The Shin Bet working with police have arrested six suspects, residents of Beersheva, believed to have assaulted Arabs. Among the suspects in custody are two IDF soldiers and a minor.
The investigation began in December 2016 following a number of attacks against Arabs in the city. The most serious attack investigated was a stabbing on February 21, 2017 during the evening hours. In the other attacks batons and metallic rods were used as were other blunt objects.
During their interrogation, police have linked some of the suspects to additional attacks, which are being viewed as hate crimes as they were acting to prevent assimilation between Jewish women and Arabs in the southern city.
Authorities also report the suspects viewed a Lehava video which addresses extricating Jewish women married to Arab men and one of the suspects has admitted to being an activist in the organization.
Indictments have been filed against them in the Beersheva District Court in line with laws against act of terror.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Terror is not the answer but more has to be done by the state and other organisations to stop Jewish girls to be lured into getting married to arabs.
Where are the calls to “lock up these thugs,” who are “wasting the time” of those poor girls, who now have to find different “friends.” Where is their “Ahavas Yisroel” toward these poor Jewish girls, who were just seeking some companionship?? Inexcusably violent behavior on the part of these “fanatics”! Guess all the kanoyim against “Chilul Hashem” are vacationing somewhere.