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| Israeli-Arab protesters have clashed with police as Jewish Israeli right-wingers marched in the majority-Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. | Israeli-Arab protesters have clashed with police as Jewish Israeli right-wingers marched in the majority-Arab town of Umm al-Fahm. |
| Stun grenades and tear gas were used as hundreds of Israeli-Arab protesters threw stones, police said. | Stun grenades and tear gas were used as hundreds of Israeli-Arab protesters threw stones, police said. |
| Israeli-Arab residents of the town view the march as highly provocative and vowed to stop it. | |
| The High Court gave permission for the march, but police had postponed it several times, fearing violence. | The High Court gave permission for the march, but police had postponed it several times, fearing violence. |
| About 2,500 police in riot gear were deployed as about 100 far-right activists marched in the town, waving Israeli flags. | About 2,500 police in riot gear were deployed as about 100 far-right activists marched in the town, waving Israeli flags. |
| They declared the Israeli-Arabs counter-demonstration illegal and ordered protesters to disperse. | They declared the Israeli-Arabs counter-demonstration illegal and ordered protesters to disperse. |
| Some of the Israeli-Arab protesters waved Palestinian flags and shoes, a sign of disrespect to the marchers, Israeli media reported. | Some of the Israeli-Arab protesters waved Palestinian flags and shoes, a sign of disrespect to the marchers, Israeli media reported. |
| About 2,500 Israeli riot police were deployed in the townA senior police officer and a left-wing member of the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, were among a number of people lightly injured, reports said. | About 2,500 Israeli riot police were deployed in the townA senior police officer and a left-wing member of the Israeli Knesset, or parliament, were among a number of people lightly injured, reports said. |
| The Israeli right-wingers said they wanted to exercise their right to march and raise the Israeli flag in any street in Israel. | The Israeli right-wingers said they wanted to exercise their right to march and raise the Israeli flag in any street in Israel. |
| One of the leaders of the march was Baruch Marzel, who led the anti-Arab Kach party that was banned in Israel in 1994. | One of the leaders of the march was Baruch Marzel, who led the anti-Arab Kach party that was banned in Israel in 1994. |
| Israeli-Arab residents of Umm al-Fahm had called a general strike and said they would use peaceful methods to prevent the activists from entering the town. | Israeli-Arab residents of Umm al-Fahm had called a general strike and said they would use peaceful methods to prevent the activists from entering the town. |
| The march was over within an hour, and took place on the outskirts of the town, after the High Court ruled the activists could enter its municipal boundaries but not residential areas. | The march was over within an hour, and took place on the outskirts of the town, after the High Court ruled the activists could enter its municipal boundaries but not residential areas. |
| The town is considered a stronghold of Israeli-Arab sentiment, and is also where 13 Israeli-Arab protesters were killed during riots as the last Palestinian uprising, or intifada, broke out in 2001. | The town is considered a stronghold of Israeli-Arab sentiment, and is also where 13 Israeli-Arab protesters were killed during riots as the last Palestinian uprising, or intifada, broke out in 2001. |
| The march was planned about a year ago, but comes in the wake of a strong showing for the far right politician, Avigdor Lieberman, in Israel's recent elections. | The march was planned about a year ago, but comes in the wake of a strong showing for the far right politician, Avigdor Lieberman, in Israel's recent elections. |
| Mr Lieberman advocates transferring majority-Arab areas in Israel to the control of the Palestinian Authority, and wants to bring in a citizenship law demanding that all Israeli citizens, including Israeli-Arabs, swear allegiance to Israel as a Jewish state. | Mr Lieberman advocates transferring majority-Arab areas in Israel to the control of the Palestinian Authority, and wants to bring in a citizenship law demanding that all Israeli citizens, including Israeli-Arabs, swear allegiance to Israel as a Jewish state. |
| Israeli-Arabs make up about a fifth of Israel's population, and are descended from families who remained in Israel after the war that followed the state's creation in 1948. | Israeli-Arabs make up about a fifth of Israel's population, and are descended from families who remained in Israel after the war that followed the state's creation in 1948. |
| They are full Israeli citizens, but face widely documented discrimination. | They are full Israeli citizens, but face widely documented discrimination. |