One of the ruling Bayit Yehudi's leading firebrands is Orthodox settler, MK Bezalel Smotrich. He has a long and sordid history inciting hatred of almost every Israeli minority, Jewish or Palestinian. He's hosted a "Beast Day" featuring live animals on Gay Pride Day. He called himself a "proud homophobe." He rejects the term "Jewish terrorism," and the … [Read more...]
Beitar Jerusalem Commemorates Holocaust Day: “Death to Arabs!”
Beitar Jerusalem is the city's professional soccer team, with a reputation of being the most violent, brutal and racist of all clubs in the country. It's fan regularly shout racist slogans at Israeli Palestinian players. When a former owner imported several Muslim players from his Chechen club to play for Beitar, the mafia-like fan club, La Famiglia, … [Read more...]
Darfur Refugee Beaten to Death for Trying to Consort with Israeli Girls
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BREAKING: After MKs Appeal to Supreme Court, Shabak Arrests 2 New Suspects in Dawabshe Murders
The story of the Israeli security apparatus' handling of the Dawabshe murder case is beyond pathetic. It's outright malfeasance, if not criminal negligence. The Shabak has known who murdered them almost since the family died in an arson attack in the village of Duma near Nablus (killing the mother, father, and baby boy and leaving alive one orphaned son). … [Read more...]