Police do nothing as armed men raid East Jerusalem school
Student's father storms school with friends, holds more than 400 students and teachers at gunpoint.
By Nir Hasson Tags: Jerusalem Israel newsA school for boys in the East Jerusalem village of Kfar Akab went on strike on Wednesday after Israeli police failed to intervene as armed men stormed the premises on Tuesday.
Early Tuesday, an angry father of one of the students and his friends raided the building, armed with knives and guns. They attacked the principal and more than 400 students and the entire teaching staff hostage for more than three hours.
The father staged the assault because he claimed his son had been injured at the school due to the principles' negligence.
The parents' committee decided to close the school to protest the Israeli authorities' powerlessness in the event.
"This is the most natural thing a parent can do in this sort of situation," a member of the committee said, and added that "we are scared for our children's safety."
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Presumably, the reference is to one individual, not many, and I imagine he was the principal rather than an abstract concept.
But from just the bare facts given, it is interesting how Arabs in EJ do not want any Israeli authority there, yet look who gets blamed when the authority is absent?
would have started. The question here is on values not related to Jews or Arabs, Police and Middle East but respect of teachers and limits.
If he was, he would have been shot.
Why did the police not intervene? Were they notified? Can a serious newspaper either put the response from a police spokesperson, OR indicate that requests for comments from the police were not answered? Very unprofessional and weird.
What did the Police have to say? What did the father have to say? How can this story possibly have one side to it? This story is missing a lot of context.