Five Jewish girls were arrested for allegedly assaulting an Arab family in Jerusalem. The teenagers arrested in Wednesday night’s incident allegedly stoned the family and knocked the father to the ground before fleeing with the woman’s purse, Ha’aretz reported. Those arrested all have prior criminal records, police said.
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