Itongadol.- Premier spoke in the aftermath of Saturday’s violent riots by Israeli Arabs in the Lower Galilee near the village of Kfar Kana.
Israel won’t tolerate violent rallies within its midst in which the protestors call for the nation’s destruction, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the cabinet on Sunday.
He spoke in the aftermath of Saturday’s violent riots by Israeli Arabs in the Lower Galilee near the village of Kfar Kana.
“We are not prepared to tolerate more demonstrations in the heart of our cities in which Hamas or ISIS flags are waved and calls are made to redeem Palestine with blood and fire, calling in effect for the destruction of the State of Israel,” Netanyahu said.
“I have instructed the interior minister to use all means, including evaluating the possibility of revoking the citizenship of those who call for the destruction of the State of Israel,” he said.
"Israel is a nation of law. Whoever violates the law will be punished severely. We will not tolerate disturbances and riots. We will take determined action against those who throw stones, firebombs and fireworks, and block roads, and against demonstrations that call for our destruction,” Netanyahu said.
On Saturday thousands of Israeli Arabs rioted to protest an incident in which police shot and killed a resident of the Kfar Kana village, Khayr al-Din al-Hamdan, after he attacked them with a knife.