Tag Archive for price tag

| July 31, 2015
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Palestinian toddler dies, family hospitalized in ‘price tag’ arson attack

view videoWith child dead & another hospitalized with his parents, security services searching for perpetrator of horrific terrorist act.
– Hamas calls for ‘Day of Rage’.
– Thousands of IDF troops deployed to maintain order.
– WATCH: PM Netanyahu condemns ‘clear terrorist attack’. (UPDATED)
– Abbas: We will take this war crime to the ICC. 

By Elior Levy, Yoav Zitun, Itay Blumenthal

 

A fire in the West Bank suspected to have been set by Jewish extremists killed an 18-month-old Palestinian child and critically wounded a four-year-old brother and both parents on Friday, Israeli security officials said.

Ali Dawabsheh, the baby killed in the fire, and the damaged home

The walls outside the houses were sprayed with “Long live Messiah the king” and “Revenge “.

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| May 8, 2014
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Christian Youths Respond With Act of Kindness to Jewish Vandalism

 

Group of Arab youths in Galilee Christian village restore ancient synagogue in response to escalating vandalism by radical religious Jewish youths to “show that there is a better way.”

By David Lazarus

 

Dozens of Arab youth have made a most unexpected and surprising response to “price tag” hate crimes — they restored the ancient Jewish synagogue in their town. Youth from the Arab Christian town Shefaram in the Galilee renovated the 250-year-old synagogue in order to “show that there is a better way.”

Arab Youth Respond With Act of Love to Jewish Vandalism

Organizers of the synagogue renovation project, which included Arab and Jewish youth, want the government to take action against the “price tag” criminals. Continue Reading »

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| March 24, 2014
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‘Price Tag’ Attack: Tires of 34 cars punctured in East Jerusalem neighborhood

 

After 2 Israel Policemen were hospitalized from an unprovoked Arab rock-throwing mob at Rachel’s Tomb yesterday, a ‘price tag’ (pay-back) attack in Jerusalem’s Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina was discovered early this  morning.

By Noam (Dabul) Dvir

 

The tires of 34 vehicles in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina were punctured overnight Sunday, and the writing “Goyim in the country = enemies” was sprayed in Hebrew on a bus.

Graffiti that says 'Goyim in the country = enemies'

Graffiti that says ‘Goyim in the country = enemies’

Police opened an investigation into the alleged “price tag” incident.

This is not the first time a “price tag” attack strikes the neighborhood. Continue Reading »

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| January 11, 2014
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Pricetag: IDF commanding officer in Samaria Brigade finds his tires slashed

 

IDF General Yoav Yarom found his car was vandalized after a meeting with Yitzhar settlement representatives on recent friction between settlers and the Palestinian.

By Yoav Zitun

 

The commanding officer of the Regional Samaria Brigade, Brig. Gen. Yoav Yarom, had his car tires slashed while meeting with the head of the West Bank settlement of Yitzhar on Friday.

The commanding officer's punctured tires

The commanding officer’s punctured tires

Yarom was meeting with representatives of the Nablus-adjacent settlement to discuss the recent friction in the last week between settlers and Palestinians near Yitzhar. After the meeting he returned to his jeep, which was parked inside the settlement, and found his tires were punctured. Continue Reading »

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| January 7, 2014
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13 Israeli Civilians Bound & Beaten in Arab Village

A Dozen Jews abducted, tied up & beaten senseless, according to one of the injured. ‘They tied our hands & legs, then beat us cruelly’.

By Maayana Miskin

 

Dozens of Jewish men were abducted and beaten in a mob attack in the Binyamin region on Tuesday afternoon. The men were set upon by an Arab mob, chased down, tied up and beaten senseless.

One of the men told Arutz Sheva about the vicious attack. The men were attacked as they were walking from the Jewish village of Esh Kodesh to the nearby Givat Hayovel.

Suddenly, they were set upon by an Arab mob, he said. Continue Reading »

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| December 23, 2013
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Christians, Jews & Muslims rally in Jerusalem against price tag attacks

Grassroots interfaith group calls price tags attacks “cancer,” urges government to classify their vandalism attacks as acts of terrorism.

By TOVAH LAZAROFF

 

 

 

Price tag attacks must be classified as acts of terrorism, said a small group of Israeli Jews and Arabs as they jointly rallied Sunday morning in front of the Prime Minister’s Office during the weekly cabinet meeting in hopes of swaying the government to clamp down on such incidents.

Tag Meir rally against price tag attacks across from the PMO, December 22, 2013.

Tag Meir rally against price tag attacks across from the PMO, December 22, 2013. Photo: TOVAH LAZAROFF

“We are here across from the PM to call for him and the government to stop the price tag attacks. Continue Reading »

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| November 14, 2013
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Arson in Arab Town Appears to be ‘Price Tag’ Pay-Back

5 Arabs hurt in arson attack in a PA town in the Binyamin region. Authorities suspect the fire was set as ‘revenge’ for the brutal murder of IDF soldier.

By Maayana Miskin

 

A building was set on fire late on Wednesday night in the Palestinian Authority Arab town of Sinjil, in the Binyamin region.

The building was painted with the words, “Hi from Eden – Revenge,” leading security forces to believe the arson attack was carried out in response to the murder Wednesday of young Israeli soldier Eden Atias.

Five residents of Sinjil suffered injuries due to smoke inhalation. Continue Reading »

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| May 16, 2013
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Aharonovitch & Livni: ‘Price tag’ offenders to be charged with act of terror

Both Justice Minister & Interior Security Minister to introduce to the cabinet an initiative where ‘price tag’ crimes be recognized under the law as terror acts

By Attila Somfalvi

 

An initiative to change the legal standing of “price tag” attacks to that of an act of terror will be brought before the cabinet next week, according to a resolution devised by Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich and representatives from the police and security forces.

Yitzhak Aharonovich

Internal Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovich

The initiative is part of a larger shift intended to bolster police and Shin Bet action against “price tag” offenses in the West Bank and Israel. Continue Reading »

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