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| Israeli Arab killed in clashes with police over home demolitions | Israeli Arab killed in clashes with police over home demolitions |
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| At least one Israeli Arab has been killed in clashes between police and demonstrators at a protest against home demolitions in the south of the country. | At least one Israeli Arab has been killed in clashes between police and demonstrators at a protest against home demolitions in the south of the country. |
| Police said they shot dead an attacker who tried to ram them with his car, but residents of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Heiran, in the Negev desert, said the driver was simply heading to the scene to talk with authorities in an attempt to halt the demolitions. | Police said they shot dead an attacker who tried to ram them with his car, but residents of the Bedouin village of Umm al-Heiran, in the Negev desert, said the driver was simply heading to the scene to talk with authorities in an attempt to halt the demolitions. |
| Police also inflicted a head injury on the Israeli Arab MP Ayman Odeh during the confrontation, according to a parliamentary aide who was with him. | |
| A police statement said that the man killed, a local resident, was active in the Israeli Islamic Movement and may have been influenced by the Islamic State organisation – a claim residents denied. | A police statement said that the man killed, a local resident, was active in the Israeli Islamic Movement and may have been influenced by the Islamic State organisation – a claim residents denied. |
| Umm al-Heiran village activist Raed Abu al-Qiyan named the dead man as Yacoub Abu al-Qiyan, a member of his Bedouin clan, and denied he was seeking to harm police. | Umm al-Heiran village activist Raed Abu al-Qiyan named the dead man as Yacoub Abu al-Qiyan, a member of his Bedouin clan, and denied he was seeking to harm police. |
| “The Israeli narrative is a lie. He was a revered school teacher,” he said. “He has no relations with the Islamic Movement. He was in his car and they shot at him from everywhere.” | “The Israeli narrative is a lie. He was a revered school teacher,” he said. “He has no relations with the Islamic Movement. He was in his car and they shot at him from everywhere.” |
| Police said officers were injured during the early morning incident, without providing further details. | |
| “A vehicle driven by a terrorist from the Islamic Movement intended to strike a number officers and carry out an attack,” Micky Rosenfeld, a police spokesman, said. | |
| “The officers responded and the terrorist was neutralised.” | “The officers responded and the terrorist was neutralised.” |
| A later statement confirmed that the alleged attacker was dead. | A later statement confirmed that the alleged attacker was dead. |
| “Police were in the area to prevent disturbances during house demolitions in the area,” Rosenfeld added. “As a result of the incident there were riots that took place in the area that police responded to.” | “Police were in the area to prevent disturbances during house demolitions in the area,” Rosenfeld added. “As a result of the incident there were riots that took place in the area that police responded to.” |
| The injured politician heads the Joint List, a coalition of mainly Arab parties and the third-largest bloc in parliament. | The injured politician heads the Joint List, a coalition of mainly Arab parties and the third-largest bloc in parliament. |
| Odeh’s aide, Anan Maalouf, told Israeli army radio: “They attacked the MP and other people – demonstrators – with stun grenades, teargas directly in people’s faces. | Odeh’s aide, Anan Maalouf, told Israeli army radio: “They attacked the MP and other people – demonstrators – with stun grenades, teargas directly in people’s faces. |
| “There was no car-ramming attack here. There were no clashes here between the demonstrators and police.” | “There was no car-ramming attack here. There were no clashes here between the demonstrators and police.” |
| Israeli authorities regularly carry out demolitions of Bedouin homes they deem to have been built illegally. | Israeli authorities regularly carry out demolitions of Bedouin homes they deem to have been built illegally. |
| However, building permits are nearly impossible to obtain, according to residents and activists, who say Jewish Israelis are given preferential treatment. | However, building permits are nearly impossible to obtain, according to residents and activists, who say Jewish Israelis are given preferential treatment. |