Israeli police: Vandals slash tires, spray hate graffiti in Arab area of Jerusalem
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Israeli police say vandals have slashed car tires and sprayed a bus with hate graffiti in a predominantly Arab neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says 34 cars were found damaged early on Monday in Beit Hanina.
She says one bus had the words "non-Jews in Israel = (equal) enemies" scrawled on it. Samri says police are investigating the incident and searching for suspects.
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Extremist Jewish settlers have been carrying out acts of vandalism in recent years, in retaliation for Palestinian attacks and to protest what they perceive as the Israeli government's pro-Palestinian policies.
Mosques, churches, dovish Israeli groups and even Israeli military bases have been targeted in these so-called "price tag" assaults. The attacks have been widely condemned by Israeli leaders across the political spectrum.