Shin Bet report: Rise in attacks against Arabs |
Shin Bet intelligence finds an increase in right-wing
attacks against Arabs -- from 18 in 2012 to 25 in 2013 • Report cites improved
measures to counter attacks, including detaining dozens of rightist activists
for questioning.
Shlomo Cesana
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Price-tag
offenses were not included in the annual Shin Bet security agency report
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Photo credit: Yitzhak
Barbi  |
The number of anti-Arab attacks by right-wing activists in
Israel rose from 18 in 2012 to 25 attacks in 2013, according to the annual Shin
Bet security agency report released this week.
The report revealed that four people had been injured in
2013 in right-wing attacks, as compared to six such injuries in 2012. No deaths
were recorded.
The report detailed efforts by the Shin Bet, Israel Police
and Israel Defense Forces to detain dozens of right-wing activists for
questioning over the past year, improving efforts to prevent future attacks.
Arrests were made on the basis of Shin Bet intelligence.
In 2013, 70 Jewish Israelis were indicted for harming Arab residents, whereas
only 46 such indictments were recorded in 2012. Last year, 13 administrative
restraining orders were also issued to restrict entry to Judea and Samaria.
The so-called "price-tag" offenses, pinpointed attacks by
right-wing activists, have been defined by the political leadership as "terror
incidents" and are not mentioned in the report. Classified as "incidents" rather
than "attacks," price-tag offenses fall under the authority of the Israel
Police.
Meanwhile, three young men in their 20s were arrested at
the Mughrabi Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday on suspicion of
planning a provocation at the controversial Temple Mount. During a search, the
men were found to be carrying Israeli flags in their bags, and one had even
hidden a flag in his underwear. The police believe the trio had planned to plant
the flags on the Temple Mount, in contravention of the site's rules. They were
released following questioning.
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