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Saturday, December 27, 2008
Israeli Arabs react with violence to IDF operations in Gaza

Israeli Arabs react with violence to IDF operations in Gaza
By Haaretz Service Last update - 19:30 27/12/2008
www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1050412.html

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

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.

In the Shuafat refugee camp, hundreds of protestors threw rocks at security
forces.

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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