Alleged Hate Crime in Israel Part of Larger Trend

Writing for The Daily Beast, Dan Ephron argues that “Israeli teens are more militantly anti-Arab than their parents and increasingly more prone to rejecting democratic values.” A hate crime incident this week highlights the anti-Arab sentiment, Ephron writes. “[Young Israelis] are intolerant and not willing to accept the fact that Arabs are equal citizens,” says Roby Nathanson, an Israeli economist.

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