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Druze MK: Haifa terror attack ‘does not reflect the loyal spirit of the Druze community’
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This morning’s stabbing attack in Haifa’s Hamifratz central bus station does not represent the Druze community, MK Hamed Amar of the right-wing opposition Yisrael Beytenu party declares after media outlets report that the perpetrator was a Druze citizen of Israel who also holds German citizenship.
According to eyewitness testimonies, the attacker was around 20 years old and arrived at the station on a bus coming from Shfar’am.
Amar, who hails from Shfar’am, strongly condemns the attack, which he says was “carried out by a terrorist with German citizenship who was born and lived in Germany.” Police say the attacker returned to Israel a week ago after several months abroad.
“Such an act of terrorism is contrary to every moral and human value and certainly does not reflect the loyal spirit of the Druze community in Israel, which is a full partner in defending the state and its values,” Amar states.
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