At least 20 Arab Israelis were arrested during riots in the Arab Israeli town of Kfar Kana in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a resident by Israel Police.
On Nov. 9, the Arab Israeli community declared a nationwide strike to protest the Nov. 7 killing of Kheir Hamdan, 22. Riots were also taking place in other Arab Israeli cities.
In the face of the riots, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to strip the citizenship of those who call for the destruction of the State of Israel.
Police shot Hamdan after he brandished a knife and slammed his fist on the windows of a police van in Kfar Kana after a relative was arrested for using a stun grenade. Police in the northern Israeli town said they feared they were in danger.
A surveillance video released the following day showed Hamdan walking away from the police van when he was shot.
Netanyahu said at the beginning of the weekly Cabinet meeting Nov. 9 that Israel will not tolerate riots.
“I have instructed the interior minister to use all means, including evaluating the possibility of revoking the citizenship of those who call for the destruction of the State of Israel,” he said. — jta