Israeli PM Netanyahu admits his citizens are 'racist'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the attacks staged against citizens of Arab origin and Palestinians in Israel have reached a dangerous point and that they had to face the attacks. In a statement made prior to the meeting of the Israeli Council of Ministers, Netanyahu underlined that the "racist" acts of Jewish citizens against the Arabs gained a dangerous dimension and that he would always be against such acts. "The government of Israel is against all forms of violence. We will prepare a law so as to end racist attacks against citizens of Arab origin," Netanyahu stressed. Touching on the developments in the Middle East, Netanyahu emphasized that his country had no ties to any incident in the Middle East. "However, our government and army will not delay a response to all attacks on Israeli territory," Netanyahu also said.