Leaders among Palestinian citizens in Israel said the clash had been triggered by undercover police who began throwing stones from among the demonstrators — a tactic that the unit has been caught on film using at protests in the West Bank. Mohammed Zeidan, head of the Higher Follow-Up Committee, the main political body for Israel’s Palestinian citizens, who comprise a fifth of the total population, condemned the police actions. “Racism is no longer found only in documents or on the margins, like with Marzel, but has become a phenomenon among decision-makers and carried out on the ground. What happened today in Umm al-Fahm is a menacing escalation.” Full article.