Sydney Barakat

February 26, 2015

(ANTIMEDIA) According to reports, a group of Jewish settlers torched a mosque near the West Bank city of Bethlehem early Wednesday morning, and also vandalized the mosque with anti-Arab taggings.

4a.m., Wednesday morning Jewish settlers stormed Al-Huda mosque in Bethlehem and set it on fire, causing severe damage until the flames were put out by locals. The settlers also spray-painted racist and anti-Arab slogans and sayings onto the outer walls of the Mosque including “death to Arabs!”

The United Nations have already condemned the arson attack of Al-Huda made by Jewish extremists, and a spokesperson for the UN asserted that such actions are further hindering the chances of peace in the region.

Apparently, several related activities (such as property damage and other abuses and violations done by settlers to drive out and intimidate Palestinians) have been reported in the area.

Israeli officials are currently in the process of conducting ‘investigations’.

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Image below courtesy of the Palestinian Information Center

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