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The Israel Police\u2019s statement comes after outlets, including the Qatar state-run Al Jazeera, shared footage of the arrests, claiming the police had \u201cstormed\u201d the Christmas event.<\/p>\n
After footage circulated online of police officers arresting individuals at a Christmas event in Haifa<\/a>, Israel Police on Thursday responded to claims that their officers raided the event, labeling the accusations as \u201cfalse.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cContrary to false claims circulating online, Israel Police<\/a> did not raid a Christmas event in Haifa,\u201d police stated on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n The Israel Police\u2019s statement comes after outlets, including the Qatar state-run Al Jazeera<\/em>, Turkish state-run TRT<\/em>, and Middle East Eye<\/em>, shared footage of the arrests, claiming the police had \u201cstormed\u201d the Christmas<\/a> event.<\/p>\n Al Jazeera<\/em> claimed that the police had introduced \u201cchaos\u201d to the celebrations and that the police had engaged in \u201carresting and beating Christians in the area.\u201d<\/p>\n Far-right conspiracy theorist and antisemitic social media personality Stew Peters also shared the footage on X\/Twitter, asserting that Israel was “tossing [Christians] in jail.”<\/p>\n In response to the reports, Israel Police asserted the truth was \u201cquite the opposite,\u201d adding \u201cwhile keeping the event safe, officers stopped three individuals acting disorderly, allowing the festive celebration to conclude without further disruption.\u201d<\/p>\n Christians in Israel, who are predominantly Arab, make up 6.8% of the country\u2019s Arab population.<\/p>\nHaifa\u2019s Christians<\/h3>\n