If this sort of hate crime is not seen to be punished, Israel will look like any other Middle Eastern state that persecutes minorities.

He's probably an Arab from Bnei Barak Sarah. Don't worry...

and it's such a pity....One would assume that Christians are (presently) the least of our worries! On the other hand, one cannot expect a too high IQ from the poor,brainwashed pupils of the Imaginary Friend.

Just as the Chief of Police of the Judea and Samaria District pointed out last year, most price tag crimes are NOT committed by the Jews of Judea and Samaria.

They're all imaginary friends, Tom. Different groups just have some variation on that imagination.

I believe that there is no difference between this terrible crime againt the Christians and the Anti Semetic attacks we face daily. All these types of people should be harshly punished on both sides. We cant expect to feel agrieved when it happens to us and then not expect the same for others. Israelis and Jews should not engage in Aniti Relgious actiities as it only helps to make our own case weaker. We need to set the example! AM YIAREAL CHAI

Well there is. Christianity is responsible for a huge amount of the murders of Jews down the years. These attacks, while still stupid, are with this history in mind.

Guess this is just another example of religious ethics at work.

If this is the attacker I hope they get enough evidence convict and punish him. However, Bnei Brak is not normally associated with anything "nationally inspired". They've arrested people for "Price tag" attacks before and had to release them, either for Lack of evidence or for just arresting the wrong people.

To be fair I don't think anyone thought the attacks on the christians were done by arabs. The people who say 'the arabs done it' are normally talking about attacks on arabs (as muslims or arabs, I know there are christian arabs)

Horrific things have been done in the name of Christianity but if those that did those things followed the teachings of Jesus then none of those things would have happened. Jesus asked God the father to forgive those that killed him. How can his followers do any less? After all, Jesus is a Jew and Jews are Gods chosen people. People who are Christians know that.

is the ultimate expression of Man's insanity

Its so nice how the media jumps to the conclusion how the price tag attacks are committed by settlers before there is any evidence.

Even atheists like yourself have a belief system. For a supposed enlightened individual you should realize that your belief system is a defacto faith or religion. Granted you may not agree to call it a religion because you have a problem with the concept or the word itself. Atheists like yourself suffer from the same insanity and madness as most fanatical religionists. You fail to understand just how small and insignificant all of us are in the face of Reality, Nature, Creation.. I prefer to call it God's handiwork. You may prefer to keep it at the level of nature and evolution that you feel you can just be a curious observer of. What you ignore is the fact that it is all ONE. God is ONE. This is foundational concept in Judaism and it is so for a reason. Because it is absolute Truth. This may irk you, but even Science is getting closer and closer to understanding what the Children of Israel were priveleged to understand over 3000 years ago.

....doesn't mean they were right. I still say this (and many of the recent "price tags') stink of false flag operations. In this case, the connection of a B'nei B'rak man to any sort of nationalist sentiments is so highly unlikely as to make the entire theory suspect all by itself. Additionally, the epithet "monkey' is simply not part of the Jewish culture. That term is almost exclusively used by Arabs (who are mostly unaware that they are the only ones who do so). Further, look at the writing (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4276802,00.html). Several of the letters do not look like that of someone who was used to writing Hebrew letters. Again, much more like someone who was used to writing Arabic but was 'familiar' with Hebrew. Wait and see....

he needs to be taught a lesson on respect for others or G-d forbid, we will become like Muslims

What a pity that the justice system doesn't permit a good old public flogging for this low life.

Yéshuah or Jésus is not a "koff" as you write. He is a jew like me. He is my ( and your) brother, dear brother! Shalom

After every attack, the police arrest someone to make it look like they are doing their job. The police "solved" the BarHanoar case within a week by arresting a resident of Judea, the only problem was that he was innocent. The police "solved" the Bat Ayin firebombing by arresting a few kids, who were all released after two weeks. Is the man arrested today guilty of spray painting an scorching the door of Latrun monastery? He might be, but he might also be innocent. Let's wait and see what, if any, evidence the police have.

He should get at list 5-6 years behind bars, if not- Others will follow him.

"Additionally, the epithet "monkey' is simply not part of the Jewish culture" You may be right Shmuel, but if I recall correctly, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as been repeatedly called a monkey on the talkbacks of YNET. Is it possible that the Israelis are becoming more and more like their neighbors? Or is it possible that Arabs or posting on YNET posing as Jews?

No Doug, atheism is not a religion. Religions are organized institutions with laws, rules and regulations and replete with appropriate punishment for transgression. Atheism is an individual declaration of disbelief in supernatural powers and an overwhelming vote of confidence in Mother Nature. Not only are religions instituitionalized, they are criminally so, by saying that I do not mean that they usurp the Law of the Land, rather that they are commiting a crime against Humanity by the mere fact that they enslave people by exerting control over their minds and in extreme cases rendering them robots. Man was meant to be free. Man has only ever achieved heights when he was free. Societies controlled by religious fanatics are suppressing freedom and so suppress progress and enlightenment.

Since he is a jew, he will most likely get a slap on the wrist punishment. In the meantime, both Jews and Muslims continue to raise a generation based on hate.

disguised as a Jew.

Arabs attack Christians daily, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Syria, etc. Arabs are violent and for the most part, illiterate. KEEP BUILDING !!!!