World · Middle East · 2 hrs ago
15-year-old arrested over suspected racist assault on Druze woman on bus
Israeli police arrested a 15-year-old girl over an alleged assault on a Druze woman on a bus in Ramat Gan.
The incident happened on August 6, when the 24-year-old woman was travelling on a Dan bus.
Police say the girl allegedly cursed the woman and threw socks at her, and are investigating the case as a suspected racist assault.
Police had closed an initial investigation, but reopened the case after new bus-camera footage was submitted.
The girl was questioned and released under restrictive conditions.
The woman’s brother reportedly obtained the footage from the bus company, and it shows youths throwing items at her.
The case centres on an alleged attack linked to the woman speaking Arabic, according to accounts of the incident.
No further police action is specified.
Israel Police arrested a 15-year-old girl suspected of racially assaulting a Druze woman on a bus in Ramat Gan in August.
Police said the teenager allegedly cursed the 24-year-old woman and threw socks at her.
The investigation was reopened after the woman’s brother obtained security camera footage from the bus.
The footage shows youths throwing items at the woman, who then moved to the front of the bus.
The suspect was questioned and released under restrictive conditions.
- Who
- A 15-year-old girl is suspected of assaulting a 24-year-old Druze woman.
- What
- Police arrested the girl over a suspected racist assault. She was questioned and released under restrictive conditions.
- When
- The incident was timestamped August 6; police announced the arrest on Tuesday.
- Where
- On a Dan bus in Ramat Gan, on line 66.
- Why
- The alleged victim was reportedly targeted for speaking Arabic. Police are investigating the incident as a suspected racist assault.
The suspect
The complainant
What happened
The suspect
The suspect reportedly said her insults were initially directed at a friend, and that the sock hit the woman by mistake.
The complainant
The woman said she was cursed and socks were thrown at her; police are investigating a suspected racist assault.
Bus security footage was timestamped on the date of the alleged incident.
Police closed the investigation.
Police reopened the case after the complainant submitted new footage.
Police said the 15-year-old suspect had been arrested, questioned and released under restrictive conditions.
- Suspect
- 15-year-old girl
- Alleged victim
- 24-year-old Druze woman
- Incident date
- August 6
- Bus route
- Dan line 66
- Location
- Ramat Gan
- Police action
- Investigation reopened; suspect arrested and released under restrictive conditions
What people are saying
I cried and felt transparent — nobody should have to go through something like this.
Nobody even intervened because they were afraid to deal with the youths.
inhumane and not the Jewish way
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תיעוד הנערות והנערים מזעזעים שקיללו וזרקו גרביים וחפצים על צעירה דרוזית רק כי דיברה בערבית! אין לתאר את הרוע . אחות של טייס חיל האוויר. צעקו לעברה : ״ערבייה מסריחה הצעירה, בת לתא״ל ביחידה מסווגת ואחות לטייס קרב, נסעה בקו 66 של ״דן״ כשקבוצת נערים תקפו אותה, עד שנאלצה לעבור מקום.
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