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Street violence terrorizes Israeli cities

An Arab man was beaten by an angry mob and a Jewish man was attacked with sticks and rocks in separate incidents Wednesday night.

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A truck burns at the entrance of the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod, where a state of emergency has been declared following civil unrest, on May 12, 2021. — AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images

The violence between Jews and Arabs in Israel is continuing with no end in sight.

A Jewish man was beaten with sticks and rocks by a group of Arab men in the northern city of Acre Wednesday night. He is hospitalized in Nahariya in serious condition. A Jewish man was also shot during riots in the central city of Lod and transported to Shamir Medical Center, according to the Israeli news outlet Yedioth Ahronoth.

A mob of Jewish men attacked a motorcyclist identified as Arab in Bat Yam south of Tel Aviv Wednesday night, captured on video shared by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. They also attacked Arab-owned businesses in the area.

There were similar confrontations throughout the country Wednesday night, including in Haifa and Tiberias in the north. 

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