Report: Police intelligence told to target Israeli Arabs joining social protests

Unlike the directives about Jewish demonstrators, which focus on rioters and anarchists, a directive issued to intelligence officers does not specify which type of Arab demonstrators police should watch out for.

By Ofra Edelman and Roy Arad | 02:17 29.06.12 |

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Police intelligence officers have been told to collect information about Israeli Arabs who join the social justice protests, Channel 10 reported last night. Police Commissioner Yohanan Danino issued a directive to the police top brass ordering them to document every "involvement of the Arab community in the protests."

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calling a spade a spade
- By Carol Scheller
- 01 Jul 2012
- 10:13AM
"Arab demonstrators" ? In Egypt or Sudan ? It is a question of Palestiinian Israelis who wish to criiticize their government's policies just like Jewish or non-Jewish and non-Palestinian Israelis.
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