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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-made-up-account-of-jewish-arson-attack-police-say/
Palestinian Made Up Account of Jewish Arson Attack, Police Say
(Times of Israel) Tamar Pileggi - A Palestinian who claimed earlier this month that Jewish settlers had torched his West Bank home in al-Khader near Bethlehem was found to have fabricated the story, police said Tuesday. Police took the man's complaint very seriously and poured "considerable means" into the investigation, Israel Police spokesperson Luba Samri said. However, investigators found no flammable material or forensic evidence at the scene to corroborate the claim, and found "substantial" discrepancies between the man's account and eyewitness testimonies.