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To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (3833)3/8/2004 3:31:42 PM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (2) of 3959
 
The holidays are a joyous time!

Arab taxi driver beaten by mob in Jerusalem

Spate of attacks on Arabs in capital reported in recent days. Today -- Purim in Jerusalem -- taxi driver and police officers attacked by drunken youngsters.

by Tal Yamin-Wolvovitz

A worrisome increase in Jewish attacks on Arabs in Jerusalem has been reported in recent days. Today (Monday), an Arab taxi driver traveling through the ultra-Orthodox Shmuel Ha'navi neighborhood in the capital was attacked by dozens of drunken youngsters (Purim, the only Jewish holiday when intoxication is permitted, was celebrated in Jerusalem today). The driver was pulled out of his car and severely beaten.

A police cruiser called to the scene also became a target for attack. The three police officers found themselves in a middle of a riot, as they were being attacked by the angry mob. Police reinforcements subsequently arrived at the scene and managed to rescue the police officers and the taxi driver.

The injured driver drove himself to the hospital, while the lightly injured police officers were treated at the scene.

In a different incident in Jerusalem today, Ultra-Orthodox youngsters stoned a taxicab driven by an Arab. The taxi driver sustained light injured and was taken to hospital for treatment. The attackers managed to flee the scene.

In two incidents yesterday, an Arab worker at a central Jerusalem pharmacy was also beaten, while another taxi driver sustained light injuries after being attacked by youngsters, who shattered his windshield.

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