This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/8407832.stm
The article has changed 4 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Fire attack on West Bank mosque | Fire attack on West Bank mosque |
| (19 minutes later) | |
| Jewish settlers are suspected of being behind an attack on a mosque in the north of the occupied West Bank. | Jewish settlers are suspected of being behind an attack on a mosque in the north of the occupied West Bank. |
| Attackers set fire to bookshelves and a large area of carpet in the mosque, and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on a wall. | Attackers set fire to bookshelves and a large area of carpet in the mosque, and sprayed graffiti in Hebrew on a wall. |
| Palestinian residents of the village of Yasuf clashed briefly with Israeli soldiers investigating the attack. | Palestinian residents of the village of Yasuf clashed briefly with Israeli soldiers investigating the attack. |
| Attacks on Palestinians by settlers are increasing. A number of incidents have been captured on video and received wide publicity. | Attacks on Palestinians by settlers are increasing. A number of incidents have been captured on video and received wide publicity. |
| Israeli settlement in close-up Palestinian builders' dilemma Obstacles to peace: Settlements | Israeli settlement in close-up Palestinian builders' dilemma Obstacles to peace: Settlements |
| Israeli human rights groups have accused the police and army of running inadequate investigations into such incidents. | Israeli human rights groups have accused the police and army of running inadequate investigations into such incidents. |
| One group reported that nine out of 10 investigations into alleged attacks on Palestinians by settlers end without anyone being charged. | One group reported that nine out of 10 investigations into alleged attacks on Palestinians by settlers end without anyone being charged. |
| Some hard-line settlers advocate a "price tag" policy under which they attack Palestinians in retaliation for any Israeli government measure they see as threatening Jewish settlements. | Some hard-line settlers advocate a "price tag" policy under which they attack Palestinians in retaliation for any Israeli government measure they see as threatening Jewish settlements. |
| One of the slogans sprayed on the wall of the mosque in Yasuf read: "Get ready to pay the price," Israeli public radio reported. Another read: "We will burn you all." | One of the slogans sprayed on the wall of the mosque in Yasuf read: "Get ready to pay the price," Israeli public radio reported. Another read: "We will burn you all." |
| The village is located near the Jewish settlement of Tappuah. | The village is located near the Jewish settlement of Tappuah. |
| In a statement, the Israeli military said it "views the incident gravely" and that security forces are working to locate the perpetrators. | In a statement, the Israeli military said it "views the incident gravely" and that security forces are working to locate the perpetrators. |
| But the local Palestinian governor, Munir Abushi, accused the Israeli security forces of doing too little to protect Palestinians from settler attacks. | But the local Palestinian governor, Munir Abushi, accused the Israeli security forces of doing too little to protect Palestinians from settler attacks. |
| Freeze call | Freeze call |
| On Wednesday, thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters staged a rally in Jerusalem in protest at a recently-announced curb on settlement building in the West Bank. | On Wednesday, thousands of Jewish settlers and their supporters staged a rally in Jerusalem in protest at a recently-announced curb on settlement building in the West Bank. |
| Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a 10-month lull in permits for new settlement homes in the West Bank, not including East Jerusalem. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered a 10-month lull in permits for new settlement homes in the West Bank, not including East Jerusalem. |
| The order followed US and Palestinian calls for a total freeze in settlement building. | The order followed US and Palestinian calls for a total freeze in settlement building. |
| Palestinian officials have refused to rejoin peace talks until a total freeze is imposed. | Palestinian officials have refused to rejoin peace talks until a total freeze is imposed. |
| All Jewish settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. |