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Israel police probe apparent hate attack on Arab woman

Agence France-PresseFebruary 27, 2013 12:47

Israeli police on Wednesday confirmed they were investigating an apparent hate crime against an Arab woman in Jerusalem and said a policeman had been dismissed after praising the attack on Facebook. The attack took place on Monday at one of the light rail stops in west Jerusalem, with an Israeli bystander capturing the event on camera then posting the account along with 14 photographs on her own Facebook page.

FEATURE-Israeli women soldiers have "right stuff" for border watch

Thomson ReutersJanuary 11, 2013 07:15

* Spotters keep out militants, migrants along frontier with Egypt * Female conscripts seen ideal for desert surveillance By Dan Williams ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN BORDER, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Breaking cover from a lookout point disguised as a dune, four soldiers storm into the open, ploughing through the sand with rifles aloft. Their battle cries are like seagull calls, and from under their helmets, ponytails flap.