Prosecutors say they plan to indict a resident of Beitar Illit who is suspected of at least six acts of racist violence against Palestinians.
The suspect, a 25-year-old resident of the ultra-Orthodox West Bank settlement, was arrested on Wednesday after police received a complaint by a Palestinian man employed by the city as a street cleaner. According to the complaint, the suspect drove up to the Palestinian at the side of the road, got out of his car and engaged in conversation in an attempt to confirm that the man was Arab.
The suspect then allegedly returned to his car and accelerated at the man, attempting to hit him repeatedly with his car before speeding away. The Palestinian was not hurt. He filed a complaint with police later in the day.
During his questioning, the suspect confessed to five other unsolved instances of violence and vandalism targeting Palestinians in Beitar Illit.
The suspect’s remand is extended on Monday for four more days while prosecutors prepare the indictment.
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