Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman – Reuters
CAIRO – 10 December 2017: Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman called Sunday on citizens to boycott the Arab-dominated city Umm el-Fahem in response to the residents’ protests against the U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
In his statements to the Army Radio of Israel, Liberman claimed that Umm el-Fahem residents want to be under the rule of the Palestinian Authority (PA) rather than Israel. He added that as a result Israeli citizens should not buy from the city’s stores, according to Jerusalem Post.
Jerusalem Post reported that a bus driver and two passengers were lightly wounded on Saturday evening as some protesters threw stones at the vehicle at Wadi Ara.
On the other hand, the Israeli Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan commented saying that, “Israel cannot give up on all areas with Arab populations,” and that more police enforcement within Arab communities is needed.
In response to Liberman’s statements, Likud Member of Knesset Oren Hazan described protestors in a tweet as terrorists, who support "Palestinian people," and that they should be dealt with accordingly, adding that their Israeli I.D. cards should be revoked.
Jerusalem Post reported that Hazan put "Palestinian people" between quotation marks in an indication that he does not “recognize the validity” of the term. Hazan stated to the Israeli 103 FM radio that his state should never give up any lands.
Israeli officials call Palestinians’ protests "terrorist acts," while such demonstrations have been recognized by protestors as “resistance against the occupation’s security forces.”
Israeli attacks on Palestinians have resulted in to 1,114 injuries and four deaths since Thursday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Al-Quds TV channel reported that Israel launched airstrikes, firing two missiles on Qadisiyyah, southern Gaza Strip, and three missiles on Badar in Gaza’s center.
Israel also targeted the Civil Administration headquarters in northern Gaza with two missiles. The attacks resulted in material losses, and fires in all targeted areas, according to Al-Quds TV channel.
On Friday, the Israeli military claimed that the airstrikes that caused two deaths were in retaliation to an alleged attack by Hamas firing rockets on Israeli towns, and that they targeted a militant training camp, and a weapons depot, according to Reuters.
A member of the Fatah Central Committee Azam al-Ahmed denied in a TV phone interview on Friday that Hamas fired any rockets at Israel.
Four have been killed, and more than 300 have been injured in clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on Wednesday.
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