Arabs protest home demolitions

TEL AVIV: Some 2,000 Arab Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv on Tuesday against a wave of house demolitions, capping a day in which Arab shops, schools and businesses observed a general strike. The protesters gathered at Rabin Square in the centre of Israel’s commercial capital, waving Palestinian flags and wearing headscarves as police officers stood by in case of disturbances.
Arab Israelis — the descendents of Palestinians who stayed in Israel after the Jewish state’s establishment — had been striking across the country since the morning in protest at demolitions of Arab homes, especially in al-Quds.