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Highway 6 Reopens After Druze Protest Over Alleged Attack
Dozens of Druze demonstrators blocked Highway 6 near the Elyakim interchange on Sunday, setting tires on fire and causing heavy traffic congestion from north to south. Police forces from the Northern District and the Traffic Division responded to the scene to direct traffic, manage the disruption, and work toward reopening the highway.
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What happened
- 01Dozens of Druze protesters blocked Highway 6 near the Elyakim interchange on Sunday, setting tires on fire and disrupting traffic.
- 02The demonstration was a response to a racist assault against three young Druze men from Isfiya in Tel Aviv over the weekend.
- 03The victims, including two soldiers and an Intelligence Directorate member, were severely assaulted for speaking Arabic.
- 04Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats, visited a victim in the hospital and stated that Druze and Arabs are integral to Israeli society.
- 05Police forces from the Northern District and the Traffic Division responded to manage traffic and restore order on the highway.
- 06The Israel Police stated they would permit legal protests but would not allow actions that harm public peace.
- 07Firefighting crews were dispatched to the scene of the protest to address the burning tires.
The spontaneous protest was sparked by a racist assault in Tel Aviv over the weekend against three young Druze men from Isfiya, two of whom are soldiers and one who serves in the Intelligence Directorate. According to Yair Golan, Chairman of the Democrats, who visited one of the victims in the hospital, the men were severely assaulted on Thursday evening simply for speaking Arabic.
While the Israel Police stated they would permit legal protests, they emphasized that actions disrupting public order and harming public peace would not be allowed. Firefighting crews were dispatched to the scene to handle the burning tires.
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