Palestinian school set on fire, vandalized with 'regards from the hills' graffiti
Incident appears to be the latest action in the 'price tag' campaign of extremist settlers.
By The Associated Press Tags: Israel news West Bank Middle East peaceThe warehouse of a Palestinian school near Nablus was set on fire and vandalized on Wednesday morning with Hebrew graffiti reading "regards from the hills."
Israeli security forces received a complaint from Palestinians early Wednesday that a girls' school near Nablus in the northern West Bank was vandalized and the IDF sent officers to investigate. The fire appeared to have caused minor damage.
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Palestinians inspect a West Bank mosque allegedly torched by Israeli settlers, April 2010. |
| Photo by: AP |
The incident appears to be the latest action in a campaign that extremist settlers, who live on hilly outposts nearby, call the "price tag." They say it is their response to moves by the Israeli government to remove unauthorized settlements or restrict settlement construction.
Two weeks ago, arsonists torched a West Bank mosque, scrawling "revenge" on a
wall in Hebrew and charring copies of the Muslim holy book.
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I dream of breaking out my old M40 with Unertl scope. It reaches out to 500 yds. very accurately. Maybe terrorist settlers should be treated like Palestinians. Salaam/Shalom BTW the world would be a better place.
arabs are masters at seducing with their misery.Don't fall for it free world,these peole have no conscience or morals.
Let our authorities evacuate the nearest jewish colony (settlment) and expel them definitely out of the occupied zone. And, next time something of the sort takes place just repeat the same procedure.
After the mohamed al dura fiasco Israelis should learn NOT to Jump to Conclusions Let the investigatory process continue Presuming guilt creates dangerous problems. The articles and headlines will come back to haunt you
You can be guaranteed that if it had been a yeshuv scrawled with Arabic graffiti, good old Art above wouldn't be imploring people to stop their accusations !
I would wait and see in what form the IDF response will be. Having said that, maybe the responsible settler's homes should be demolished just like what happens when Palestinians commit act of terror.
That these types of stories are largely kept out of the American press.
thy should brought to justice .jailed .and rooting them out .from the area .with out any compromising ti them ,P>S thy should live by the law and not by the torah,there nothing but threat to our security .and financialy .
Arrest them and charge them as terrorists, which is what they are.
Where did this name settler come from they are people living on the land of their ancestors .Where else is it a crime to return to your roots.Hebron was a Jewish city until the massacre in the early nineteen hundreds forced them out.Jews have lived continuously on the land for thousands of years.Possibly many muslims in the land were forced converts.There was no arab nationalism until the Jews made the land fertile.Name the currency in the land pre 48 name the capital pre 48 name the ruler in the land pre 48.Islam was founded on Judaism as was christianity.The dead sea scrolls do not mention Jesus even although they were from his supposed time in history.In fact he is not mentioned in any Roman documents while he lived.Did the greeks romans persians pheonocaians etc fight the arabs or Jews.Shomoron to the sea.
who the ral terrorists are.
Vandalism is vandalism. No matter who does it or who is the victim of it. Prosecution is required.
The IDF proves it is unwilling to stop the Settlers from doing anything they want.
"Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan referred to the ongoing campaign against the construction freeze and called on settlers to connect with the people in Israel in order to fulfill their political and ideological goals, all the while maintaining the power of deterrence and develop a "balance of terror" against the Israeli public and the government." http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3969307,00.html
Is terror just one concept or is it a function of who are the terrorists? If so, why is Israel so lenient about her own terrorists?
...to keep these terrorist settlers in their villages at night, and make sure they are not carrying weapons into nearby villages to commit atrocities. Maybe some close observation of their leaders, schools, and religious gathering points to cut down on incitement. Perhaps a few bulldozings of settlement houses to teach them that terror comes with a price. If that doesn't work, a 1000kg bomb on their leader's home from the IAF. Get to it, IDF and Shin Bet!
Since thats how IDF rolls the settlers should be quaking in their boots. If it doesn't happen maybe race plays a role in how the military handles a situation, not that that could be a possibility. Sad how a few extremist can tarnish the image of a whole people.
It seems as if this bunch of thugs is not realy a minority among the settlers
And then should not the Israeli government exact a price, say, removing the settlement closest to the vandalism? Well, at least some of the settlers? Is this the way Jewish justice works? I feel ashamed beyond words.
What happened to Israel? No moral, no decency anymore... It totally lost it.
Seems like arresting settler arsonists is too big a politcal risk. Confirms what people fear is true now in Israel. Israel has no intention of taking on the settlers--ever.
Make the culprits pay for the rebuilding of the school, the psychologists the children and family members they will need, and compensation for the losses in every regard. This DOES require an apology, not like peacock Erdogan.
Lieberman and his comrades should go back to moldovo. Then the world can see that jews are a peace loving people!
Don't forget to raze these domestic terrorists' homes as well.
Don't spin this either, please.
The warehouse of a Palestinian school near Nablus was set on fire and vandalized on Wednesday morning with Hebrew graffiti reading "regards from the hills."
Settlers are a blessing to Israel. Vandals are a disgrace to anyone.
According to the story, the school is in Nablus - West Bank. What are Israelis doing in the West Bank? (I know - silly question right?) If your intention - as per the words of your government - is really "separation" - then "rocks" shouldnt be a problem. Anyone who could throw a rock from Nablus to Israel-proper would be signed by the New York Yankees, and wont be there to throw rocks anymore
What so called settlers are nothing but land thieves, thugs, and terrorists.
They only try to make a living in Judea and Samaria!
Vlad---if you really believe that the settlers "only try to make a living in Judea and Samaria! ", you are truly delusional. It appears that the "Israeli matrix" --a false reality where good is bad, bad is good, the oppressors are the oppressed, etc.--which Israel and its misguided American supporters have foisted upon the United States, is affecting Israelis themselves. But then again, repeat the lie enough times and even the most cynical and devious of oppressors will begin to believe their own propaganda.
We are owners of this land. Only GOD can change this fact! That won´t happen! We are Jews!
Interesting. I hope an investigation is underway to find the culprits.
As a jew I would die protecting our values!!!!!!
Look at the six cameramen ready to film the stoning of the car last week. The Pals are not amateurs when it comes to manipulating events. Don't jump to conclusions, there is no evidence yet either way.
Jewish/Israeli conspiracy theory nuts need no proof, unless the conspiracy theory is directed at them. In the latter case they accuse everyone of anti-semitism. Waste of time to argue with them.
Very sad for the innocent girls who use the school. Even sadder for the Israelis who do not support this sort of behaviour, but are too weak and apathetic to take the sort of bold actions that would put a stop to such crimes. Why sad? Because it will be a hundred years before the rest of the world forgives these crimes. You think that the world doesnt notice, or care? Well, we do. OK fine - stay in your little self-created Jewish ghetto with your loyalty oaths and your armed guards. But it will soon be your prison too. If you come to my country Ill slap your face and tell you to go home. Either stand up for peace and justice, or you will have to accept the eternal disgust of the rest of the world.
I agree with you...
And look how the Leftists eat it up.
or are you just a cynical person who doesn't give a darn about such immoral actions as this... Seriously Binyamin...I know that many of us really believe "we" couldn't do it.. and you??
What a coward you are, juggling names and generalizing paranoia, denying anti-Semitism where it acts out, by diminishing this act of terrorism by settlers. No Israeli besides these terrorists and their supporters, who need to be arrested and will be arrested, blames anybody else for this horrendous arson attack on the most vulnerable of Palestinian society. They must and they will be brought to justice, and they will and must compensate for the damage caused, as much as it is possible. Some children will be traumatized and that's a painful concern too. Don't play with anti-Semitism here, don't banalize or distort, don't lie nor pose: this is way to heavy for devils like you to add more fire and deceit against Israel and the Jewish people. This is terrorism, and NOBODY is denying or banalizing it. Not here not even among the vast majority of settlers, who soon will go home west of the green line with a peace accord. That is my hope.
The price-tagging is getting out of hand. The culprits are never caught, so they re-offend and maybe new price-taggers join them. Nobody caught for burning mosques, nobody caught for vadlazing olive trees, nobody caught for most of the other acts of harrassment carried out by settlers against the locals. And even when somebpdy hands the IDF video of the incident, like with that settler filmed shooting Pals, somehow the settler gets off. Why is that? Surely the Jewish army of the Jewish state, with increasing numbers of Jewish settler officers couldn't be giving Jewiish settlers preferential treatment over the locals thay seek to supplant? I can hardly believe it.
Where this act is reprehensible, and yes "out of hand", you rarely ever hear of the "price tagging" the Arabs commit. Israeli media is quite one sided and does not bring an accurate picture as to the situation in these regions. The "price Taggers" do get caught, more often many more Jews than Arabs actually, and the fact that there are many many settlers in the IDF contributes to the civil behavior of this part of Israeli society, not the opposite. Many of these , so called "price taggers" have nothing to do with the IDF.
SO now anyone who agrees with me stand up and be counted(and vise versa)
SO now anyone who agrees with me stand up and be counted(and vice versa)
SO now anyone who agrees with me stand up and be counted(and vice versa)
SO now anyone who agrees with me stand up and be counted(and vice versa)
these culprits are the IDF in civilian clothes!
Which explains why they never get caught.
Really.....setting fire to schools? Disgusting. In addition to large boycots of the "country", a campaign to simply not deal with Israel or Israelis at all would be appropriate. They have repeatedly shown that they are simply self-centered, violent, and unpleasant, and should be completely unwelcome in civil society throughout the world. Let them sit alone and ignored in the world.
but most Israelis are not like that.You only get to hear of the bad things.It makes me ashamed to be associated.
I have no doubt that most Israelis are "not like that". I can assure you that most Germans were "not like that" either, many of them died in concentration camps as political prisoners, and many were 'ashamed to be associated'. The Third Reich was not a democracy, and there was no internet either. Israelis have no excuse whatsoever to not know what's happening in Gaza and the OPT, to look away, to tolerate this, to not be out by the hundreds of thousands, protesting in the streets to stop the crimes against the Palestinians. Do you think the IDF will shoot at Jews, or arrest them by the hundreds and thousands? Not a chance. And yet all we see is 100 000 Haredim demanding segregated schools, and tens of thousands marching for freedom for Shalit. Why is that? Enjoying the good things while you can? Time is running out
At best, most Israeli's are apathetic and allow such actions to take place without stopping them. Given the comments on this site, it would appear that the governments actions and the actions of the settlers meet with unqualified approval. The days of moderates are fading and the true zealots have taken over. It is a recipe for continued conflict and a real pity as Israel really could have been a light unto the nations. To say they have fallen short of that is the understatement of the year. Perhaps you could move to a more civilized place to dissociate yourself from this gang of thugs.
adjectives to describe these "people"
Perhaps if you look at the whole picture, and not just "these people", your vocabulary will be refilled.
The world will remain silent again? No reaction? No dismail? Nobody is going to do anythin? It is time to a huge, strong boycott against Israel. What about refusing fuel El Al planes? I mean, Unions in Europe and US shoud start educating employes to refuste to attend Israel on an individual basis.... Just show these pictures around the world.
here were you when Jews were getting attacked and murdered in this same area. Seems to me, you are either ignorant, biased or just a hater of Israel.
Cute one Stalin :-).
So CONDEMN our lot for what our extremists do,not try to justify it.
exUK you are the hope of future Israel that takes a stand and approach these problems from the grassroots forward.
I think it is. Why not just post IDF soldiers there and then there will be no issue?
It would seem they have reason to throw rocks.
It would seem they have reason to throw rocks.
Actually, this is the school they throw rocks from and where many have been injured from these rock throwing incidents. The violent attacks against the Jews living in that area from this particular school have been going on there for more than 15 years. The school was shut down numerous times due to the violence and attacks that came from them. Just some facts, no politics.
Yes, this particular school has been the main focal point of Rock attacks and also shooting attacks in this village. A 9 month old baby was also killed there from such stonings. The school has been shut down a few times due to the intensity and frequency of violence stemming from behind their fences. This has been going on for over 15 years. The IDF had soldiers there shortly, but removed them soon thereafter. Stonings still occur from there on a weekly basis. No politics, just some facts.
hhahhahaha are you kidding me its a girls school mate come on you are joking right. You israelis always have an excuse
If they did they have reason, it's west bank... What the hell the fundamentalist Russian Jews builds there the settlements!!!
If they did they have reason, it's west bank... What the hell the fundamentalist Russian Jews builds there the settlements!!!
If they did they have reason, it's west bank... What the hell the fundamentalist Russian Jews builds there the settlements!!!
They grew up under occupation,did not choose when and where to be born.They are 3rd generation in this scenario.I do not support ANY violence on either side...but it would be interesting to observe if the boot were on the other foot.Our people took a stand in Warsaw Ghetto didn't they?
do you really think that it is the school where they are throwing stones from everyday??, how about the mosques? a mosque in my town were vandalized and the mosque is far 1 km from the main street inside the town. the settlers just cross the whole town to vandalize the mosque. you just trying to find a silly reason to justify what happened, and you are ignoring the facts that they are settlers, living in illegal places, and doing unacceptable actions by the international law
You know that is a lie. And if not, you would post verification of the so-called "facts." Hasbara at its greatest.