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Settlers suspected of torching Palestinian mosque
Ali Waked
Published: 11.12.09, 10:51
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1. C'mon... Those were neutral Swiss...
Arthur ,   SF, CA   (12.11.09)
They are spreading their ban on mosques around.
2. Do the Palestinians also miss their kidneys?
(12.11.09)
They are such liars, a door was burned and they run to lie about a burnt library.
3. one question
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (12.11.09)
Where is Gilad Shalit? Perhaps the investigation into the alleged attack on the mosque should be delayed until Gilad Shalit is freed?
4. Don't believe the Hype
jan ,   Jerusalem   (12.11.09)
My experience in following these types of incidents is that even if there is a mustard seed of truth to them they are always exagerated to the media. It's reported as truth-then later, when the real truth is exposed, the media damage is done. It's important for all of us moderates and left leaning Israeli's to NOT DEMONIZE fellow Israeli's living in Judea and Shomron. The vast majority are not extremists. They are not the OTHER. I am writing this as I am listening to about 5 different mosques having their Friday afternoon sermon. As on all Fridays, they are screaming some Hitlerian sounding hatred that knows no green lines, only Hamas green. I pray for them, I do, pray for their sanity-that one day they will accept humanity.
5. moslems burn synagogues all the time
DR ,   Hebron   (12.11.09)
I remember them burning Torahs in the Cave of the Patriarchs and at Joseph's tomb just for starters. In fact they were the first to start burning Jewish synagogues and holy books going back for at least 100 years. An eye for an eye? Did Goldstein start the killings in Hebron or did he react to them when the Arabs killed his nighbors and friends? At what point did the Jews in Israel respond? Or did they simply enter the country ad start killing everyone without reason? Stop being sofilled with self hate that you re-write history.
6. Efrat Weiss how the Arabs torched our synagogues
(12.11.09)
7. great. jews stooping to the palestinians' level
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (12.11.09)
and these geniuses are religious. what a load of rubbish.
8. Only 1,scores to burn on...
Trumpeldor ,   erabye full of mosqu   (12.11.09)
9. time to bring them home
price tag ,   lo b'yisrael   (12.11.09)
The price tag notion might best be applied to the settlers - every time they allow one of their own to commit a hillul HaShem, a settler family should have their ID confiscated until final status negotiations are held, and for their safety they should be resettled in a city to the North of Tel Aviv. See if they can live with their own 'justice'.
10. Hard to believe
Dan ,   Titusville, FL   (12.11.09)
This flows from no Jewish teaching but from Muslim teachings. Noticing the propensity of Muslims throwing grenades into and destroying their own Mosques, this feels like Muslims doing this to themselves to blame Jews and inflame an issue they have no business being involved in.
11. Probably the Israeli left or the Arabs did this
Leah ,   Israel   (12.11.09)
To give the settlers more bad publicity. Peace Now are paid by the Europeans to do this sort of thing. It is a way to discredit the right!
12. when will Ynet stop censorship
ben ,   jerusalem-palestine   (12.11.09)
if you like to see the pictures go and visit another Israeli site http://www.haaretz.com. have the courage to publish, and stop censorship. i thought you are the only democracy in the ME. you have been constantly either leaving my comments until your remove the article from first page or don't even bother to publish
13. The Mosque
Leah ,   Israel   (12.11.09)
Was near a Jewish vineyeard where massive vandalism was done on Friday. Looks like Arabs and the left are starting trouble again.
14. Ben
jan ,   Jerusalem,Israel   (12.11.09)
Ynet has no conspiracy against you. They simply seem to know basic geography better than you. As of todays date the city of Jerusalem is part of a country called ISRAEL. Maybe if you correct your address your comments would be taken seriously and therefore more likely be printed! Happy Chanuka
15. I don't recall such headlines when Pals bombed synagogues
JPS ,   Efrat   (12.11.09)
Pals fired kassam missiles that blew up synagogues and kindergartens in the Gaza settlements before they were expropriated. I don't recall such headlines decrying Palestinian war crimes of attacking Jewish holy places. Why the difference now?
16. Thugs
mark ,   world   (12.11.09)
Most of these illegal colonists are immigrant thugs who believe something that might have been said thousands of years ago gives them a legal right to someone else's land. Of course, the Israeli government provides grants to assist this illegal colonisation and thuggery.
17. Possibly...
AJ - Raalte   (12.11.09)
Although it's not totally impossible that Israeli's might be behind this mosque attack, there's no proof as of yet, and after we've seen the "respect" Arabas show for their own houses of worship, I'm inclined to believe this is a self-inflicted "attack" in order to up the tensions.
18. Siding Wind and collecting storms
Dani ,   Amsterdam NL   (12.11.09)
Every one is doing his best , Muslims burned synagogues we burn theirs mosques. Is not nice but is Human attitude to pay back. Israel have no settlements.
19. Gotta love how people defend or
Good ol'Addle ,   Toronto   (12.11.09)
deny such act of terror by the settlers so desperately. It's disgusting.
20. Look To Competing Religious Faction, Not Jews
emanon ,   USA   (12.11.09)
They bomb and otherwise kill each other regularly and then blame Jews. It is the terrorstinian way.
21. consistency
jj   (12.11.09)
"it was probably the arabs who did this to themselves". the usual response from the israelifascists. apply the policy of bulldozing the houses of terrorists and raze the colonies to the ground.
22. The price tag policy is the very definition of terrorism
Apa ,   NYC   (12.11.09)
The price tag policy is the very definition of terrorism - trying to reach political goals by using violence and fear. The fact that it is not called out as such is astounding. As astounding is the defence for these kinds of acts by the talkbackers. Do you want Israel to stoop to the same level as terrorists?
23. A taste of their own medicine
Joe Wilder ,   Toronto, Canada   (12.11.09)
Look at their sad faces, they're finally feeling what it's like to have their own places of worship that they treasure hurt.
24. #5
Shlomo Kamra   (12.11.09)
"At what point did the Jews in Israel respond? Or did they simply enter the country ad start killing everyone without reason? " Yes in 1948.
25. Some Jews are their own worst enemy-LEFTISTS)
LEO ,   HOUSTON, USA   (12.11.09)
Yes, especially the liberal lefists who DO NOT KNOW RIGHT FROM WRONG
26. jan -Happy hanuka
ben ,   jerusalem-palestine   (12.11.09)
you need a lesson in history my friend.
27. #23 do you think it's over??
saher ,   palestine   (12.12.09)
the news has published in all arab news< al jazeera < al arabyia etc i wonder what would you say if yours burned in uk or france or any other place ?? i think and just think you opened a door that will not end
28. ben 26
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (12.12.09)
when was Yeroushalaiim your "palestine" Capital ? NEVER . In the 21 st Century , TODAY Yeroushalaim , as Her name is , is IN ISRAEL , is OUR CAPITAL . So buy two books , one on geography the second on history , and try to learn something in both of them
29. 24 , again you lies !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (12.12.09)
Without reason ? where ? When Jews killed arabs , it was mostly , if not always , as a retalation to the murder of Jews . The first one already in the 1880's .
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