07 June 2017•Update: 07 June 2017
By Kaamil Ahmed
JERUSALEM
Arab towns in Israel have shuttered Wednesday for a general strike in protest against the death of a young man outside a police station during clashes early Tuesday.
Shops and schools were closed after Arab-Israeli leaders called for the strike Tuesday, in a statement that called the killing of Muhammad Taha, 21, "cold-blooded murder".
Taha was shot dead outside a police station after clashes broke out in the Arab town of Kafar Qasem when police arrested a local man.
Police said a security guard opened fire after the police station was attacked but Arab-Israelis said Taha was not threatening anyone.
The Arab-Israeli leadership also praised the large attendance at Taha's funeral on Tuesday and called for a mass demonstration in Kafar Qasem on Saturday evening.
