“Israeli” Officials: Settlers Intend to Vandalize Mosques

Local Editor

The "Israeli" war establishment has learned that settler extremists in the West Bank intend to vandalize mosques to protest the destruction of outposts and official measures taken against fellow right-wing activists. The plans are part of the "price tag" policy, of exacting retribution for the arrest of certain settlers and the issuing of restraining orders against others.

Upon first seeing the mosque in flames, residents believed it had been caused by an electrical short-circuit.

Investigators expressed doubt about the possibility that the fire was caused by an electrical short-circuit -as "Israeli" authorities claimed earlier, as the part of the mosque where the fire broke out is undergoing renovations and its electricity had been disconnected.

In December a mosque in the West Bank village of Yasuf was set on fire. The Shin Bet security service briefly detained several suspects, and it is not clear whether they will be charged.

In April, stars of David were spray-painted on a mosque in the village of Hawara. No suspects were detained in the incident.