Wave of ethnic rage sparks concern in Israel

Ma'an- A wave of protests and discriminatory acts by Jewish Israelis against Palestinians and Africans is worrying rights activists and has prompted an unprecedented appeal for calm from Israel's prime minister.

The past week alone has seen a string of passionate protests targeting "fraternisation" between Palestinian men and Jewish women and criticizing the rising number of African migrants.

Also this week, Israeli police said they had arrested a gang of young Jews accused of multiple hate crime attacks against residents of Jerusalem, shortly after the publication of a letter signed by dozens of Israeli rabbis, many of them state employees, calling on Jews not to rent or sell property to non-Jews. Read more