Arabs clash with Israeli police
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October 28, 2010, Thursday
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ISRAELI police yesterday fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse Arabs who were protesting against a rally by ultranationalist Jews in an Israeli-Arab town.
Riot police, some on horesback, charged at 200 Arabs who threw stones at them before retreating, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Ten masked Arabs were arrested.
About 30 Jewish demonstrators had traveled from Jerusalem to Umm el-Fahm in northern Israel, the seat of an Islamic movement whose leader, Sheikh Raed Salah, says Israel endangers Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. The right-wing group held a brief rally and then were escorted away on buses by police.
The Jewish demonstrators want Israeli authorities to outlaw Salah's movement. One leader said that as Umm el-Fahm was a part of the Jewish state, they had the right to march there unhindered.
Hassan Sammalah, an Umm el-Fahm resident, accused the Jewish demonstrators of seeking the expulsion of Israel's Arab minority, which makes up 20 percent of the population.
"Their goal is to initiate a situation where they can transfer the Arabs out of Israel to Lebanon or Jordan, not even to the West Bank," Sammalah said.
Police said they moved against the Arab protesters to prevent violence between residents and the marchers.
Riot police, some on horesback, charged at 200 Arabs who threw stones at them before retreating, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. Ten masked Arabs were arrested.
About 30 Jewish demonstrators had traveled from Jerusalem to Umm el-Fahm in northern Israel, the seat of an Islamic movement whose leader, Sheikh Raed Salah, says Israel endangers Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem. The right-wing group held a brief rally and then were escorted away on buses by police.
The Jewish demonstrators want Israeli authorities to outlaw Salah's movement. One leader said that as Umm el-Fahm was a part of the Jewish state, they had the right to march there unhindered.
Hassan Sammalah, an Umm el-Fahm resident, accused the Jewish demonstrators of seeking the expulsion of Israel's Arab minority, which makes up 20 percent of the population.
"Their goal is to initiate a situation where they can transfer the Arabs out of Israel to Lebanon or Jordan, not even to the West Bank," Sammalah said.
Police said they moved against the Arab protesters to prevent violence between residents and the marchers.
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