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Suspected Israeli nationalists torch Christian seminary in Jerusalem
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/2/26/suspected-israeli-nationalists-torch-christian-seminary-in-jerusalem.html ^ | February 26th 2015 | ALJA

Posted on 02/26/2015 11:57:25 AM PST by MadIsh32

Suspected Israeli nationalists set fire to a Christian seminary in Jerusalem and vandalized an elementary school in Nablus on Thursday, officials said. The attacks, which came a day after a similar group burned a mosque near Bethlehem, have been characterized as hate crimes by Israeli officials and "terrorism" by Palestinians.

According to local media reports, the assailants poured flammable liquid into a bathroom window of the Greek Orthodox seminary and ignited it. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said "anti-Christian" slogans were scribbled in Hebrew on the seminary's walls — including “Jesus is a son of a whore” and “the redemption of Zion.”

The fire damaged the compound’s bathroom facilities, but was quickly subdued by city fire officials. No one was injured in the blaze.

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat said in a statement that the fire at the seminary was set deliberately and "there is no room for such deplorable activity" in the city, which is deemed holy to Jews, Muslims and Christians. The majority of Palestinian Christians are members of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Shortly after the arson attack, Israeli settlers reportedly vandalized an elementary school in the West Bank village of Urif, south of Nablus. According to Ma'an News, the settlers, who hail from the nearby Yizhar settlement, scrawled a Star of David along with the words “Death to Arabs” on the building’s entrance.

The latest spate of provocations by Israeli nationalists against Palestinians appeared to have started Wednesday, when settlers vandalized and set fire to a mosque in the village of Al-Jaba’ah. The attackers reportedly broke the windows of the sanctuary and threw burning objects inside, after spray-painting the words “Revenge for the Land of Zion” and “Price Tag” on its exterior.

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1 posted on 02/26/2015 11:57:25 AM PST by MadIsh32
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To: MadIsh32

Bet it’s really Muzzies doing it as a disinformation campaign.


2 posted on 02/26/2015 11:58:56 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: MadIsh32

Source is al Jazeera.


3 posted on 02/26/2015 12:03:09 PM PST by Steely Tom (Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
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To: dfwgator

You ain’t the only one who thought that.


4 posted on 02/26/2015 12:03:29 PM PST by bajabaja (Too ugly to be scanned at the airports.)
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To: MadIsh32

oh yeah, sure.
chances of Israelis doing this....0.0000000000000001 percent , or less.

but in case one did... you can rest ASSURED that the police and prosecutorial authorities will get right on his trail!

that’s the difference between Israel or America .... and Krapistans. Here, those in charge go after such individuals and punish them. In Krapistan or IslamoNaziStan or ObamaStan ...such people are considered heros... given massive applause and rewards....

the difference between a civilzed country trying to keep criminal behavior down.... and a criminal country promoting and cheering criminals to do more bad-bad stuff

at any event, consider the source (AlJizzera)
... the incident is either correctly reported (and a very isolated event soon to be punished) or else it is just more enemy propaganda from Al Gore’s best buds at Jizz radio

hey, whatever happened to Gore and Jizz radio, anyway?
they had some sort of falling out????


5 posted on 02/26/2015 12:06:43 PM PST by faithhopecharity ((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..).)
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To: MadIsh32

Random.

*Hey, it works for the other side*


6 posted on 02/26/2015 12:07:17 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Life is good.)
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To: MadIsh32

Source: Al Jazeera

‘nuff said.


7 posted on 02/26/2015 12:07:46 PM PST by kidd
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To: kidd

In a related story, Polish troops have attacked the German radio station in Gleiwitz.


8 posted on 02/26/2015 12:08:22 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

Yep. Muzzies do, Blame Israel, SSDD.

I expect 0bama operatives will soon be doing the same sort of false flag operations here in the US, against ‘sons of the Crusaders’


9 posted on 02/26/2015 12:16:50 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: dfwgator

Ditto that.


10 posted on 02/26/2015 12:20:15 PM PST by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: MadIsh32

good to see 0bama finally sent some people to Israel


11 posted on 02/26/2015 12:24:06 PM PST by sten (fighting tyranny never goes out of style)
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To: dfwgator

You know your stuff.

That’s exactly what I was thinking.


12 posted on 02/26/2015 12:27:05 PM PST by RinaseaofDs
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To: Steely Tom

I am going to post Arutz Sheva’s report on the incident.


13 posted on 02/26/2015 12:42:21 PM PST by Patriot777 (Imagine....that we could see Obama being hauled out of the White House kicking and screaming?)
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To: dfwgator

No, there are those kinds of Jews there in Israel. They are a minority, but they do exist!


14 posted on 02/26/2015 12:45:52 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: faithhopecharity

Not really, there is a small minority of Jews who will do this and resort to some kind of property damage and violence. One example of that happening in another instance are the “Price Tag” Israeli terrorists. Netanyahu has vowed to bring them in and not allow them to get away with it, either.


15 posted on 02/26/2015 12:48:12 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: LegendHasIt

If you’re going to blame the Muslims, then blame them for what they do. And then, blame those particular Jews for what they do. Those Jews, although in a minority, are out there in Israel.


16 posted on 02/26/2015 12:49:28 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: dfwgator

“Bet it’s really Muzzies doing it as a disinformation campaign.”

No, we have our share of idiots.

In contrast to other ME countries, however, Israel will almost certainly find these evil people, convict them, and put them in prison.

This is in contrast to say, the PA, where they would be given a parade.


17 posted on 02/26/2015 12:52:41 PM PST by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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Jerusalem Christian Seminary Torched In Apparent Racist Hate Crime
http://failedmessiah.typepad.com/failed_messiahcom/2015/02/jerusalem-christian-seminary-torched-in-apparent-racist-hate-crime-567.html

Remains of fire at Greek Orthodox seminary, Jerusalem Old City 2-26-2015The seminary was set on fire and its walls were painted with nationalist and racist graffiti, including the slogans “Jesus is a son of a whore” and “Redemption of Zion.”

Jerusalem Christian Seminary Torched In Apparent Racist Hate Crime
Shmarya Rosenberg

A Greek Orthodox seminary near the Jaffa Gate of the Old City of Jerusalem burned early this morning in what police reportedly believe is a hate crime.

The fire at the seminary started at approximately 4:00 am in the bathrooms, the Times of Israel reported, and the seminary walls were painted with nationalist and racist graffiti, including the slogans “Jesus is a son of a whore” and “Redemption of Zion.”

Three teams of firefighters reportedly responded and fought the fire, which was quickly extinguished, saving the building.

No one was injured.

Police are investigating the fire and vandalism as a hate crime.

Jerusalem’s secular Mayor Nir Barkat – who just two days ago helped subdue and capture a knife-wielding Palestinian Arab terrorist – condemned the apparent arson.

“There is no room for such deplorable activity in Jerusalem. We must eradicate this behavior and bring those responsible to justice,” Barkat said in a statement.

Over the past several years, a wave of anti-Christian and anti-Muslim hate crimes have been perpetrated in Jerusalem and the surrounding area. Just two months ago, police arrested a 21-year-old Jewish man who allegedly vandalized a cross and sculpture in the Dormition Abbey in Jerusalem. In 2012, the Latrun Monastery near Jerusalem was attacked and the phrase “Jesus is a monkey” was painted on it. Last May in the run-up to the visit of Pope Francis, vandals painted a Catholic church in the city with similar anti-Christian slogans. (Please see related stories here.) And spitting attacks – often perpetrated by haredi yeshiva students – against Christian clergy in and near the Old City are also quite common.

Only yesterday morning, a mosque in the village of Jab’a near Bethlehem was set on fire and racist and nationalistic graffiti calling for “revenge” was spray-painted on its walls. Similar attacks have frequently taken place against mosques throughout the West Bank areas in Jewish control.

A Jewish-Arab school in Jerusalem was set on fire several months ago and racist and nationalistic graffiti painted on its walls. Three haredi men associated with the racist neo-Kahanist Lehava organization were arrested for that attack.

In early July, three Sefardi haredim – at least one a current yeshiva student – were arrested for the gruesome murder of 16-year-old Mohammed Abh Khdeir, who was burned alive in a racist “revenge” attack.

Israel’s Internal Security Service commonly known as the Shabak or the Shin Bet has said that many if not most of these attacks are the work of people inspired by Chabad Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh, the founder and rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Od Yosef Chai yeshiva in the radical extremist West Bank settlement of Yitzhar. While Ginsburgh holds no official position within the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he is one of the most popular Chabad rabbis in Israel and especially in the West Bank. Ginsburgh’s teachings are profoundly racist.

Israel did little to stop these racist and nationalist “price tag” hate crime attacks until the US State Department publicly chastised Israel for its failure one year ago.


18 posted on 02/26/2015 12:54:19 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Steely Tom

But Al Jazeera has the story right, in this case!


19 posted on 02/26/2015 12:55:54 PM PST by Star Traveler (Remember to keep the Messiah of Israel in the One-World Government that we look forward to coming)
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To: Star Traveler

Shmaft a Rosenberg is a rabid sel-hating Jew. No better than Al Jazeera in my opinion


20 posted on 02/26/2015 1:04:14 PM PST by JewishRighter
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