ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/MOSQUE Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson

Record ID: 399222

  • Title: ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS/MOSQUE Palestinian mosque damaged in suspected West Bank arson
  • Date: 25th February 2015
  • Summary: AL-JABAAH, NEAR BETHLEHEM, WEST BANK (FEBRUARY 25, 2015) (REUTERS) WIDE OF MOSQUE EXTERIOR ISRAELI POLICEMAN WALKING NEXT TO GRAFFITTI READING 'WE WANT THE REDEMPTION OF ZION', AND 'REVENGE' CLOSE OF GRAFFITTI CLOSE OF STAR OF DAVID SPRAY PAINTED ON MOSQUE'S WALL GRAFFITTI ON WALL WITH BURNT WINDOW CLOSE OF BURNT WINDOW WIDE OF THE INTERIOR OF THE MOSQUE SHOWING PRAYER RUG
  • Embargoed: 12th March 2015 12:00
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  • Location: West bank
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  • Country: Palestinian Territories
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA7HARM56C79VBC3SHJX1UEUJZZ
  • Story Text: A Palestinian mosque was set alight in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday (February 25) and graffiti in Hebrew at the scene suggested the attack was carried out by a far-right Israeli group, officials said.
    No one was hurt in the overnight attack in Al-Jaba'ah village near Bethlehem, during which the mosque's windows were broken and something burning was thrown inside, Mayor No'man Hamdan said.
    Hamdan said attacks of this sort are a systematic policy of Jewish settlers.
    "If you follow the actions of the occupation's military and the settlers, it's an around-the-clock, systemized policy to steal Palestinian land and displace Palestinian people," he told Reuters.
    Hebrew slogans had been scrawled on the walls, including "Revenge for the Land of Zion" and "Price Tag", a phrase used by an ultra-nationalist Jewish group that has carried out scores of attacks on Palestinian targets since 2008.
    The group has said "price tag" refers to the price the Israeli government would have to pay if it curbs Jewish settlements in the West Bank or accepts a Palestinian state.
    Al-Jaba'ah is close to Gush Etzion, a large area of settlements just outside Bethlehem.
    Israeli police said they were investigating the attack.
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