Second suspect arrested in mosque arson
Jewish Journal
October 10, 2011
A second suspect was arrested in connection with the burning of a mosque in a Bedouin-Arab town in northern Israel.
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Suspect arrested in mosque arson
Jewish Journal
October 6, 2011
Police have arrested an 18-year-old Jewish male in connection with the arson of a mosque in a Bedouin Arab town in northern Israel.
Bedouin Arabs riot following mosque arson
Jewish Journal
October 4, 2011
Residents of the Bedouin Arab town of Tuba-Zangariyye in northern Israel have torched local community buildings in the wake of an arson attack on a local mosque.
Arson suspected in major Jerusalem forest fire
Jewish Journal
July 18, 2011
Arson is suspected in a major forest fire in Jerusalem that led to the evacuation of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum.
New York shtetl where arson attack occurred, the rebbe’s word is law
Jewish Journal
June 7, 2011
For years, this leafy Chasidic village about an hour north of New York City has been a shtetl-like haven where residents could live their strictly Orthodox lifestyle far from the temptations and bustle of the nation’s largest city. Out of view of all but very few, life in this community of some 7,000 Skverer Chasidim has revolved around its spiritual leader, the Skverer rebbe, Rabbi David Twersky.
Jewish settlers accused of torching mosque
Jewish Journal
May 3, 2011
Palestinian leaders are blaming Jewish settlers for a fire in a West Bank mosque. The fire early Tuesday morning broke out in a mosque inside a village school building in Hawara, near Nablus. The governor of Nablus, Jibreen al Bakri, accused settlers of arson, Reuters reported.
Apparent arson destroys N.Y. kosher market set to reopen
Jewish Journal
April 28, 2011
An apparent arson attack destroyed a renovated kosher supermarket in New York City that was set to reopen. The Seasons market in the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood of Queens reportedly was set alight early Monday morning, during the Passover holiday. The attack ruined the inventory and destroyed most of the building, according to the New York Post. The New York Police Department is investigating the incident.
Old books, religious items burned in Corfu synagogue
Jewish Journal
April 21, 2011
Unknown vandals broke into the synagogue on the island of Corfu and burned books two centuries old as well as kipot and tallitot. The break-in occurred at approximately dawn Tuesday, the second day of Passover. Firemen arrived within minutes and prevented the fire from spreading after being alerted by a police patrol car that was stationed in the front of the synagogue.
Hollywood synagogue arson suspect faces felony charges
Jewish Journal
April 21, 2011
A man suspected of setting a fire in a Southern California synagogue is facing 19 felony charges of burglary and arson. Dmitry Sheyko, 21, is in custody in Los Angeles, charged with the April 14 fire at Temple Israel of Hollywood, according to The Associated Press. He is charged as well with breaking into several homes near Beverly Hills.
Arsonists strike Tunisian synagogue
Jewish Journal
February 1, 2011
The Torah scrolls at a Tunisian synagogue were burned in a fire reportedly set by arsonists. The synagogue in the southern Gabes region was set ablaze Monday night. Jewish community leader Perez Trabelsi told the French news agency AFP about the scrolls and criticized police for not stopping the attack. \”I condemn this action and I believe those who did it want to create divisions between Jews and Muslims in Tunisia who have lived for decades in peace,\” Trabelsi told Reuters.
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