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Some disturbing behavior by "Peaceful Inner Strugglers" in Israel.
www.forbes.com
During and after this latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, the "Palestinian resistance group," classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, there were reports of riots and chaos in mixed cities in Israel like Acre and Haifa — cities where both Jewish and Arab Israelis live. But Tira, a town in the center of Israel, is an all-Arab town. And the teenagers causing a ruckus were Arab teenagers.
"Those were our kids, those were our people, our younger generation," said Fadila. "I felt the threat from within for the first time in my life."
This type of violence in Israel has skyrocketed in recent years. According to The Times Of Israel, there were 96 homicides in 2020, a 50 percent jump in the murder rate among Arab Israelis in four years. Even though Arab Israelis (most of whom are of Palestinian descent) account for 21% of the population in Israel, they accounted for 71% of the 125 homicides in 2019.

Arab Israeli Educator On Israel/Palestine: We Must Invest In Our Community Inside Israel
Dr. Dalia Fadila, an Arab Israeli of Palestinian descent, focuses her career on improving life for Arabs in Israel. Through education in schools she created, Arab students learn progressive values to lead social change. She encourages them not to define themselves by the Israel/Palestine conflict.

During and after this latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, the "Palestinian resistance group," classified as a terrorist organization by the United States, there were reports of riots and chaos in mixed cities in Israel like Acre and Haifa — cities where both Jewish and Arab Israelis live. But Tira, a town in the center of Israel, is an all-Arab town. And the teenagers causing a ruckus were Arab teenagers.
"Those were our kids, those were our people, our younger generation," said Fadila. "I felt the threat from within for the first time in my life."
This type of violence in Israel has skyrocketed in recent years. According to The Times Of Israel, there were 96 homicides in 2020, a 50 percent jump in the murder rate among Arab Israelis in four years. Even though Arab Israelis (most of whom are of Palestinian descent) account for 21% of the population in Israel, they accounted for 71% of the 125 homicides in 2019.