Police said it was investigating whether the fire was deliberately set. The forces also found hate graffiti denigrating Jesus sprayed on one of the walls.
Source/Credit: Haatetz.com
By Nir Hasson | February 26, 2015
Damage done to a building belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church near the Old City; graffiti denigrating Jesus was sprayed on one of the walls.
A building belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem was set on fire and vandalized early on Thursday, in what appears to be a hate crime attack.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and extinguished the flames. Police said it was investigating whether the fire was deliberately set. The forces also found hate graffiti denigrating Jesus sprayed on one of the walls.
Damage was done to parts of the building, but no one was hurt.
The structure, which is used as for religious studies, is located near the Old City's Jaffa Gate.
A mosque in a West Bank village near Bethlehem was torched warly on Wednesday, Palestinain media reported. The report said that settlers that entered Kafr Jab'a also sprayed hate graffiti on the building, including "we want the redemption of Zion," and "revenge."
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