Settlers reportedly set fire to a West Bank home Sunday, in a possible hate crime attack, known in Israel as a 'price tag' attack, after a violent weekend saw string of nationalistically and ethnically motivated incidents.

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'Death to Arabs'

Palestinians from the village of Khirbat Abu Falah report that overnight settlers began to bang on the doors of the house, and when no one answered, poured a flammable liquid on house and set it alight. They also scrawled anti-Arab slogans like "Death to Arabs" and "Vengance" on the home. No injuries were reported.





House set on fire in possible price-tag

scene to another suspected hate crime , when a fire broke out in a mosque near Ramallah, burning down large parts of the structure. The incident occurred in the village of Al-Maghir in the West Bank, a kilometer and a half from Khirbat Abu Falah, and is considered a flashpoint for conflict between Palestinians and settlers.

Damaga to mosque (Photo: AFP)

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