West Bank mosque set alight in suspected 'price tag' attack

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Mayor of Burkina village says flaming tires thrown into mosque's entrance, with assailants scrawling the words 'Hero of Ariel' on its walls.

By Chaim Levinson

Arsonists attempted to set fire to a Palestinian mosque, Israeli police and residents of a West Bank village near the settlement of Ariel said on Wednesday.

Residents of the Palestinian village of Burkina discovered that two vehicles were torched overnight, and that there had been attempt to burn the local mosque as well, succeeding only in burning its entrance.

The mosque itself was sprayed with graffiti denouncing the head of the Shin Bet's Jewish division, responsible for tracking extremist activity.

Mayor of Burkina village Accra Samara says a flaming tire was thrown into the entrance of the mosque.

Israeli police spokeswoman Cuba Samurai says they are investigating the incident.

http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/west-bank-mosque-set-alight-in-suspected-price-tag-attack-1.400129

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1. The Israeli spokesperson is named "Cuba Samurai"

Can that be real?

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3. perhaps it's a 'stage name' better than 'Cuba Libre' I suppose n/t

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2. Not good. n/t

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4. Bill aims to silence mosques

New legislation proposes to restrict call of Muezzin, claims that use of public address system disruptive to residents

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4159011,00.html

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"A bill proposing to restrict the noise made by mosques will be up for discussion at the Ministerial Committee on Legislative Affairs on Sunday.

The proposal aims to prohibit mosques from sounding the nighttime and early morning calls of the Muezzin – who uses a public address system to beckon worshipers to pray – in order to avoid disrupting nearby residents. As per the initiative, the interior minister will be able to determine which mosques could sound the call and when.

The bill bases its premise on a study conducted by the Knesset Information and Research Center, which surveyed the clash between the freedom of religion and resident's rights. The study observed a rise in the number of complaints filed by residents of Jaffa, Haifa, Ramle and other cities over the disruptive noise and the lack of volume regulation."