Current sectionOpinionHaaretz EditorialEditorial Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz Editorial02:13 AM • May 19 2026 IDTFive years ago, Jewish thugs went looking for Arabs on the streets of Bat Yam and other cities, as revenge over riots in mixed Arab-Jewish cities. Ramle resident Sa'id Moussa, who was unlucky enough to find his way to the Bat Yam promenade that night, fell victim to an attempted mass lynching by more than 20 people. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Arab Israeli conflictIsrael crimeArab IsraelisIsraeli judiciary CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIsrael Iraq BaseIsrael ElectionsLebanonNoam BettanSettler ViolenceHaQuizHaaretz PodcastFive Years Without Justice Sends a Message to a Barbarized Israeli SocietyI Sued Time Magazine for Ariel Sharon. Israel's NYT Threat Is an Empty OneIDF Soldiers in Lebanon Complain of Risky, Pointless Missions in Broad DaylightHaaretz CartoonU.S. Feds Arrest Man Over 2024 Alleged Assault of Jewish Man in Los AngelesRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisStarlink Users, Beware – Israeli Tech Can Reveal Your IdentityEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked