Just in case you think there's a rampant wave of anti-Arab violence, let's provid background and perspective:
WEST BANK, December 5, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli army Monday arrested nine Palestinians from the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank and the cities of Bethlehem and Hebron in the southern West Bank, according to security and local sources.
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NABLUS (Ma'an) -- Israeli soldiers detained three teenagers in the northern West Bank on Sunday evening, accusing them of trespassing in a nearby Jewish-only settlement.
Locals told Ma'an that the boys, all aged 15, were picking olives in lands by al-Luban al-Sharqiyya near the Eli settlement.
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WEST BANK, December 1, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli forces arrested 22 Palestinians on Thursday across the West Bank, according to security sources.
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WEST BANK, November 29, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli forces Tuesday arrested five Palestinians across the West Bank, according to local sources.
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WEST BANK, November 28, 2011 (WAFA) - Israeli forces Monday arrested 9 Palestinians across the West Bank, according to security sources.
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HEBRON, November 27, 2011 (WAFA) – Israeli soldiers Sunday arrested 12 Palestinians across the West Bank, according to security sources.
I could go on, but the point is made.
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