List of Israeli price tag attacks explained

This is a list of attacks reported or suspected price tag attacks or violence aimed at the Palestinian population and at Israeli security forces[1] by radical Israeli settlers, who, according to The New York Times, "exact a price from local Palestinians or from the Israeli security forces for any action taken against their settlement enterprise".[2] [3] [4] The Wall Street Journal states that the term refers to "a campaign of retribution by fundamentalist Israeli youths against Palestinians in the West Bank".[5] Over the period from January 2012 to June 2013, Israeli police registered 788 cases of suspected price tag assaults in which 276 arrests were conducted, leading to 154 indictments.[6]

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

56 price tag attacks, the majority against Palestinians, took place in Jerusalem alone over 2012. Suspects were arrested for 12 such incidents, though not all of them were indicted.[52] Some 623 price-tag related cases were investigated, involving 200 arrests and the filing of 123 indictments.[6]

2013

From January to November 120 price tag attacks against Arabs in the Binyamin /al-Bireh area of the north West Bank, leading one Israeli security official to state that these acts might have a destructive impact by motivating Palestinians to engage in terror. Whereas no Israeli had been killed in 2012, four had been murdered as of November 2013.[73] From January to June 2013 165 cases involving price-tag attacks were opened, some 76 suspects were arrested and 31 indictments were filed.[6]

2014

A steep rise in attacks occurred after April 2 following the demolition of illegal outposts in the Yitzhar settlement, with some 16 hate crimes taking place in little over a month, as compared to 17 registered in the preceding three months.[109] From January through to mid May, the Israeli police unit for nationalist crimes, has opened 78 new files, arrested 102 suspects and served 37 indictments.[110]

2015

2020

See also

Notes and References

  1. [B'tselem]
  2. Isabel Kershner, Mosque Set on Fire in Northern Israel, at The New York Times, 3 October 2011:'The attack followed a series of similar assaults on mosques in the West Bank by arsonists suspected of being radical settlers as part of a campaign known as "price tag," which seeks to exact a price from local Palestinians for violence against settlers or from Israeli security forces for taking action against illegal construction in Jewish outposts in the West Bank.'
  3. Uri Friedman, The 'Price Tag' Menace: Vigilante Israeli Settler Attacks Spread, at The Atlantic Wire, 3 October 2011:'The New York Times defines price tag attacks as incidents in which radical Jewish settlers "exact a price from local Palestinians or from the Israeli security forces for any action taken against their settlement enterprise".'
  4. Ben Schott, 'Schott's Vocab: A Miscellany of Modern Words & Phrases,' in The New York Times, 1 June 2011.
  5. Joshua Mitnick, Mosque is torched in Israel, in The Wall Street Journal, 4 October 2011.
  6. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4394072,00.html Price tag epidemic: 788 cases, 154 indictments,'
  7. The Associated Press & Yuval Azoulay,'Settler holds knife to IDF soldier's throat in West Bank riot,' in Haaretz, 24 July 2008.
  8. [OCHA]
  9. Ali Waked, 'Hebron burning: Settler fire injures Palestinians,' in Ynet, 4 December 2008
  10. [OCHA]
  11. Sheera Frenkel, Israeli settlers burn olive groves in ‘price tag’ retaliation attack, in The Times, 21 July 2009.
  12. http://www.economist.com/node/14660454 'Not much of an olive branch,'
  13. Ali Waked, with Efraim Weiss, 'Settlers suspected of torching Palestinian mosque,' in Ynet, 11 December 2009.
  14. http://www.imemc.org/article/57664 'Nine Settlers, Including Three Teens, Arrested For Involvement in Salfit Mosque Attack,'
  15. Saed Bannoura, 'Settler Torch Olive Orchard In Silwan,' in International Middle East Media Center, 13 May 2010.
  16. Mohamad Alasmar, for the ‘price-tag’ policy,' in Jerusalem Post, 18 August 2010
  17. Aviel Magnezi, 'Settlers block roads, clash with police,' (in Hebrew) [Ynet], 26 July 2010.
  18. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3925135,00.html West Bank demolitions prompt riots, arrests, 'price tag' missions
  19. Mohammed Mar'i, 'Occupiers uproot olive trees in West Bank,' Arab News, 17 August 2010.
  20. [Ethan Bronner]
  21. Reuters, Settlers replace Korans burnt in West Bank mosque attack,' in Haaretz, 5 October 2010.
  22. B'tselem, by Settlers,' 3 November 2010,
  23. [Agence France-Presse]
  24. Joshua Bloom, 'Operation Price Tag,' in Rabbis for Human Rights, 25 October 2010.
  25. Yair Altman, Price tag: Palestinian cars vandalized in Hebron.' in Ynet, 1 March 2011.
  26. Ahmad Jaradat, 'Israeli Settler Violence Report: March and April 2011,' in Alternative Information Center, 12 June 2011: 'On 4 March, settlers from Shvut Rachel in the southeast Nablus District damaged around 500 olive trees belonging to families from the village of Sorra. According to the Palestinian settlement file office in the northern West Bank, "the settlers attacked in the early morning hours, damaging and uprooting about 500 olive trees. Some of the settlers also entered the village and stoned homes". These attacks are part of the settlers' "price tag" plan, announced against Palestinians in the West Bank. The plan was ostensibly launched because the Israeli army dismantled several mobile houses in some outposts and settlements in West Bank, including the outpost of Giv'at Gil'ad in the North.'
  27. Yaakov Lappin, 'Settlers suspected of 'price tag' attack in Shiloh,' in Jerusalem Post, 17 March 2011.
  28. Elior Levy 'Palestinian 'price tag' victim recounts attack,' in Ynet, 17 March 2011.
  29. [Isabel Kershner]
  30. Saed Bannoura, ['Settlers Torch Palestinian Farmlands Near Nablus,'] IMEMC 26 July 2011.
  31. Chaim Levinson & Avi Issacharoff Settlers set fire to West Bank mosque after Israel demolishes illegal structures in Migron, in Haaretz, 5 September 2011.
  32. Anshel Pfeffer & Chaim Levinson, Israeli settlers vandalize IDF base in first 'price tag' act against army, in Haaretz, 7 September 2011.
  33. JPost staff 'US condemns 'price-tag' attacks on W. Bank mosques,' in Jerusalem Post, 9 September 2011.
  34. Quamar Mishirqi-Asad,'High ‘Price Tag’ in the Mosque of the Village Yatma,' in Rabbis for Human Rights, 13 September 2011.
  35. Elior Levy, Price tag' operations continue in WB,' at Ynet, 9 September 2011.
  36. Oz Rosenberg,'Home of Israeli left-wing activist defaced in latest 'price tag' act,' at Haaretz, 12 September 2011.
  37. Yair Altman,Suspected 'price tag' act: Olive trees cut down in West Bank in Ynet, 25 September 2011.
  38. Yair Altman, Olive trees uprooted near Hebron, in Ynet, 29 September 2011.
  39. Hassan Shaalan 'Price tag: Mosque torched in Upper Galilee,' in Ynet, 3 October 2011
  40. Saed Bannoura, 'Settlers Uproot 200 Olive Tree Near Nablus,' in  – IMEMC, 6 October 2011.
  41. Ravid Barak, Avi Issacharoff, Chaim Levinson, Christian graves in Jaffa defaced with racist slogans in suspected 'Price Tag' attack,' in Haaretz, 8 October 2011.
  42. Ben Hartman, 'Vandals deface Christian cemetery in Jaffa,' at Jerusalem Post, 13 June 2013.
  43. Ilan Lior and Haaretz, Israel man vandalizes Rabin memorial in protest of Shalit deal. in Haaretz, 14 October 2011.
  44. Oz Rosenberg, "Suspected right-wing extremists uproot 20 olive trees belonging to Jerusalem Arab family", at Haaretz, 27 October 2011.
  45. Jack Khoury 'Vandals set fire to Arab restaurant in Jaffa in suspected 'price tag' attack,' at Haaretz, 31 October 2011
  46. Chaim Levinson,West Bank mosque set alight in suspected 'price tag' attack, at Haaretz, 7 December 2011.
  47. Yaakov Katz, 'Settlers break into IDF base in 'price tag' attack,' at JPost.com, 13 December 2011
  48. Yair Altman,'Settlers raid IDF base, injure commander,' at Ynet, 13 December 2011.
  49. Oz Rosenberg, 'Jerusalem mosque set alight in suspected 'price tag' attack,', at Haaretz, 14 December 2011.
  50. Elior Levy 'West Bank Mosque torched,' at Ynet, 15 December 2011.
  51. Elior Levy, 'Hate slogans sprayed on mosque near Hebron,' at Ynet, 19 December 2011
  52. Noam (Dabul) Dvir, Price tag in Old City; cars vandalized,', Ynet, 1 October 2013.
  53. Oz Rosenberg, Israel Police suspect rightist extremists set fire to Palestinian car wash,' at Haaretz, 5 Jan 2012.
  54. [Associated Press]
  55. Avi IssacharoffSenior Palestinian official says Israeli settlers torched his car in Ramallah, at Haaretz, 16 January 2012.
  56. Talila Nesher and Oz Rosenberg, monastery, Jewish-Arab school defaced in suspected 'price tag'attack, at Haaretz, 7 Feb 2012
  57. Web site: Arab Youths Confessed to Spraying 'Death to Arabs'. 13 March 2012 . Jewish Press. March 13, 2012.
  58. Nir Hasson, 'Jerusalem Christians are latest targets in recent spate of 'price tag' attacks,' at Haaretz, 21 February 2012.
  59. Reuters/Ynet 'Vandals scrawl graffiti on Jerusalem Baptist church,' at Ynet, 20 February 2012.
  60. Ori Lewis,Vandals scrawl graffiti on Jerusalem Baptist church, at Reuters, 20 February 2012.
  61. Nir Hasson, Oz Rosenberg 'Racist graffiti sprayed at mixed Jewish-Arab village in central Israel,' at Haaretz, June 8, 2012.
  62. Gil Cohen, Chaim Levinson Mosque in West Bank village set alight in suspected ‘price tag’ attack,’ at Haaretz, 19 June 2012
  63. Jodi Rudoren, Khaled Abu Aker, 'West Bank Mosque Is Set Ablaze and Vandalized,', at The New York Times, 19 June 2012
  64. [Amira Hass]
  65. Nida Tuma, Ben Hartman, 'W. Bank cars damaged in suspected ‘price-tag’ attack,' at Jerusalem Post, 23 August 2012.
  66. Itamar Fleishman 'Cars torched, vandalized near Ramallah,' at Ynet, 29 August 2012.
  67. Oz Rosenberg, 'Christian monastery near Jerusalem vandalized, door set on fire,' at Haaretz, 4 September 2012
  68. Yaniv Kubovich,' Right-wing activist arrested in connection to 'price tag' attack on monastery,' Haaretz, 1 July 2013.
  69. Oz Rosenberg and Nir Hasson, 'Another Israeli church defaced with 'price tag' graffiti,' at Haaretz, 3 October 2012.
  70. http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/palestinian-taxi-set-on-fire-in-suspected-price-tag-attack-in-hebron-hills-1.471600'Palestinian taxi set on fire in suspected 'price-tag' attack in Hebron Hills,'
  71. Nir Hasson, 'Palestinian cars vandalized in Jerusalem, in suspected 'price tag' attack,', at Haaretz 25 November 2012
  72. Itamar Fleishman,'3 arrested for vandalizing Palestinian property,' at Ynet, 3 December 2012.
  73. Gili Cohen,'Senior IDF officer: Recent anti-Palestinian attack could spark terror in West Bank,' at Haaretz 16 November 2013.
  74. http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=6914 'Suspected 'price-tag' attack on Palestinian village,'
  75. Itamar Fleischman,'Suspected 'price tag' attack near Nablus,' at Ynet, 3 January 2013.
  76. Tovah Lazaroff,'Two cars torched in West Bank price tag attack,' at Jerusalem Post, 5 February 2013.
  77. Melanie Lidman, 'Price tag' suspects vandalize Muslim cemetery,' at Jerusalem Post, 14 February 2013.
  78. Asher Zeiger,'Cars vandalized, wall painted in ‘price tag’ attack,' at The Times of Israel, 18 February 2013.
  79. Tovah Lavaroff,'Six Palestinian cars torched in price tag attack,', at Jerusalem Post, 21 February 2013.
  80. Ben Hartman, Tozah Lazaroff, 'Palestinians may have faked price tag attack' Jerusalem Post 28 February 2013
  81. Efrat Forsher, 'Son of government employee suspected of price-tag attacks,' 6 March 2013.
  82. http://rhr.org.il/eng/2013/03/jewish-terrorism-an-especially-violent-price-tag-incident/ 'Jewish Terrorism: an Especially Violent ‘Price Tag’ Incident,’
  83. Jack Khoury 'Vandals deface two West Bank mosques in suspected 'price tag' attack,' at Haaretz, 78 April, 2013.
  84. Asher Zeiger, '4 Jewish teens arrested in beating of Arab youth,' at The Times of Israel, 23 April 2013.
  85. Maor Buchnik, 'Cars torched in Arab village; 'don't touch our girls',' at Ynet, 23 April 2013.
  86. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4372425,00.html 'Tel Aviv: 'Price tag' graffiti found in Arabs' apartment door,'
  87. Itamar Fleishman) 'Settlers spray-paint ‘price tag’ on house in Beit Ilu,' at Ynet, 1 May 2013.
  88. Hassan Shaalan, 'Wadi Ara: Mosque desecrated; 3 cars set on fire,' at Ynet, 14 May 2013.
  89. Hassan Shaalan, 'Cars torched, 'price tag' graffiti sprayed near Afula,' at Ynet 15 May 2013.
  90. Omri Efraim, 'Jerusalem 'price taggers' damage Jewish, Arab cars,' at Ynet, 23 May 2013.
  91. Israel Hayom Staff,'Price taggers' strike at numerous locations Tuesday Night,' at Israel Hayom, May 29, 2013
  92. Jack Khoury, Jack Khoury, Chaim Levinson and Reuters, 'Wave of vandalism targets Palestinians in Jerusalem and the West Bank,' at Haaretz, 29 May 2013.
  93. Nir Hasson and Gili Cohen,'Jerusalem's Dormition Church suffers suspected 'price tag' attack,' at Haaretz, 30 May 2013
  94. Noam (Dabul) Dvir, 'Jerusalem: 2 vehicles torched in Sheikh Jarrah,' at Ynet 14 June 2013.
  95. Noam (Dabul) Dvir,Arabs out graffiti in Abu Ghosh,' at Ynet, 18 June 2013.
  96. Nir Hasson, 'Tires slashed, graffiti sprayed in fourth suspected 'price tag' attack in a month,' at Haaretz, 23 June 2013.
  97. Nir Hasson/Associated Press, 'Monastery near Jerusalem defaced in suspected 'price tag' attack,' at Haaretz 21 August 2013.
  98. Nir Hasson,'East Jerusalem vehicles vandalized in so-called 'price tag' attack,' at Haaretz, 22 September 2013.
  99. Nir Hasson, 'J'lem vehicles vandalized in third 'price tag' attack in a week,' at Haaretz 1 October 2013.
  100. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.549431 ','
  101. Noam (Dabul) Dvir, '4 Jewish youth smash Christian tombstones,' at Ynet, 29 September 2013.
  102. Jack Khoury, Gili Cohen and Nir Hasson, 'West Bank mosque defaced in second 'price tag' attack in 12 hours,' at Haaretz 10 October 2013.
  103. [Amira Hass]
  104. Gili Cohen, Jack Khoury and Chaim Levinson, 'Assailants set West Bank house on fire, spray 'Regards from Eden' on wall,' at Haaretz, 14 November 2013.
  105. Tovah Lazaroff,http://www.jpost.com/National-News/3-residents-of-Gilad-Farm-outpost-arrested-charged-in-price-tag-attacks-340429 at Jerusalem Post, 5 February 2014.
  106. Chaim Levinson, 'Two settlers convicted of torching Palestinian-owned car,' Haaretz 1 December 2014.
  107. Eli Ashkenazi, Jack Khoury 'Mosque in Israel defaced by anti-Muslim graffiti,' at Haaretz, 8 December 2013.
  108. Hassan Shaalan, Mohammed is a pig sprayed on Baqa al-Gharbiyye mosque,' at Ynet, 8 December 2013.
  109. Amos Harel, Revital Hovel, Jack Khoury,'Security sources: 100 followers of racist rabbi are behind hate crimes,' Haaretz 8 May 2014.
  110. Tova Tsimuki, ['Israel intensifies campaign against 'price tag' attackers,']Ynet, 11 May 2014.
  111. Amos Harel, 'Humiliated by Palestinians and army, extremist settlers could escalate violence,' in Haaretz, 8 January 2014
  112. Abed Qusini,'Palestinian villagers detain, beat Israeli settlers,' at Sydney Morning Herald, 8 January 2014.
  113. Yaakov Lappin, 'Price tag' attack in West Bank following prevented lynch of settlers, Jerusalem Post, 8 January 2014.
  114. Ahiya Raved,'Settler 'terror': Price tag in Kfar Qassem, foiled plot against demolisher,' at Ynet, 10 January 2014
  115. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx%3FID%3D663549 'Settlers torch 2 Palestinian vehicles near Nablus,'
  116. Chaim Levinson, Gili Cohen and Jack Khoury, 'Palestinian mosque set on fire in suspected hate crime,' at Haaretz, 15 January 2014.
  117. Abed Qusini and Ori Lewis,'West Bank mosque partly torched in suspected settler attack,' Reuters, 15 January 2014.
  118. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4476982,00.html 'Suspected price tag: Mosque door burned in village near Ariel,'
  119. Steven Klein and Yair Ettinger, Vandals hit Reform synagogue in Ra'anana,' at Haaretz, January 30, 2014.
  120. Emily L. Hauser, we must raise the alarm about settler violence,' at Haaretz, Feb. 3, 2014
  121. 'Vandals slash tires of 16 cars, spray anti-Arab graffiti in East Jerusalem,'
  122. Leora Eren Frucht, 'Purim in Jaljulya,', Haaretz 16 March 2014
  123. Noam (Dabul) Dvir, ‘Tires of 34 cars punctured in East Jerusalem neighborhood,' Ynet 24 March 2014.
  124. Noam (Dabul) Dvir,Price tag: 'Nazi America' was sprayed in a monastery near Beit Shemesh,' Ynet 1 April 2014
  125. [Jewish Telegraphic Agency|JTA]
  126. http://www.timesofisrael.com/tires-slashed-in-latest-racist-attack-in-galilee/#ixzz2xpAqK7Yd 'Tires slashed in latest racist attack in Galilee,'
  127. Hassan Shaalan,'Hundreds protest 'price tag' attacks in Umm al-Fahm,' Ynet, 21 April 2014.
  128. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4511112,00.html 'Umm al-Fahm mosque vandalized, door torched,'
  129. Eli Ashkenazi and Jack Khoury, 'Mosque targeted in hate crime, second in two weeks,' Haaretz, 290 April 2014.
  130. Eli Ashkenazi and Jack Khoury,'Israeli Arab man's car vandalized in another apparent hate crime,' Haaretz 30 April 2014.
  131. http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Police-suspect-price-tag-incidents-near-Jerusalem-Acre-351262 'Police suspect 'price tag' incidents near Jerusalem, Acre,'
  132. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4517625,00.html 'Anti-Christian graffiti raise alarm before Pope's Holy Land visit,'
  133. Jeffrey Heller, 'Anti-Christian graffiti raise alarm before Pope's Holy Land visit,' Reuters 8 May 2014
  134. Eli Ashkenazi,'Vandals scrawl 'Death to Arabs' on window of Druze business in northern Israel,' Haaretz 7 May 2014.
  135. [Associated Press]
  136. Nir Hasson,'Jerusalem church defaced in latest hate crime attack,' Haaretz, 9 May 2014.
  137. Yoav Zitun, 'Tires slashed in Yitzhar as IDF searches for kidnapped teens,' Ynet 16 June 2014.
  138. Web site: Tires slashed in suspected racist attack. The Times of Israel. 31 July 2015.
  139. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=707029 'Settlers vandalize 12 Palestinian cars in East Jerusalem,'
  140. Lynda Franken, Violent settler attacks against Palestinians have risen since the start of ‘Operation Protective Edge’Jerusalem Fund, August 4, 2014.
  141. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=709309 'Israeli settlers torch Palestinian farm in 'price tag' attack,'
  142. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=719461 'Settlers raid Salfit-area village in apparent price tag attack,'
  143. Elior Levy, Itay Blumenthal, 'Dozens of olive trees destroyed in West Bank in run-up to harvest,' Ynet 6 October 2014
  144. Elior Levy,'Mosque torched in West Bank 'price tag' attack,' Ynet 14 October 2014
  145. "Police probe anti-Arab vandalism, boost patrols as tensions swirl", The Times of Israel 11 November 2014.
  146. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=739391 'Israeli settlers torch mosque in Ramallah-area village,'
  147. Noam (Dabul) Dvir,'Mosque set ablaze in West Bank; synagogue attacked,' Ynet 12 November 2014
  148. http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=741899 'Israeli settlers torch Palestinian home near Ramallah,'
  149. http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-house-torched-in-suspected-hate-crime/ 'Palestinian house torched in suspected hate crime,'
  150. Ben Hartman,'Jerusalem bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school ablaze in suspected hate crime,' Jerusalem Post 29 November 2014.
  151. [Associated Press]
  152. Itay Blumenthal,'Three far-right activists admit to burning Jewish-Arab Jerusalem school,' Ynet 12 December 2014.
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  154. Nir Hasson, 'Hate crime in Jerusalem: Tires on 11 cars in Beit Safafa punctured,' Haaretz 14 January 2015
  155. Roi Yanovsky,'Christian seminary set alight in suspected hate crime,' Ynet 25 February 2015.
  156. Judah Ari Gross,'Jerusalem Christian seminary targeted in apparent hate crime,' The Times of Israel 26 February 2015.
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  158. http://www.timesofisrael.com/left-wing-lawmakers-to-visit-burned-jesus-loaves-church/ 'Left-wing lawmakers visit burned ‘Jesus loaves’ church,'
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