Jerusalem, Feb 12, 2026 (AFP) - 'No one to back us': Arab bus drivers in Israel grapple with racist attacks

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2026-02-12

What began as an ordinary shift for Jerusalem bus driver Fakhri Khatib ended hours later in tragedy. A chaotic spiral of events, symptomatic of a surge in racist violence targeting Arab bus drivers in Israel, led to the death of a teenager, Khatib's arrest and calls for him to be charged with aggravated murder. His case is an extreme one, but it sheds light on a trend bus drivers have been grappling with for years, with a union counting scores of......

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