Arab demonstrators clash with police in Umm al-Fahm, Feb. 26, 2021.
The Arab sector in Israel is sharply critical of the police after dozens of demonstrators and eight policemen, including the local police spokesman, were injured during a Friday afternoon protest rally in the city of Umm al-Fahm, some 15 miles northwest of Hadera, in the Arab Triangle.
An emergency meeting was convened in the city Saturday evening with members of the Umm al-Fahm Council, the Popular Committee, and the High Monitoring Committee of the Arab Public in Israel, at the end of which it was decided to call for local protest rallies on Sunday in all Arab localities. It was also decided to hold a large rally next Friday at the entrance to Umm al-Fahm.