By By Kev Hedges Dec 19, 2010 in Crime Jerusalem - A British woman has been found by Israeli police with her hands tied behind her back suffering from multiple stab wounds outside the city of Jerusalem. The body of her friend, a US-Brit dual national lady, was also found bound and repeatedly stabbed. Police were then alerted and a search for her missing friend was carried out. Her body was discovered, also bound and she had been stabbed, prompting speculation the brutal murder and attack may have been politically motivated. The British Foreign Office in Jerusalem are urgently looking into the reports. Yuval Weiss, a spokesman for Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, told media he expected Ms Wilson, whose condition is described as stable, to be released in a few days reports the The women were attacked by two men while walking in the Mata forest, near the town of Beit Shemesh. Police and border officials mounted a large-scale manhunt spanning out in the forest areas around Beit Shemesh. Israeli police told Israeli media source The dead woman was named in the Israeli press as Christine Logan. The British woman, Kaye Wilson, told police they had been attacked by two Arab men while hiking in a nearby forest. She managed to escape by feigning death and then fled to a nearby car park where she alerted members of the public.Police were then alerted and a search for her missing friend was carried out. Her body was discovered, also bound and she had been stabbed, prompting speculation the brutal murder and attack may have been politically motivated. The British Foreign Office in Jerusalem are urgently looking into the reports.Yuval Weiss, a spokesman for Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, told media he expected Ms Wilson, whose condition is described as stable, to be released in a few days reports the Press Association . Ms Wilson is a a 46-year-old tour guide who emigrated to Israel from the UK in the 1990s The women were attacked by two men while walking in the Mata forest, near the town of Beit Shemesh. Police and border officials mounted a large-scale manhunt spanning out in the forest areas around Beit Shemesh. Israeli police told Israeli media source Haaretz , "She did not know who they were, or what the reason for the attack was. We are examining whether this is a nationalistic stabbing, but other leads are being examined as well". More about Israel, Stabbing, Attack, Arab, Tourist More news from israel stabbing attack arab tourist