they were indeed Jews and author of the article is not Ali Waked.. it's Sharon Roffe-Ofir. Just refrain from doubting the media source when it doesn't tell you what you want to hear.

What a disgusting act ; I pray that the police and the courts deal with them harshly. This should NOT be tolerated at all.

and be an example to the muslims on how to be civilized when things don't go exactly our way.

Who in their right mind goes into am arab church, begins throwing around firecrackers? That is not Baruch Goldstein, its just stupid and crazy. It accomplishes nothing, it isn't terrorism, it's just harrassment that would get you killed. Religious people would not do this so close to the Shabbat. Sane people would not do this as they would get killed and accomplish nothing. And these people were being attacked for so long by so many and managed to get out alive? And if they are right wingers who do this in a Church and not a Mosque? I wonder how much of this story is true and how much of it relies on Arab eyewitnesses.

For all those of you who are blaming "religious extremists" and "right-wing settlers" for this Shabbat attack.

At some point in the future I am very sure that YNET will correct their report and clearly state that the perps consists of one mentally ill Jewish male and two CHRISTIAN females, whose mental stability also must surely be called into question. The circumstance that strikes me as odd is IF the authorities are aware (and it is being reported as such) that the male suspect has threatened such acts on prior occasion, what steps or warnings have been taken or given. Again, this goes toward the serious questioning the quality of the law enforcement authorities in Israel. Surely there must be a means by which potentially dangerous or criminally disturbed individuals are subject to medical evaluation for the protection of themselves and the public.

everything is relative. We could only dream all anti-Jewish outcomes ended the same way.

There is nothing in common between the 2 communities. Nothing!

They used to sleep in the midrahov with signs saying "Welfare minstry took our kids", they went to ramallah to ask Yasser Arafat for shelter, these people are sickos and they do not represent us Jews in any way, please accept my apology in the name of all Jews. By the way I am going to vote for Liberman these elections, so dont think me for a spineless pet.

all people know that the attackers are jews so stop running off at the mouth!

about every major news site which actually covered this story has stated that the three attackers were jweish... so what, that it isn't to smooth going in that region is wide known truth...

you cannot accept the reality, but it is the truth and you cannot escape facing it whatever you say.

The couple that did this has no connection to the right wing or the settlers. They did it out of pure insanity with hurting their country as their only motive. It's not even a Jewish couple because the wife is Christian, but the title shows "Jews attack Nazareth church." Shame on you Ynet. Don't report false news!

i agree, this story is very fishy, i doubt that it'll be noticed by a major news-agency/news. even tho this story is new. anyways, why do you ("j") think that ynet blames the jews? well, it does, but ynet is not the only site that does so, of course i dont say i know that they are jews for sure, but almost every site reporting about this thinks so.

I wonder why everyone appears surprised ...Feeble Jewish extremist's minds naturally lead to this kind of incidents. Uneducated zealots are easy grounds for preachers such as Shas and other militants ( including the rabbi that find mixed mariage unbearable !!!) The government has also a responsability in this : tolerating that extreme right advocates of hatred against " the non Jewish have the possibility of indoctrinating the mentally unbalanced ! Luckily, this incident is more than certainly a " one off" but nevertheless shows that there is a dangerous progression of the ideology of hatred for the "non kosher". All of above being deducted from the information from Y.Astill to be investigated by the relevant people. Let's hope that Jewish religious fanatics will not start asking the Christians to leave the Holy Land.....!!! This would be the end of Tourism in Israel as I doubt that besides Jews living abroad so many people would then want to come here ! to do what ? pay over 150$ for the honnor of spending a night in David Intercontinental ? O tempora !O Mores ! ( Back to your latin days !!)

its live on tv now while i write this, a couple with their daughter, extreme right wing, attacked the church....a huge crowd of angry people are outside and the police is trying with community members and the cardinal to solve the dispute....why they attacked is not known but for sure they will be arrested and brought to court....

Obviously, First, because settlers have no reason to bother with Christians to begin with. Second, why would people on welfare want to do anything against arabs? Maybe because they have to deal with them all the time in the welfare lines?

Now you know that the guy is a semi-convert to Christianity, a sick guy, with his Christian wife and Christian daughter attacked Muslems on their holly Friday in the Church.

The guy converted to Christianity and his wife and daughter were Christians.

Sounds as though you've been sitting there just waiting for an opportunity to spew your Jew-hatred and conspiracy theories. They're sick. But you know what? I think you're sicker.

Well, actually, only one is. So stop running off at the mouth.

By any other name; it is still terrorism. Jews do it, Christians do it, Muslims do it... The larger shame is that it's done in the name of God. If the incredibly powerful Jews could see the impact their misuse of that power has on others; things would be better all over the world. If Muslims realized that their response to Jewish power .made them repugnant to all others; it would be better. If Christians realized that Chrsit was not a Christian; that violence in His name is a lie: we would all be better.

Where is your apology for your bigoted and racist outbursts against the religious community now that it is proven they had nothing to do with this attack? Also waiting for your condemnation of all seculars for failing to control this nutjob. But I'm not holding my breath. Don't let facts get in the way of your rants and intolerance!

Perhaps this serves them as nothing but a ramming tool against Jews? the two are insane and well known to the police, the women is a christian and the husbend is secular, no political or religious connection, I feel like the Muslims are the ones trying to capitlize on human tragedy.

jews setting fire during shabbat hours? Do they really represent judaism?

As a Christian evangelist myself (Former Orthodox). I agree with #23

Jewish perople should never be judged because of some "who_ever_it_is" did this evil work. What disturb me most is this: [Shortly thereafter hundreds of Nazareth residents arrived at the scene while chanting “death to Jews.”] This chanting was the "goal" of this plan. So the story is not 100% complete. Not all Christians who claim themselves to be Christians are truley Christians... A true Christ follower will bless Israel and not condemn it! Jewish pleople: Be aware of those who hate you! Be careful and May God be with you! The time of suffering is approaching you from all directions.

These three mental cases should not have been walking around free. Why is it so hard for the gov't. to build mental institutions for people like them? But what about us? This is like the example that they use to teach news. A man bitten by a dog is not news,but a man bitting a dog is news. How many thousands of Jewish places of worship have been destroyed by christians over the last two thousand years? How many Jewish communities were devastated? Pogroms? Torturing? Ghettos? Forced conversions?ect.,ect. I guess that is no longer news.

WHY?!?!?!?!?!?