Israeli defence minister wants boycott of Arab businesses as protest erupts

During the unrest, rock-throwers targeted a passenger bus, smashing the windows and lightly injuring the driver. An Israeli journalist also claimed to have escaped a "lynching" after rioters threw rocks at him and at police, then destroyed his motorcycle.

By: PTI | Jerusalem | Published: December 10, 2017 4:29 pm

A protester throws back tear gas canister that was fired towards them by Lebanese riot police during a demonstration in front of the U.S. embassy in Aukar. (Source: AP Photo)

Israel’s hardline Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman today called on Israelis to boycott Arab businesses in a northern district that saw rioting in protest against US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish state.