Israeli police arrest Santa Claus!

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“Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus during a raid on a Christmas party in Haifa, a civil rights monitor has said.
Israeli officers closed an event celebrating Christmas on Sunday, confiscating equipment, and arresting the Palestinian Santa Claus, as well as a DJ and a street vendor. In a video, police can be seen pushing the men to the ground and handcuffing them as bystanders watched.”

jesus, they couldn’t stop even for a day

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/25/israeli-police-arrest-palestinian-man-dressed-as-santa-claus-at-christmas-party

Where can I see details of this?

https://www.thejournal.ie/palestinian-man-kills-two-in-attack-in-israel-as-defence-minister-calls-for-crackdown-on-his-hometown-6912874-Dec2025/

Here . Defence Minister launched an attack on the village the attacker came from

Collective punishment at its finest.

BBC

Palestinian Santa was released the next day so no not a terrorist

Arresting people on the basis that another of the same ethnicity carried out a crime is called discrimination/ racism

As always, you or I have absolutely no idea on what intelligence Palestinian Santa was arrested. So lets not speculate.

He's home alive with his family so thats good news.

yes he should probably be thankful that he was wearing a Santa suit and the resulting high media profile of his arrest probably saved him from the treatment Palestinian detainees usually endure

He should be thankful that he wasn't praying and ran over by an armed "settler".

Video at link [trigger warning]
https://x.com/infinite_jaz/status/2004196084831359460?s=20

Absolutely abhorrent behavior from the Israeli. 🤮
Remarkably brave of him to calmly get up and walk away like that.

If you look carefully at the guy on the bike, you can see a rifle on his back.

I think he was IDF and has been arrested and had his weapon confiscated. I hope so and least but know this isnt a given.

People like him are the problem, the man was peacefully praying ffs.

Katz actual words about the operation were-

The army "to act forcefully and immediately against the village of Qabatiya, from which the murderous terrorist emerged, in order to locate and thwart every terrorist and strike the village’s terror infrastructure,”

Not strictly an 'attack' but instead searching out any other terrorists with similar plans.

I would have thought sensible given the seriousness of the attack? 2 innocent civilians lost their lives.

You think Israel should just shrug their shoulders and say- well, he was probably the only one, we'll just leave it there?

I'm just pushing back against the one siding it we often see on here.

Israeli authorities have been increasing their harassment of Christians, churches and priests have been speaking out about it, unfortunately I suspect that increase the harassment. This Israeli regime cannot bear to be criticised. The Pope has been criticising their treatment of Gazans too, so watch out for more attacks on Catholics.

They have sealed up the entrances to the village.They have rounded up people to interrogate them, displaced people and converted their houses into detention centers.
The whole town is under curfew.
Demolished the family house of the attacker.(An act condemned by Human Rights Groups)

It might not be an "attack" in the purest sense of the word yet, but one misstep and ...?
Now knowing how the IDF operate can you imagine the fear of those people. It sounds pretty much like collective punishment to me.

Understanding of course there is no condoning an act in which innocent people die.

What a lot of twaddle...as if the UK government is divvying up the change in their piggy bank and saying let's send this money to Israel rather than a food bank...😂

I wouldn’t say this is twaddle governments have finite budgets, Part of their mandate is allocating budgets according to their priorities so ultimately money / resources used to support Israel could indeed be allocated elsewhere.

The terrorist who chose to murder innocent people had his family home demolished?

Cry me a river.

If your son or daughter or cousin committed a heinous act you knew nothing about would you deserve to have your home destroyed and be made homeless.

Will the same punishment be extended to Israelies who rape and murder or is it saved only for Palestinians.

Come on. If I lived in the WB and my son murdered Israelis of course I would expect my house to be demolished or perhaps worse. Houses get demolished for much less out there. In the UK no, of course not.

If my son was living with me, and commited a racially motivated murder of 2 innocent people and attempted however many more, I would absolutely expect to be interrogated about that along with other family members and close friends though, wouldn't you?

Luckily for me I live in England. And my relatives aren't terrorists. I'm pretty sure my son has no desire to kill Jews. I dont see the relevance.

I'm pretty sure Israelis who rape and murder are subject to Israeli law? Not sure of the relevance of your question here either?

No it is only Palestinians who get their houses demolished it is not defensible no matter what a family member has done

Is it Israeli law that means their families houses are demolished too?

I'm sorry youve completely lost me, I've no idea what you're asking at all?

Not defensible maybe so. But predictable surely.

My thoughts are more with the family members who lost a loved one forever rather than those who lost a home which can be replaced.

Palestinians who commit terrorist atrocities are surely aware there will be repercussions for their family members. Nonetheless they chose to go ahead. Fucked up if you ask me.

Is it standard Israeli law that when someone commits a crime (murder) their family home is demolished, does it apply to both Israelis and Palestinians?

https://www.btselem.org/punitive_demolitions

This is not a complicated, theoretical legal principle but a matter of basic morality: Punishing innocents for the sins of others is unconscionable