As over two million Israeli children open school year across the country, president visits embattled Sha'ar Hanegev, says ''if they fire, we will fire''; 3 rockets fall in South, 7 in recent days.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday strongly condemned a brutal hate attack on young Palestinians last week in Jerusalem, describing it as a combination of "racism and violence."
Jerusalem's identity is Arab, and the city's and Christian holy sites must be protected from Israeli threats, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said.
President visits Majd ek Karum in Galilee, tells residents perpetrators of brutal J'lem attack must be brought to justice; Education Minister Sa'ar says issues of violence, racism must be addressed in school system.
Jerusalem police arrested a 15-year-old youth on Sunday in connection with the savage beating of an Arab teen on Thursday, bringing the total number of suspects arrested to five.
