Israeli police arrested three Jewish settlers from Hebron for allegedly throwing stones at Palestinians. Two others were arrested on suspicion of inciting violence against Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai. Meanwhile, Israel Television aired footage of settler children taunting and hitting Arab passers- by. Tensions involving Hebron’s settler community have increased after a rabbi was slain in his mobile home there Aug. 20 by a suspected Palestinian intruder.
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