

Israeli Arabs continue to cause mayhem in Arab-Jewish towns, though in Lod itself the Border Police have helped to bring some semblance, not of calm, for there can no longer be calm after what the marauding Arab mobs did to the homes, shops, synagogues of their Jewish neighbors — but order. A report on the latest developments in this struggle by Israeli authorities to suppress the mob violence in mixed cities is here: “Riots Intensify in Lod, Acre and Other Jewish-Arab Cities, as Rivlin Condemns ‘Brutal Assault on Shared Existence in Israel,’” by Sharon Wrobel, Algemeiner, May 12, 2021: Israel’s...

Against the background of the escalation in the south and the riots in Jerusalem, which led to riots by Israeli Arabs in the country, residents of cities that are currently living peacefully alongside their Arab neighbors, talk about the damage to the delicate fabric of relations Sigal Ben David 12/05/2021 12:02 [ Tags: Israeli Arabs / escalation in the south] Erez Bar, a resident of the Jezreel Valley, returned from his work in Carmiel on the same routine route on Tuesday. This time, however, dozens of young Arabs stood on the road to the village of Manda, huddled around his...

[Tags: Israel, Terrorism, Israeli Arabs] [Police officers protect a synagogue in Ramle during the Ramadan Riots. May 10, 2021] Muslim mobs attacked Jewish targets in the city of Lod on Monday night, in an apparent show of solidarity with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, leaving behind scenes reminiscent of Nazi Germany in the 1930s. As part of the attacks, the rioters pillaged synagogues, ransacked the houses of prayer and desecrated the Torah scrolls. In addition, they attacked Jewish schools in the city... Mayor of Lod Yair Revivo stated Tuesday that it was a "sad morning for all of us in...

A terrorist attack in the central Israel city of Ramle could have ended in tragedy Friday. A local Arab man hurled a firebomb at a car as a woman and her young children sat inside. The attempt to burn the car was thwarted when the father of the family, Dvir Koula, appeared in time to put out the flames before they could ignite the vehicle. Suspects have been arrested in the attack. The Koula family is part of the local Garin Torani (Torah nucleus group), a group of religious-Zionist families that lives in the city and works to bolster Jewish...

Arab terrorism targeting Jews in Ramle is on the rise, but local residents say police are afraid to confront local Arabs and deal with the problem. Shortly after the car of a local religious school principal was torched on Thursday there was also a fire a nearby synagogue in the heart of the al-Grebe neighborhood in Ramle. The synagogue is located in a private house in the alley next to Jabotinsky Street, one of the main streets the city. It is headed by Rabbi Rafael Sheli, who is responsible for much of the Jewish outreach in Ramle. "The synagogue in...

(IsraelNN.com) Two Jewish children ages nine and ten were attacked and beaten by two Arab teenagers last Friday in Ramle. The teens attacked the younger boy as the two made their way home from school, and attacked the older child when he attempted to help his younger brother. The two managed to run away. Both suffered injuries to their faces and limbs, and paramedics found traces of blood in one of the boys’ urine. The boys’ father filed a report with police. Neighbors who witnessed the attack from a distance said the attackers were two Arab Christian teens, both of...

Police suspect family members killed 22-year-old pregnant woman found shot in Ramle, for `dishonoring them` (Army Radio)