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Victim describes being stabbed by fellow Israeli Jewish man shouting 'you deserve it, Arab b******s!' | Victim describes being stabbed by fellow Israeli Jewish man shouting 'you deserve it, Arab b******s!' |
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A Jewish man has described the moment he was stabbed by a fellow Israeli man who mistakenly thought he was an Arab. | A Jewish man has described the moment he was stabbed by a fellow Israeli man who mistakenly thought he was an Arab. |
Uriel Razkan was in a car park near an Ikea store in Kiryat Ata when he was attacked on Tuesday morning. | Uriel Razkan was in a car park near an Ikea store in Kiryat Ata when he was attacked on Tuesday morning. |
Speaking to Army Radio after being treated in hospital, the grocer said: “I’m working, and suddenly I feel four knife stabs in my back. | Speaking to Army Radio after being treated in hospital, the grocer said: “I’m working, and suddenly I feel four knife stabs in my back. |
“I heard a shout, ‘You deserve it, you deserve it, Arab bastards!’ When I turn around I see a Haredi (Orthodox) man. | “I heard a shout, ‘You deserve it, you deserve it, Arab bastards!’ When I turn around I see a Haredi (Orthodox) man. |
“I shouted to him, ‘I’m a Jew,’ but he tried to continue. I just ran away - otherwise I would have been killed.” | “I shouted to him, ‘I’m a Jew,’ but he tried to continue. I just ran away - otherwise I would have been killed.” |
Police arrested his attacker and believe he may have stabbed Mr Razkan in a misdirected revenge attack following a wave of stabbings by Palestinians in recent weeks, the Times of Israel reported. | Police arrested his attacker and believe he may have stabbed Mr Razkan in a misdirected revenge attack following a wave of stabbings by Palestinians in recent weeks, the Times of Israel reported. |
The suspect allegedly approached an Arab man first and asked if he was Arab, which the man denied. | The suspect allegedly approached an Arab man first and asked if he was Arab, which the man denied. |
Mr Razkan, who is recovering from his injuries, said that both Israelis and Palestinians were committing "racist hate crimes", adding: “If I were Arab, it still wouldn’t have been okay. You shouldn’t stab anybody.” | Mr Razkan, who is recovering from his injuries, said that both Israelis and Palestinians were committing "racist hate crimes", adding: “If I were Arab, it still wouldn’t have been okay. You shouldn’t stab anybody.” |
Tuesday was the worst day of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories since tensions erupted last month. | Tuesday was the worst day of violence in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories since tensions erupted last month. |
Three Israelis and three Palestinians, including two attackers, were killed and many more were injured in stabbings, shootings, rock-throwing and clashes with security forces. | Three Israelis and three Palestinians, including two attackers, were killed and many more were injured in stabbings, shootings, rock-throwing and clashes with security forces. |
The Security Cabinet authorised police to close off Arab and Palestinian areas of Jerusalem in an emergency meeting last night that introduced a raft of controversial new measures. | The Security Cabinet authorised police to close off Arab and Palestinian areas of Jerusalem in an emergency meeting last night that introduced a raft of controversial new measures. |
Hundreds of soldiers are being deployed in the city and across Israel today as tensions continue to increase. | Hundreds of soldiers are being deployed in the city and across Israel today as tensions continue to increase. |
Eight Israelis have died in a string of stabbings, shootings and the stoning of a car, while 29 Palestinians - including 12 identified by Israel as attackers - have been killed in the last two weeks. | Eight Israelis have died in a string of stabbings, shootings and the stoning of a car, while 29 Palestinians - including 12 identified by Israel as attackers - have been killed in the last two weeks. |
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