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December 14, 2011

Jerusalem Mosque Defaced, Torched in Wave of Settler Vandalism 
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Unknown vandals have set fire to a mosque in Jerusalem amidst a wave of
increasing attacks by Jewish settlers. In addition to the arson, the
mosque was defaced with anti-Arab slurs and the "price tag" slogan
associated with the settler campaign to vandalize Palestinian property.
The incident comes hours after a group of settlers broke into an Israeli
army base in the West Bank and destroyed property in an apparent protest
against the dismantling of unauthorized outposts erected beyond the
massive Jewish settlement blocs that already carve up Palestinian land.
An Israeli army spokesperson said the settlers had been violent.

* Col. Avital Liebowitz*: "Over the night, some 50 rioters infiltrated
into a military base in Judea and Samaria, Ephrayim Regional Brigade,
where they acted in a very violent manner, throwing tiers, laying nails
on the roads and hurling rocks at some soldiers and commanders. The IDF
sees this incident in a very severe manner, we are working currently to
cooperate with other security organizations in the country in order to
investigate this matter."



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