TIMES OF ISRAEL
Soul-searching in Israel after mob beats Eritrean misidentified as terrorist
by Joseph Federman
October 20, 2015

The death of an Eritrean migrant who was shot and beaten by a mob that mistakenly believed he was a Palestinian attacker set off a round of soul-searching Monday amid the jittery atmosphere sweeping Israel in a wave of unrest. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the vigilantism…The violence began when an Arab with a knife and gun killed a soldier, stole his weapon and opened fire, wounding nine people before being killed by police. In the mayhem, Haftom Zarhum, an Eritrean migrant in his late 20s, ran into the station to seek cover, police said. A security guard, mistaking Zerhom for an attacker, shot him. As the young man lay on the floor, a mob cursed him, kicked him and hit him with objects. READ MORE