Clashes erupt as Israeli extremists demonstrate in Arab town

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By Agence France Presse (AFP) Thursday, October 28, 2010 – Powered by –> Majeda El Batsh Agence France Presse UMM AL-FAHM, Israel: Israeli police and stone-throwing Arabs clashed in northern Israel Wednesday as a group of extreme right-wing Israelis tried to march through the Arab Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm. Hundreds of police clad in riot gear fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse angry Arab youths, many with scarves wrapped around their faces, who burned tires and hurled stones in protest ahead of an extremist rally in their town. Tensions were high as around 20 Israeli demonstrators from a group called “Our Land of Israel” turned up for a march calling for a ban on…

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