A lack of trust in Israeli police and the low number of murder cases solved have created a downward spiral of violence in Arab locales, with no exit in sight - Click the link for more details.
Speaking at a demonstration in Haifa, former Israeli lawmaker Issam Makhoul calls the death of Shireen Abu Akleh a 'targeted execution' and a 'war crime'
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About 60 of the suspects have been brought before judges to have their detentions extended. The others were released after questioning. Thousands of police officers have been involved in the arrest operation, which began early Monday morning, the police said.
The unrest over the past month initially erupted in Jerusalem over the police presence at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and tensions in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood due to a pending eviction case filed by a Jewish company against Palestinian residents.
Clashes between Israeli Jews and Arabs spread around the country, particularly in towns with both Jewish and Arab populations, escalating after the all-out military confrontation that erupted between Israel and Hamas. In the Arab-Jewish town of Lod, a Jewish man died of his injuries from an attack and a number of synagogues were torched. A mosque was also attacked. In the Tel Aviv suburb of Bat Yam a brutal attack on an