A building belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem was set on fire and vandalized early on Thursday in a hate crime attack.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames, and classified the fire as arson after an investigation into whether the fire was deliberately set. The forces also found hate graffiti denigrating Jesus sprayed on one of the walls.
Damage was done to parts of the building, but no one was hurt.
The structure, which is used as for religious studies, is located near the Old City's Jaffa Gate.
A mosque in a West Bank village near Bethlehem was torched warly on Wednesday, Palestinain media reported. The report said that settlers that entered Kafr Jab'a also sprayed hate graffiti on the building, including "we want the redemption of Zion," and "revenge."
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said in a statement that both Wednesday and Thursday's attacks were the works of "Israeli terrorists ... protected by a government that claims exclusivity over this land."
Church leaders have often blamed students at local Yeshivas, visiting from the Diaspora, for the attacks. In recent years, the visiting Yeshiva students have been identified with the "hilltop youth," some of whom have been expelled from the territories. The head of the Yeshiva denied the allegations.
Christian center set on fire, vandalized in Jerusalem hate crime attack - Diplomacy and Defense - Israel News | Haaretz
Interesting that it gets little coverage by controlled media. Since the Israelis have no problem arresting 6 year old, they would have no problem arresting these criminals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc-r-fvdhC8
Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames, and classified the fire as arson after an investigation into whether the fire was deliberately set. The forces also found hate graffiti denigrating Jesus sprayed on one of the walls.
Damage was done to parts of the building, but no one was hurt.
The structure, which is used as for religious studies, is located near the Old City's Jaffa Gate.
A mosque in a West Bank village near Bethlehem was torched warly on Wednesday, Palestinain media reported. The report said that settlers that entered Kafr Jab'a also sprayed hate graffiti on the building, including "we want the redemption of Zion," and "revenge."
Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said in a statement that both Wednesday and Thursday's attacks were the works of "Israeli terrorists ... protected by a government that claims exclusivity over this land."
Church leaders have often blamed students at local Yeshivas, visiting from the Diaspora, for the attacks. In recent years, the visiting Yeshiva students have been identified with the "hilltop youth," some of whom have been expelled from the territories. The head of the Yeshiva denied the allegations.
Christian center set on fire, vandalized in Jerusalem hate crime attack - Diplomacy and Defense - Israel News | Haaretz
Interesting that it gets little coverage by controlled media. Since the Israelis have no problem arresting 6 year old, they would have no problem arresting these criminals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zc-r-fvdhC8
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