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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
City of Umm al-Fahm calls general strike for Thursday, given murders
The city of Umm al-Fahm has announced a general strike for tomorrow in protest of the ongoing violence and murders in the city, which police are failing to stop.
Businesses, institutions, and schools will all be closed.
The move comes after two men were murdered in the city within 24 hours, bringing the total toll of Arabs killed in community violence this year to 102.
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