Slippery Slope

The tires of five vehicles owned by Arabs were slashed in Kiryat Moshe neighbourhood in Jerusalem.

(Hebrew)

Five students from Jerusalem Yeshiva “Merkaz HaRav” assaulted two police detectives and sprayed them with tear gas while they were walking by the Yeshiva and talking among themselves in Arabic. (Haaretz)

(Hebrew – Haaretz)

A Palestinian vehicle was torched in Jerusalem’s Gat street.

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

Settlers destroyed products at a Palestinian owned store in Jerusalem’s old city.

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

The tires of five Palestinian owned vehicles were punctured in Jerusalem’s old city.

(Hebrew – HaKol HaYehudi)

Jerusalem District Police Commander, Major General Yossi Pariente, informed members of the Women of the Wall group that from now on they will be forbidden from saying the Kaddish at the Western Wall – in addition to the prohibitions on wrapping themselves in a Tallit and reading the Torah. (Jerusalem Post)

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Two female teachers, Revital Vokov and Suhad Abu Zamira who is an arab, were attacked on in Kiryat Moshe neighbourhood in jerusalem. The women were on their way to console a friend in mourning.

The owner of a vehicle which was parked illegally in Jerusalem assaulted an Arab parking inspector with punches and kicks to the head and ribs after the warden gave him a parking citation. Eyewitness accounts indicate that the assailant said to the Arab – Israeli “your uniform, you should wear with Hezbollah.” (BeHadrei Haredim)

(Hebrew – Reshet)

The Jerusalem Police has stated that the assault on an Arab woman near the light rail station in the city was racially motivated. According to the Police, the young women suspected of the assault met the woman by chance, asked her if she was an Arab, and when she replied that she was, they assaulted her. (Ynetnews)

(Hebrew – Ynet)

Data released by the Jerusalem Police District shows that in 2012 there were 56 “Price Tag” attacks, mainly targeting Arabs. In only 12 of the cases were suspects arrested, but charges were not filed against all of them. In comparison, during 2011, 28 “Price Tag” attacks were documented.

(Hebrew – Ynet)