A 17-year-old Israeli teen was seriously wounded and his 60-year-old father was lightly hurt in a stabbing attack near a Palestinian town of Azzun in the West Bank when the two were making their way to a local dental clinic on Shabbos afternoon.
Israeli military said they believe the attack was nationalistically motivated and security forces are working to locate the assailant. Earlier, Palestinian sources said the perpetrator, a 15-year-old local teen, has surrendered himself to the Palestinian security services.
“A 15-year-old boy approached us and asked me in Arabic if we were Jewish,” said the 17-year-old’s uncle who wasn’t hurt in the incident. “I said no, we are Arabs. Then, he stabbed the father and the son, and the dentist came out to help and got us out of there.” Read more at Ynet.
{Matzav.com Israel}
According to ‘The Fictitious Daily News’, Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez issued a joint statement shortly after the attack, saying as follows:
“As soon as this Palestinian heard the Israelis say they were Arabs, he stabbed them, which is indicative of the hatred that exists for Arabs in the Middle East. We decry any act of violence aimed toward Arabs or perceived Arabs; there is absolutely no room for such blatant hatred. We also denounce the aforementioned dentist, who abandoned his patients while their teeth were being fixed to engage in a petty confrontation with a knife wielding, Arab hating prankster. We will add this dentist to our BDS list, which should add a little extra teeth to the BDS movement.”