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Wave of Politically Motivated Arson Hits Jerusalem Area


(Israel Hayom) Efrat Foresher - A wave of politically motivated arson has swept through the Jerusalem district. Since the beginning of May, firefighters have been called 15 times to the Ofrit army base on the Mount of Olives, near the village of Issawiya. Each of the fires was intentionally started, according to an investigator. Firefighters responding to calls have been frequently barraged with rocks. Jerusalem's fire department was summoned 13 times in May to put out fires at Hashalom Forest, near the village of Jabel Mukaber and the Abu Tor neighborhood. Three fires were extinguished in a single day.
2013-05-28 00:00:00
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