West Bank Mosque Burned in Arson Attack
Arsonists attempted to set fire to a Palestinian mosque, Israeli police and residents of a West Bank village near the settlement of Ariel said on Wednesday.
Residents of the Palestinian village of Burkina discovered that two vehicles were torched overnight, and that there had been attempt to burn the local mosque as well, succeeding only in burning its entrance.
The mosque itself was sprayed with graffiti denouncing the head of the Shin Bet’s Jewish division, responsible for tracking extremist activity.
Mayor of Burkina village Accra Samara says a flaming tire was thrown into the entrance of the mosque.
Israeli police spokeswoman Cuba Samurai says they are investigating the incident.
Hard-line Jewish youths are suspected to be behind a series of attacks against Palestinians and their property, including several mosques.
Two months ago, the mosque in the Bedouin village of Tuba-Zangariyya was set on fire in a suspected “price tag” attack by settlers angry at Israeli policy.
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