QUSRA: Jewish Settlers set fire a Mosque in Northern West Bank early on Monday after Israeli police dismantled three homes in a Jewish settlement.
According to Local residents Jewish settlers set the Mosque on fire when seting two tyres in it was damaged when two tyres were set alight inside.
An AFP correspondent reported that, a Hebrew graffiti on the outside walls included insults against the Prophet Mohammed, a Star of David, and “Migron” – the name of the settlement outpost near Ramallah which was partially dismantled by police overnight.
The pre-dawn attack came as hundreds of Israeli police and soldiers entered Migron and dismantled three structures after those living there were evacuated, police said, adding that the move had been approved by court.
“Six settlers who tried to prevent the demolition were arrested after attacking the forces,” spokeswoman Luba Samri told AFP.
Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak had ordered the three structures be taken down in June. In early August, the Supreme Court issued an identical order, although it gave the authorities until March 2012 to implement the decision.
Hardline settlers have adopted what they call a “price tag” policy under which they attack Palestinians and their property in response to Israeli government measures against settlements.
The international community considers all settlements built in the occupied West Bank, including annexed Arab east Jerusalem, to be illegal.
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