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Women's rights group: Arab 'honor' killings claim 9 victims in 2005
By Itim

Some nine Israeli Arab women have been murdered by family members in "honor killings" since the beginning of the year, the Women Against Violence organization said Wednesday.

The organization presented statistics showing that "honor killings" - instances in which women considered to have broken social codes and shamed their family's honor are murdered by family members - are gaining social acceptance in the Arab sector.

Such crimes are only "the tip of the iceberg" in the number of violent assaults on women in the Arab sector, the rights group said.
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The group is organizing a protest in Shfaram, the site of the last such "honor killing," scheduled to take place this Friday.

Shfaram's Samar Hasan, 23, was allegedly murdered by her father and uncles, who are Christian, because she was living with a Muslim man.

Women Against Violence called on Israeli Arab leaders to condemn violence aimed at women
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