Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a fierce condemnation Tuesday of the suspected “price tag” attack that occurred earlier that day in Abu Ghosh, declaring that the act was opposed to basic Jewish values.

Children sit next to a wall in the Arab-Israeli village of Abu Ghosh on June 18, 2013 where anti-Arab graffiti was sprayed overnight. The graffiti reads “racism or assimilation” and “Arabs out.” (photo credit: Flash90)

Premijer Benjamin Netanyahu je oštro osudio "price tag" napad u  Abu Ghoshu kao akt koji se protivi osnovnim židovskim vrijednostima. On je zaprijetio da će počinioci napada osjetiti "tešku ruku".On je rekao "Ono što se dogodilo  u Abu Ghoshu je protiv vrijednosti našeg naroda i naše zemlje".

U Utorak se dogodio incident u kojem su vandali probušili gume na 28 automobila i napisali uvredu na susjednom zidu. Policija je otvorila istragu , ali još nema sumnjivih.

Predsjednik Shimon Peres je nazvao gradonačelnika Abu Ghosha Salima Jabera i osudio  "rasističko ponašanje koje je prešlo "crvenu liniju". Peres je rekao da su građani Abu Ghosha dragi njegovom srcu i državi Izrael, oni su simbol koegzistencije.Jaber je rekao " to je djelo male grupe koja želi razoriti dobre odnose, ali mi smo jači od njih" i da stanovnici  grada vole Izrael i državu Izrael.

The term “price tag” attack is used to describe crimes, typically but not always vandalism or arson of Palestinian property, carried out by extremist Jews as ostensible retribution for Israeli government actions — such as demolition of illegal West Bank construction — which they deem contrary to settler interests.

Located a few miles west of Jerusalem, Abu Ghosh is an Arab village situated among Jewish towns and agricultural settlements, and its 6,000 residents have traditionally enjoyed cordial relations with their Jewish neighbors.