"Gods Chosen" set fire to holy books and building used to worship God

Israeli settlers have set fire to a mosque in a Palestinian town in the occupied West Bank, damaging prayer rugs and a large number of copies of the Quran, as well as spraying anti-Arab graffiti on the walls.
According to witnesses, five Jewish settlers broke into a mosque in Beit Fajjar in the early hours of Monday and set it alight before the morning prayers, Ahmad Thawabteh, the town's mayor, told Al Jazeera.
The Israeli military told Al Jazeera that primary investigations showed Hebrew graffiti and burnt carpets at the mosque, located south of Bethlehem.
Avital Leibovitch, a spokeswoman for Israel's military, said Israeli authorities will bring the guilty parties to justice.
"The Israeli police ... have opened a very widespread investigation; the other security forces in Israel will be a part of [it], as well as Palestinian information that has some contribution to this investigation," she told Al Jazeera.
"We see this incident in a very severe manner. We will do the utmost to find these lawbreakers and bring them to court."
Emotions running high
Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh, reporting from the mosque, said emotions are quite high in the town.
"It was a little before three in the morning when residents saw smoke coming out of the mosque, that they rushed in to put out the fire," she said.
"We heard residents [break] into chants about revenge. Much of the talk here is [calling this a] religious type of attack rather than a politically motivated one."
Meanwhile, Al Jazeera's Mike Hanna, reporting from Jerusalem, said: "Certainly this is something that is ratcheting up tensions at a time when the Israeli cabinet are meeting to decide on extending the settlement freeze.
"A mosque was burned in the West Bank earlier this year by settlers who say it was on their land - land that they claim and occupy.
"There is certainly a pattern here. There will be a settler demonstration north of the West Bank today which is also linked to a mosque that the settlers want destroyed."

Illegal settlements

Vandals occasionally spray-paint the words "price tag" on buildings and cars, suggesting that the attacks are the "price" for any attempt by the Israeli government to curb the growth of illegal settlements.

Human-rights groups say the Israeli government does not take the attacks seriously enough.

A report by Amnesty International, the London-based rights group, found that "impunity remains the norm" for settlers accused of vandalism and physical attacks on Palestinians.

The incident in Beit Fajjar comes as Israeli and Palestinian officials prepare to resume indirect negotiations.
Palestinian leaders are pushing for a complete freeze in new Israeli construction in both the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, approved last year a temporary halt in West Bank settlement growth - but it does not apply to East Jerusalem.

Many communities in the West Bank have ignored the order and continued new construction.

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/10/201010481935553584.html

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[Drumvain]

@nomoreliblabcon 9/11 was A globalist operation carried out by high level government officials. Do you really think "Muslims" were able to make NORAD stand down, plant explosives in building 7 (the one that no plane hit but collapsed in it's own footprint) The first arrests made on 9/11 were several Israeli mossad agents who were dressed up like muslims. Stop being such A dupe! The people of Mexico hailed the attacks of 9/11, I see you forgot to mention them in your dis-info. watch?v=tRfhUezbKLw

[specialforceqassam]

@ccolley3 not fuck off ...

you need to know that! you as american must know that!!!

jews did 9.11 ! ! ! !

[BLADESKATER00]

The Quran is not a "holy" book--its not the holy quran--its the Generous Quran!

[partitionHacked]

Terry O JONES, We will not be silent. around the world Will not stand by to see you being unreasonable, Actually do not want to see the burning of the holy book of Islam. but in my neighborhood are too many qstions about the burning of this holy book, so I am looking for news about the truth. Scripture was right on fuel al-Quran. We plan to condemn it, in the which every person of the USA to our environment, We Will FUEL terry. I hope your actions you are forgiven by God and by Muslims worldwide

[extazy17]

Settlers need to burn Arab Terrorists and not just some buildings.

[finefilth]

HOORAY FOR ISRAEL!!!  NOT!

[TheFlex21]

@lolboy24

israel is a terrorist state

israel is an apartheid state

israel is a pirate state

israel is an illegal state

[lolboy24]

Israel gov=terrorist gov.

[Yahya76]

@nomoreliblabcon you said "Islam declared war on the Christians and Jews " . I'm Muslim, but i guess i must have missed that meeting where war was declared eh ! Listen, nomoreliblabcon, Muslims can't declare war on anyone. Only the Khalifah (A global figure by Muslims, for Muslims, who rules over Muslims) can declare war. and since we Muslims don't have a Khalifa, we cannot declare war. Can you understand this very simple point ?

Your comment is false and incorrect. 

[nomoreliblabcon]

@0xTRX007 Yeah, well that description fits the liberal mindset perfectly.