Blog

Fears of more violence haunt village where Palestinian child killed

The pre-dawn firebombing Friday, which killed Ali Saad Dawabsha and critically injured his parents and four-year-old brother, has intensified the concerns of residents who say they have long lived in fear of attack. The graffiti was indicative of so-called “price tag” violence — a euphemism for nationalist-motivated hate crimes by Jewish extremists. “Two years ago, they burnt some cars here in the village,” said 33-year-old resident Mohammed Dawabsha.

Fears of more violence haunt village where Palestinian child killed

The pre-dawn firebombing Friday, which killed Ali Saad Dawabsha and critically injured his parents and four-year-old brother, has intensified the concerns of residents who say they have long lived in fear of attack. The graffiti was indicative of so-called “price tag” violence — a euphemism for nationalist-motivated hate crimes by Jewish extremists. “Two years ago, they burnt some cars here in the village,” said 33-year-old resident Mohammed Dawabsha.