Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages despite official condemnation

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Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance, a day after some Israeli leaders condemned a recent attack by settlers against Palestinians.

One wall and at least three copies of the Quran and some of the carpeting at the mosque in the Palestinian town of Deir Istiya had been torched when an Associated Press reporter visited Thursday.

On one side of the mosque settlers had daubed graffiti, including “we are not afraid,” “we will revenge again,” and “keep on condemning.” The writing scrawled in Hebrew was difficult to make out. It appeared to reference Maj. Gen Avi Bluth, the chief of the military’s Central Command, who issued a rare denunciation of the violence on Wednesday.

The Israeli military said in a statement that it had sent troops to investigate the scene and hadn’t identified any suspects. It said that it was transferring the case to the Israeli police and security agency.

https://apnews.com/article/israel-settlers-radical-west-bank-netanyahu-herzog-46127028ea1c06cf7cb57a81816b3ded

Israeli Nazis!

[Grins]

1. They are a fun bunch, aren't they? (Sarcasm.)

My dislike of Israel is now intense.

[Lonestarblue]

2. Israeli settlers are terrorists breaking international law and committing murder.

But they have no fear of prosecution because Netanyahu’s government encourages them to commit their atrocities. And world leaders continue to give Israel a pass and refuse to do much of anything to change the situation.