The first Israeli Arab to run for prime minister was wounded by Israeli police during a demonstration Monday near Tel Aviv. Legislator Azmi Beshara, who dropped out of the race two days before the May 17 elections, was wounded lightly in the shoulder by a rubber bullet. Seven other Israeli Arabs were also wounded when Arab stone-throwers protested the demolition of an Arab-owned home that police said was built without a permit.
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