Jewish Extremists Torch West Bank Mosque
A mosque in the West Bank village of Jab’a, located south of Ramallah, was set on fire in a suspected “price tag” arson attack early Tuesday morning.
Graffiti carrying messages such as “The war has begun” and “You will pay the price” was spray-painted on the mosque’s walls.
Shin Bet agents and police, accompanied by a heavy contingent of IDF soldiers, were combing the area for clues and interrogating witnesses in the village on Tuesday morning.
The mosque appears to have been attacked around 1:30 A.M. While none of the villagers saw the arsonists, they noticed the fire following the attack and hurried to extinguish it. According to villagers, while the incident was immediately reported to the IDF, the army only arrived on the scene around 6 A.M.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak condemned the attack on Tuesday morning, calling it “a grave and criminal act, meant to harm the fabric of life in the area and distract the IDF and the security forces from their missions, which include protecting Israeli citizens in the area.”
For more, go to Haaretz.com
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