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Settlers attack West Bank mosque and burn holy Muslim books
The Times ^ | 12/11/2009 | James Hider

Posted on 12/11/2009 6:29:49 AM PST by markomalley

Suspected Jewish settlers today attacked a mosque in the northern West Bank, burning holy books and spraying threatening graffiti in Hebrew on the building, Palestinian officials and Israeli police said.

Extremists broke into the mosque in the village of Yasuf, near the city of Nablus, and burned Muslim holy books and prayers carpets, while sprayed slogans on the floor reading “Price tag – greetings from Effi.”

The so-called price tag is the Jewish settlers’ policy of attacking Palestinians and their property in retribution for any Israeli government curb on settlement expansion. Effi is a Jewish name.

The dawn attack appeared to be the work of hardline settlers furious that the right-wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu has given in to US pressure to try and enforce a temporary freeze on the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, where some 300,000 settlers live.

While the attackers escaped, the Israeli government was quick to condemn the attack. "This is an extremist act geared toward harming the government's efforts to advance the political process for the sake of Israel's future," said Ehud Barak, the Israeli defence minister, whose department is overseeing the freeze.

When they discovered the desecration of their mosque, Palestinian villagers started throwing stones at Israeli soldiers, whom they often accuse of complicity with settlers when they carry out such attacks on them and their olive orchards. Two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were hurt in the clashes.

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Thousands of angry settlers gathered for a demonstration close to the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem this week, vowing to continue building and condemning Mr Natanyahu’s decision to bow to pressure from Barack Obama, the US president. They carried banners that said “Obama wants us frozen, God wants us chosen,” and “God’s Bible gave us this land.”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: burned; christianright; crushislam; islam; israel; jews; mosque; muslims; torched; waytogo
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To: denydenydeny

They’ll do that anyway, so don’t worry about it.


61 posted on 12/11/2009 11:31:55 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: headstamp 2

Possible of course, but probably not. Lot of Israelis are not very happy with the muslims. They are quite capable of this.


62 posted on 12/11/2009 11:34:28 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: killjoy

Very stupid, but not for the reason you give. The enemies of Israel dont NEED more reasons to attack.


63 posted on 12/11/2009 11:35:39 AM PST by Vanders9
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To: markomalley; denydenydeny
Suspected Jewish settlers today attacked a mosque in the northern West Bank,

Is being a "jewish settler" a crime they are suspected of?

64 posted on 12/11/2009 11:39:31 AM PST by jonatron
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To: w1andsodidwe; All
HEADLINE : Settlers attack West Bank mosque and burn holy Muslim books

Statement: Suspected Jewish settlers today attacked a mosque in the northern West Bank,

It would be very difficult for "jewish settlers" to infiltrate the "Nablus" area undetected.

65 posted on 12/11/2009 11:48:51 AM PST by jonatron
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To: markomalley

Good. Destroy the “religion of peace”. The Jewish people in THEIR OWN LAND have fired the first shot.

Let’s get their back.


66 posted on 12/11/2009 3:57:32 PM PST by NoGrayZone (SARAH PALIN IS MY CUP OF TEA!)
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To: 668 - Neighbor of the Beast
No, its more like being the only white family in a black neighborhood, and your son comes home with his teeth punched out and your daughter is raped. The local cop is Mohammed Obama, and he tells you you need to keep your white ass off the streets.

You pick your shit up and move. Its over.

67 posted on 12/11/2009 4:04:09 PM PST by PA-RIVER (Don't blame me. I voted for the American guy.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

There are no holy Moslem books.


68 posted on 12/11/2009 6:58:30 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SkyPilot

They may as well have a swine time!


69 posted on 12/12/2009 1:11:34 AM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: sheik yerbouty

At least several times every yeasr someone complains about a “hate crime” but it usually turns out they did it themselves to gain attention to their loser cause. The initial bold headline shouts hate crime, discrimination, intimidation and so forth. Days later in the smallest print on the most obscure page there is an explanation that they moron did it to them self. Similar to the mooslims in the US constrantlyin fear” for their lives. Mega-BS!


70 posted on 12/12/2009 8:33:44 AM PST by hal ogen
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To: Vanders9

No matter what the Jews do. They will attack.


71 posted on 12/12/2009 8:36:48 AM PST by bmwcyle (When do they collect and jail the homeless when they don't buy their health care?)
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To: markomalley

Let god sort them out.

72 posted on 12/12/2009 8:38:39 AM PST by MaxMax (Obamao can't play in the Olympic reindeer games)
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To: hal ogen

I think this is a less lethal form of premature jihadulation..


73 posted on 12/12/2009 11:29:55 PM PST by sheik yerbouty ( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
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To: markomalley

furious that the right-wing government of Binyamin Netanyahu has given in to US pressure to try and enforce a temporary freeze on the construction of Jewish settlements in the West Bank,
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Nety did the same thing the first time he was Prime Minister. He made happyface with the enemy. By now he should have nuked Iran. But either way, burning down moslem mosques is a very positive thing for the Jews to start doing.


74 posted on 12/13/2009 1:46:01 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: dinoparty

it could be the match that sets off the whole region, IMO
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Hell if the match don’t work, I’ll pitch in a flamethrower.


75 posted on 12/13/2009 1:48:20 PM PST by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: Morgana

Lol! That’s great, you made a good friend.


78 posted on 12/14/2009 10:04:46 AM PST by Islaminaction
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To: Morgana

That is a great story, I can attest to the truth of your statement as I know a few IDF girls living here.
As for runnin the bulldozer, I’m not near tha Gaza Strip, but I have always employed ladies in my business that operate bobcats/crane lifts. Two of my best were very beautiful but hard working Ukrainian/Israeli Jews who loved their girly things and... black rifles,Jericho pistols, punk rock and country line dancing.
You’re welcome to come and run a Big Cat Dozer anytime you are in Georgia.


79 posted on 12/14/2009 10:33:52 AM PST by redstateconfidential (`)
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