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Israeli Arabs react with violence to IDF operations in Gaza
By Haaretz Service
Tags: IDF, Israel News, Gaza Strip 

Israeli Arabs on Saturday protested Israel Defense Forces attacks in the Gaza Strip, with demonstrations and clashes with police breaking out in communities throughout Israel.

In East Jerusalem, a police officer was lightly hurt by an Israeli Arab who hit him with his car. The driver, who has a criminal record, was arrested by police shortly thereafter.

On Salah-a-Din Street in East Jerusalem, dozens of youths lit dumpsters and hurled stones at police. One assailant was arrested by police at the scene.
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In the Shuafat refugee camp, hundreds of Palestinian protestors threw rocks at security forces.

In the West Bank settlement of Beitar Illit, a three-year-old boy was lightly hurt after he was hit in the eye by a rock thrower.

In the Bedouin village of Rahat in the Negev, around 400 residents protested the attacks, while mosques throughout the town broadcast prayers of mourning.

Hadash, the predominantly Arab leftist party, will stage a demonstration on Saturday in Nazareth to protest the IAF operations in Gaza. Hadash chairman Mohammed Barakeh called on the government "to immediately halt the crime in the Gaza Strip."

"Escalation will not bring quiet and calm," Barakeh said. "It is inconceivable for the Palestinian people in Gaza to live between starvation and bombardment. The government and the defense minister are trying to gain political capital in an election period on account of the bloodletting of the Palestinian people."

MK Jamal Zahalka, who is the chairman of the Balad faction, called for Defense Minister Ehud Barak to be tried for "war crimes" in Gaza.

"Barak is trying to win votes in exchange for Palestinian blood," he said.

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      1.   Whatever 17:35  |  fedup 27/12/08
      2.   until israel arabs demonstrate against hamas rockets they will 17:45  |  ralph 27/12/08
      3.   These guys could have helped to avoid this Israeli operation 18:01  |  Lee 27/12/08
      4.   Pick Your Loyalties! 18:02  |  Bill Foonman 27/12/08
      5.   West Bank Should Protest by Driving Out Invaders 19:12  |  Reader 27/12/08
      6.   IAF STRIKE ON HAMAS 19:19  |  FROM MUMBAI WITH JOY 27/12/08
      7.   Barak guilty of war crimes 19:27  |  PATRICK RIORDAN 27/12/08
      8.   for Israeli Arabs, defending Israeli civilians, is a "war crime" 19:27  |  Brad 27/12/08
      9.   lets stop with the slogans and think about this 19:30  |  peace student 27/12/08
      10.   Gazans most powerful tool not even used... 19:43  |  mea 27/12/08
      11.   They are the indigenous people and they don`t have to "pick" 20:02  |  deborah 27/12/08
      12.   Beitar Illit is not in Israel 20:07  |  Palestinian Brit 27/12/08
      13.   Israeli Arabs 20:58  |  Fahmi Natour 27/12/08
      14.   call it what it is,rioting,and they shouldn`t be allowed to do it 20:59  |  terrornator 27/12/08
      15.   fifth column 22:15  |  Yaakov Hillel 27/12/08
      16.   That`s true too 00:07  |  Colin Wright 28/12/08
      17.   Leftie Esther from TA is going to support them 00:24  |  Absolute Sweden 28/12/08
      18.   Palestinian Brit - " Beitar Illit is not in Israel " 00:25  |  17 28/12/08
      19.   Israeli Arabs; why were you silent when rockets flew to Israel? 00:31  |  Alicia 28/12/08
      20.   Living a double life 00:36  |  Sam C 28/12/08
      21.   Israeli Arabs 00:40  |  Barrie 28/12/08
      22.   Israeli Arabs 00:43  |  Kirk 28/12/08
      23.   not israeli arabs 00:53  |  daniel 28/12/08
      24.   isreal has done everything 00:53  |  yuval 28/12/08
      25.   Capital Punishment for Arab Criminals 01:02  |  Dav Lev 28/12/08
      26.   Fifth Column 01:12  |  Common sense 28/12/08
      27.   Choose the Loyalty Carefully 01:19  |  Scott L. Havsy 28/12/08
      28.   SEND THEM TO DEMONSTRATE IN GAZA 01:20  |  ANUAR AL SADAT 28/12/08
      29.   #6 FAHMI NATOUR - YOU MET THE POINT 01:23  |  DISRAELI 28/12/08
      30.   react with violence 01:27  |  Shmuelshachor 28/12/08
      31.   To Palestinians living in Israel: pack up you are about to leave. 01:47  |  Moshe 28/12/08
      32.   Arabs Take NO responsibility 01:56  |  marat 28/12/08
      33.   fifth column of nonsense 02:02  |  Make Mine Baloney 28/12/08
      34.   Blind to Arab Racism 02:30  |  David JFeiger 28/12/08
      35.   Fahmi I agree with you. 02:45  |  Jane 28/12/08
      36.   Any israeli arab arrested 02:56  |  real vision 28/12/08
      37.   #6 absolutely right 03:04  |  real vision 28/12/08
      38.   Fahmi Natour 6 03:16  |  alan 28/12/08
      39.   RE: Fahmi Natour 05:40  |  judith 28/12/08
      40.   #6 Fahmi - right on, brother 06:25  |  Proud Secular Jew 28/12/08
      41.   Good chance to eliminate these traitors 06:30  |  Deepak 28/12/08
      42.   Typical Behavior, So Punish Them 07:06  |  UsedToPostHere 28/12/08
      43.   re: Palestinian Brit 07:07  |  UsedToPostHere 28/12/08
      44.   Israeli Arabs??? whatever 07:11  |  larry 28/12/08
      45.   What The Pals Want 07:56  |  Brad 28/12/08
      46.   Palestinian Brit 08:01  |  Brad 28/12/08
      47.   Poor Israel, your clock is ticking with every bullit in an Arab 08:32  |  American 28/12/08
      48.   #8. Israel`s birth brought misery to the Arab world. 08:37  |  American 28/12/08
      49.   shocking behavior of israeli arabs 08:56  |  vicky singh 28/12/08
      50.   Israeli Arabs 09:00  |  sharon 28/12/08
      51.   Yakov Hillel 09:10  |  sharon 28/12/08
      52.   Stop the outrageous behavior of the ?Israeli? Arabs. 09:20  |  Jean Van Daem 28/12/08
      53.   American - Israel knows that.... 09:38  |  Palestinian Brit 28/12/08
      54.   Israeli Arabs ARE Palestinians - what do you expect? 09:43  |  Palestinian Brit 28/12/08
      55.   Yakov- why not move out of range? 09:49  |  Palestinian Brit 28/12/08
      56.   Natour 10:15  |  JEW not ISREAL 28/12/08
      57.   The Ignorance on this Talkback! 12:23  |  Ana 28/12/08
      58.   hello? did anyone actually read this???? 13:19  |  um... 28/12/08
      59.   13 Fahmi 15:35  |  Jose Marcio 28/12/08
      60.   Peace student and rights 08:30  |  SDHD 29/12/08
      61.   Oh, the silly lies Palestinian Brit tells 08:33  |  SDHD 29/12/08
      62.   Palestinian Brit and moving out of range 08:34  |  SDHD 29/12/08
      63.   israeli Arabs 04:25  |  William Fraser 30/12/08
      64.   Please leave if you don`t like it. 17:47  |  Real Patriot 30/12/08
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