https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1a967912-8902-478c-8b98-7d1e69ea992e Israeli police arrested a Palestinian man dressed as Santa Claus during a raid on a Christmas celebration in Haifa. ⁠ Police forcibly dispersed festivities held by Palestinian Christian citizens of Israel in the Wadi Nisnas neighbourhood on Sunday and confiscated equipment from the event. ⁠ ⁠ According to the Mossawa Centre, an organisation advocating for the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, police used excessive force while detaining the man dressed as Santa Claus, as well as a DJ and a street vendor.⁠ ⁠ All three were released on Monday but were expected to be summoned to court again.⁠ ⁠ Mossawa said police also raided a music institute without legal authorisation.⁠ ⁠ Footage shared online showed Israeli police officers dragging the man dressed as Santa Claus from the scene.⁠ ⁠ Other videos appeared to show police interrupting a traditional dabke dance that was being performed in the street.⁠ ⁠ Israeli police said they were responding to “unusual noise and a disturbance of public order”.⁠ Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0fZh5SBxxMNYdg0VzRFkg/join Catch previous episodes of MEE LIVE, our biweekly news programme exploring the stories shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis, and hard-hitting interviews. Originally airing Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm ET | 5pm BST Got a story tip or question? Reach us at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@middleeasteye Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/MiddleEastEye Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/MiddleEastEye Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MiddleEastEye Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:22:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/1a967912-8902-478c-8b98-7d1e69ea992e All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.