Published: 14 May 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Curfew imposed on mixed city of Lod after mob attacks by both sides; Arabs say they’ve reached boiling point; Netanyahu vows to restore order ‘with an iron fist’
Israel in chaos: Police arrest hundreds in Jewish-Arab violence across country (Jerusalem Post)
A Jewish citizen in his 30s was in critical condition after he was attacked by a mob of Arab demonstrators near Egged Square in the city of Acre. Police said he was attacked in his car by Arab Israeli protesters armed with sticks and stones.
Some 374 people were arrested throughout Israel following intense Jewish-Arab violence and riots that erupted across the country on Wednesday, amid the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
‘We’re watching a lynching’: Jewish crowd in Israel beats Arab man as country erupts in unrest (JTA)
'There's systematic expulsion of Arab society in Israel, and we've reached a boiling point' (Haaretz)
To understand the rage in the mixed Jewish-Arab cities, one has to look at social media
VIDEO: Violent clash between Jewish and Arab citizens in Israel (ABC)
As Arab street roils, Islamist party leader Abbas calls for calm (Ynet)
Ra'am head says rioting poses danger to 'extraordinary' young Arabs, urges an end to violence; other Arab MKs also plead for end to rioting, one blaming PM for seeking to cling to power at any cost
Lod: Armed settlers roam streets as mosque attacked and night curfew ordered (Middle East Eye)
The Palestinian-minority city, a symbol for many Palestinians, has been on edge after days of protest, fires, and the murder of a Palestinian protester.
