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Riots in Israeli Arab town after right-wing demonstration

March 24, 2009 18:02

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Israeli-Arab protestors in the town of Umm al-Fahm have clashed with police during a march by Jewish Israeli right-wingers.

Officers arrested 13 people and used water cannons and tear gas against stone-throwing protestors in Israel’s largest Arab town.

The hour-long march saw the far-right activists wave Israeli flags on the outskirts of Umm al-Fahm. They were protected by around 2,500 police in riot-gear.

Deputy police commissioner Shahar Ayalon was among more than a dozen officers injured in the violence as the counter-protest was broken up.