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Arab Political Bloc Condemns Police Shooting in Umm al-Fahm; Police Cite Self-Defense
How 2 Israeli newsrooms (in Hebrew, Arabic) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By דלית הלוי
First reported by Alarab · 9 hours ago
What happened
The Joint List political alliance criticized Israeli police for a "hair-trigger policy" after an officer fatally shot a man in Umm al-Fahm, but police released footage showing the man attacking an officer, who claimed self-defense.
- 01Arab political bloc condemns police shooting of man in Umm al-Fahm.
- 02The Joint List accuses police of a 'hair-trigger policy' against Arab citizens.
- 03Police state the man attacked an officer, who fired in self-defense.
- 04Footage appears to show the man exiting his car and attacking an officer.
- 05The bloc also criticizes police for failing to combat Arab community crime.
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