Masked Jewish man attacks head of Rabbis for Human Rights

The head of a Jewish human rights organization was attacked Friday by a masked Jewish man near a settlement in the West Bank. The incident, which was caught on video, was labeled by the police as an altercation between left and right wing activists. The Jewish assailant was seen accosting Rabbi Arik Ascherman, who heads Rabbis For Human Rights, and threatening him with a knife during a Palestinian olive harvest near the Jewish settlement of Itamar. The Israel Police's political crimes unit has opened an investigation into the incident.
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