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Acre riots man under house arrest | Acre riots man under house arrest |
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An Israeli-Arab man who drove his car through a Jewish neighbourhood on a religious holiday, sparking days of riots, has been put under house arrest. | An Israeli-Arab man who drove his car through a Jewish neighbourhood on a religious holiday, sparking days of riots, has been put under house arrest. |
Tawfik Jamal also had his driver's licence suspended, police said. | Tawfik Jamal also had his driver's licence suspended, police said. |
Mr Jamal had been held on suspicion of reckless endangerment, speeding and harming religious sensitivities. | Mr Jamal had been held on suspicion of reckless endangerment, speeding and harming religious sensitivities. |
The incident, which happened in the ethnically mixed city of Acre, sparked some of the worst clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel for years. | The incident, which happened in the ethnically mixed city of Acre, sparked some of the worst clashes between Jews and Arabs in Israel for years. |
Mr Jamal has apologised for his actions and has appealed for reconciliation between the city's inhabitants. | Mr Jamal has apologised for his actions and has appealed for reconciliation between the city's inhabitants. |
"Had I known that even a fraction of the trouble would have happened, I never would have driven," he told Israel's Army Radio. | "Had I known that even a fraction of the trouble would have happened, I never would have driven," he told Israel's Army Radio. |
"I hope in the end we all get back on the right track. We must pray for that." | "I hope in the end we all get back on the right track. We must pray for that." |
Police presence | Police presence |
Police have arrested 64 people since the unrest erupted late last Wednesday. | Police have arrested 64 people since the unrest erupted late last Wednesday. |
I am sure some Jews also drove on Yom Kippur - will the police arrest them? Abbas ZkoorMK for Acre legislator Jewish-Arab riots shock Israeli cityWitness accounts: rioting in Acre | I am sure some Jews also drove on Yom Kippur - will the police arrest them? Abbas ZkoorMK for Acre legislator Jewish-Arab riots shock Israeli cityWitness accounts: rioting in Acre |
Hundreds of Israeli police officers are continuing to maintain a strong security presence in the city. | Hundreds of Israeli police officers are continuing to maintain a strong security presence in the city. |
Following Mr Jamal's arrest on Monday night, Israeli-Arab lawmakers said the detention was politically motivated. | |
"I am sure some Jews also drove on Yom Kippur. Will the police arrest them?" asked Abbas Zkoor, an MK for Acre legislator. | "I am sure some Jews also drove on Yom Kippur. Will the police arrest them?" asked Abbas Zkoor, an MK for Acre legislator. |
Religious Jews fast and refrain from driving on Yom Kippur, regarded as one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. | Religious Jews fast and refrain from driving on Yom Kippur, regarded as one of the holiest days of the Jewish calendar. |
About one-third of Acre's population are Israeli Arabs. | About one-third of Acre's population are Israeli Arabs. |
Israeli Arabs are people of Palestinian origin whose forbears remained in Israel after the foundation of the country in 1948. | Israeli Arabs are people of Palestinian origin whose forbears remained in Israel after the foundation of the country in 1948. |
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