West Bank Mosque Torched, Jewish Settlers Suspected
October 05 2010
Arsonists set fire to a mosque in the West Bank town of Beit Fajar early Monday, burning Korans and scrawling "revenge" in Hebrew, the Washington Post reports.
Palestinian residents blamed the attack on Jewish settlers. This was the third incident of vandalism in a West Bank mosque this year.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the attack and urged Israeli security forces to track down those responsible.
The Israeli police and army said they had launched an...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.