Prosecutors have filed charges against 68-year-old Ronen Tzur for assault against Arab women on racial grounds.
According to the file, Tzur saw several Arab women sitting in a car near the Netanya beach, wearing traditional Muslim clothing including headcoverings. Tzur told the women to leave the area, then began hitting them solely because of their ethnicity. The women tried to start their car and leave, but Tzur continued to fight and took the car keys. Tzur then allegedly picked up a broomstick and hit one of the women in the head, injuring her.
When a relative of the women reached the location, Tzur told him that he "doesn't want Arabs" and that "this is our country."