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Israel/Palestine

Purveyor

(29,876 posts) Thu Jun 21, 2012, 06:56 PM Jun 2012

West Bank Mosque Torched, Pro-Settlement Graffiti Sprayed On Wall

In what seems like another “price tag” attack against Palestinian civilians, unknown perpetrators torched a mosque in the village of Jeba, west of Ramallah. Graffiti in support of the Ulpana neighborhood in the settlement of Beit-El, set to be evacuated by the end of the month, was sprayed on the mosques outside wall.

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West Bank Mosque Torched, Pro-Settlement Graffiti Sprayed On Wall (Original Post) Purveyor Jun 2012 OP

This is evil no matter who does it. aranthus Jun 2012 #1

Synagogues defaced by Arabic graffiti henank Jun 2012 #2

aranthus

(3,385 posts)

1. This is evil no matter who does it.

Reply to Purveyor (Original post)

Thu Jun 21, 2012, 08:28 PM

Jun 2012

I hope the perps are found and punished.

henank

(800 posts)

2. Synagogues defaced by Arabic graffiti

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Fri Jun 22, 2012, 03:21 AM

Jun 2012

The torching of the mosque, any mosque, is disgusting and outrageous. Firstly on the simple moral plane - places of prayer must not be touched - and on the political plane, it's stupid and backfires on the perpetrators. What did they hope to achieve?

And here's the inverse:

Hefer valley synagogue defaced
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4245879,00.html

Ancient synagogue near Jericho defaced with swastikas and graffiti: Palestine is ours
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4234201,00.html

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