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1. ‘Israel Will Go to War if Hizbullah Gets Chemical Weapons’
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Israel is prepared to intervene militarily if Hizbullah gets a hold of Assad’s chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned in Brussels on Tuesday.
"In the moment we see that the Syrians transfer chemical and biological weapons to Hizbullah, this is a red line for us and from our point of view it‘s a clear ‘casus belli,’" Lieberman said, using the Latin expression justifying war.
"We will act decisively and without hesitation or restraint," he added. "It will be a completely different ball game and we hope for the understanding of the international community."
He added that Israel knows that the terrorist organization wants “to achieve [access to] chemical and biological weapons."
Syria admitted on Tuesday that it has chemical weapons but said it would use them only if an outside force intervenes in the raging civil war that seems to have all but toppled the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Opposition forces said Assad has moved chemical weapons to the northern border, despite official declarations that Syria would “never” use chemical weapons inside its own territory.
Lieberman is attending the annual meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council. The European Union has refused his request to label Hizbullah as a terrorist group.
The Foreign Minister is visiting 10 European capitals to try to convince them to label Hizbullah a terrorist group, but there is virtually no chance that the European Union will agree because such a decision requires unanimous agreement.
The EU considers Hizbullah a political party, regardless of its military activities.
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Israel is prepared to intervene militarily if Hizbullah gets a hold of Assad’s chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman warned in Brussels on Tuesday.
"In the moment we see that the Syrians transfer chemical and biological weapons to Hizbullah, this is a red line for us and from our point of view it‘s a clear ‘casus belli,’" Lieberman said, using the Latin expression justifying war.
"We will act decisively and without hesitation or restraint," he added. "It will be a completely different ball game and we hope for the understanding of the international community."
He added that Israel knows that the terrorist organization wants “to achieve [access to] chemical and biological weapons."
Syria admitted on Tuesday that it has chemical weapons but said it would use them only if an outside force intervenes in the raging civil war that seems to have all but toppled the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Opposition forces said Assad has moved chemical weapons to the northern border, despite official declarations that Syria would “never” use chemical weapons inside its own territory.
Lieberman is attending the annual meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council. The European Union has refused his request to label Hizbullah as a terrorist group.
The Foreign Minister is visiting 10 European capitals to try to convince them to label Hizbullah a terrorist group, but there is virtually no chance that the European Union will agree because such a decision requires unanimous agreement.
The EU considers Hizbullah a political party, regardless of its military activities.
Tags: chemical warfare ,Avigdor Lieberman ,Syria ,Hizbullah
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2. Chief of Staff: We Thwarted 15 Attacks before Burgas
by Gil Ronen
Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz appeared before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday and sent a warning to the perpetrators of the attack on Israeli civilians in Burgas.
"We will find a way to respond in an intimidating manner," he vowed. "This doesn’t have to be done in a separate operation, but rather as part of our routine activity. We will do so in a reasonable way and eventually the response will come."
Gantz made it clear that attempted terror attacks on Israel are constantly being discovered and neutralized.
"We are operating around the clock, gathering intelligence and thwarting attacks… There were 14 or 15 previous attempted attacks that the defense establishment delayed and thwarted," he said, "but eventually a terrorist attack succeeded. You heard during our situation assessment that the Hizbullah terrorist organization is backed by Iran, and that we thwarted 15 previous attempts. We must continue the preventive activity."
The Chief of Staff said that it is unlikely Syria's chemical weapons will remain in "safe hands" for long. "I believe the weapons are currently secured and so far haven’t reached negative hands," he said. "This doesn’t mean they will remain secured. There is a risk the weapons will be used against civilians, transferred to Hizbullah, et cetera. We will continue tracking this."
He stressed that Israel will employ caution in this matter, in order to avoid facing a "wider conflict than planned."
According to Maj. Gen. Gantz, 20,000 people are already dead in the Syrian fighting, 4,000 of whom served in the regime's security forces. Additionally, 16 to 17 thousand have defected, including high ranking officers." The Syrian military "will continue deteriorating with time," he predicted.
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by Gil Ronen
Chief of the General Staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz appeared before the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Tuesday and sent a warning to the perpetrators of the attack on Israeli civilians in Burgas.
"We will find a way to respond in an intimidating manner," he vowed. "This doesn’t have to be done in a separate operation, but rather as part of our routine activity. We will do so in a reasonable way and eventually the response will come."
Gantz made it clear that attempted terror attacks on Israel are constantly being discovered and neutralized.
"We are operating around the clock, gathering intelligence and thwarting attacks… There were 14 or 15 previous attempted attacks that the defense establishment delayed and thwarted," he said, "but eventually a terrorist attack succeeded. You heard during our situation assessment that the Hizbullah terrorist organization is backed by Iran, and that we thwarted 15 previous attempts. We must continue the preventive activity."
The Chief of Staff said that it is unlikely Syria's chemical weapons will remain in "safe hands" for long. "I believe the weapons are currently secured and so far haven’t reached negative hands," he said. "This doesn’t mean they will remain secured. There is a risk the weapons will be used against civilians, transferred to Hizbullah, et cetera. We will continue tracking this."
He stressed that Israel will employ caution in this matter, in order to avoid facing a "wider conflict than planned."
According to Maj. Gen. Gantz, 20,000 people are already dead in the Syrian fighting, 4,000 of whom served in the regime's security forces. Additionally, 16 to 17 thousand have defected, including high ranking officers." The Syrian military "will continue deteriorating with time," he predicted.
Tags: Syria ,Benny Gantz ,Syria civil war
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3. Chassidic Jew Carries Olympic Torch
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Chassidic London Jew Ephraim Goldstein carried the Olympic torch Monday. He has worked with seven charities and runs a soup kitchen.
Many members of the London Jewish community turned out in the early morning to watch Goldstein carry the Olympic Torch for 330 meters, approximately 1080 feet, in southeast London.
The British Jewish Defense League website described Goldstein as being so excited he felt like was in “flames.”
He is 22 years old, and has started up and worked with charities since the age of 16, including the London Shomrim organization, which has 300 volunteers.
The League noted he carried the torch in memory of the 11 Israelis who were massacred in the Munich Olympics in 1972. The International Olympics Committee, which includes more than 40 Muslim representatives, has refused to allow the opening ceremony next week to include a one-minute silence in memory of the murdered athletes.
Goldstein told the League, “He told us he wanted people to know that he wanted to pay homage to the 11 Israelis that were murdered by the Palestinian terrorists during the Munich games in 1972, so we designed a banner to express his wishes.”
“It’s an honor and a privilege to carry the torch,” Goldstein said. “It’s a unique opportunity in life and I’m very happy to be part of it.”
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by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu
Chassidic London Jew Ephraim Goldstein carried the Olympic torch Monday. He has worked with seven charities and runs a soup kitchen.
Many members of the London Jewish community turned out in the early morning to watch Goldstein carry the Olympic Torch for 330 meters, approximately 1080 feet, in southeast London.
The British Jewish Defense League website described Goldstein as being so excited he felt like was in “flames.”
He is 22 years old, and has started up and worked with charities since the age of 16, including the London Shomrim organization, which has 300 volunteers.
The League noted he carried the torch in memory of the 11 Israelis who were massacred in the Munich Olympics in 1972. The International Olympics Committee, which includes more than 40 Muslim representatives, has refused to allow the opening ceremony next week to include a one-minute silence in memory of the murdered athletes.
Goldstein told the League, “He told us he wanted people to know that he wanted to pay homage to the 11 Israelis that were murdered by the Palestinian terrorists during the Munich games in 1972, so we designed a banner to express his wishes.”
“It’s an honor and a privilege to carry the torch,” Goldstein said. “It’s a unique opportunity in life and I’m very happy to be part of it.”
Tags: London Olympics ,Chassidim ,Jewish
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4. US Senator Tweets 'Disappointed' in BBC's Olympics Coverage
by Rachel Hirshfeld
Republican Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Monday sided with Israel in criticizing the BBC's Olympics coverage.
Kirk tweeted that he is "disappointed BBC News refuses to recognize" Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Prime Minister’s Office created a Facebook page entitled “Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel" as a means of publicizing the BBC's decision to not list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in its official Olympics coverage.
Kirk linked to the page, which has garnered 17,642 "likes" since last week, in his tweet, according to The Hill.
The British public broadcaster originally left the capital of Israel blank on the country's page on the site. Following protests from Israeli officials, the page was changed to list Jerusalem as the country's "seat of government."
The BBC page also qualifies the designation by adding: "Though most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv.”
“I am afraid that despite your efforts, Israel is still discriminated against on the BBC’s London 2012 Olympics website,” Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev wrote to the BBC following the first change. “Unlike all the other countries listed, in Israel’s case, our capital Jerusalem is not classified by the BBC as such but rather as a ‘Seat of government.’ I kindly request that Israel’s capital be identified accurately on your website.”
Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat also blasted the "political agenda" of the BBC in a press release saying, “throughout the history of Jerusalem, with over a dozen conquerors, only the Jewish people have called the Holy City of Jerusalem our capital.”
“Jerusalem today, under Israeli sovereignty, has returned to the role it played 2000-3000 years ago. There is unprecedented freedom of movement and religion and the world is welcome and encouraged to enjoy the beauty and majesty of Jerusalem,” Barkat asserted. “We will not accept those who deny our history, our sovereignty, and our right to determine our own capital. Irrespective of the BBC's political agenda, Jerusalem was, is, and will always be the capital of Israel and the spiritual, political, and physical center of the Jewish people.”
The Olympic’s page for “Palestine” reads: "Palestine is recognized as a competing country by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] but is not recognized as a modern state." The page originally listed East Jerusalem as its "capital," but now lists it as the "intended seat of government." According to an additional note on the page, "Ramallah serves as administrative capital."
In his speech at this year’s AIPAC conference, Prime Minister Netanyahu wished Kirk, who is recovering from a stroke, a speedy recovery, calling him "a great friend of Israel."
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by Rachel Hirshfeld
Republican Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Monday sided with Israel in criticizing the BBC's Olympics coverage.
Kirk tweeted that he is "disappointed BBC News refuses to recognize" Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
The Prime Minister’s Office created a Facebook page entitled “Jerusalem is the Capital of Israel" as a means of publicizing the BBC's decision to not list Jerusalem as the capital of Israel in its official Olympics coverage.
Kirk linked to the page, which has garnered 17,642 "likes" since last week, in his tweet, according to The Hill.
The British public broadcaster originally left the capital of Israel blank on the country's page on the site. Following protests from Israeli officials, the page was changed to list Jerusalem as the country's "seat of government."
The BBC page also qualifies the designation by adding: "Though most foreign embassies are in Tel Aviv.”
“I am afraid that despite your efforts, Israel is still discriminated against on the BBC’s London 2012 Olympics website,” Netanyahu spokesman Mark Regev wrote to the BBC following the first change. “Unlike all the other countries listed, in Israel’s case, our capital Jerusalem is not classified by the BBC as such but rather as a ‘Seat of government.’ I kindly request that Israel’s capital be identified accurately on your website.”
Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat also blasted the "political agenda" of the BBC in a press release saying, “throughout the history of Jerusalem, with over a dozen conquerors, only the Jewish people have called the Holy City of Jerusalem our capital.”
“Jerusalem today, under Israeli sovereignty, has returned to the role it played 2000-3000 years ago. There is unprecedented freedom of movement and religion and the world is welcome and encouraged to enjoy the beauty and majesty of Jerusalem,” Barkat asserted. “We will not accept those who deny our history, our sovereignty, and our right to determine our own capital. Irrespective of the BBC's political agenda, Jerusalem was, is, and will always be the capital of Israel and the spiritual, political, and physical center of the Jewish people.”
The Olympic’s page for “Palestine” reads: "Palestine is recognized as a competing country by the IOC [International Olympic Committee] but is not recognized as a modern state." The page originally listed East Jerusalem as its "capital," but now lists it as the "intended seat of government." According to an additional note on the page, "Ramallah serves as administrative capital."
In his speech at this year’s AIPAC conference, Prime Minister Netanyahu wished Kirk, who is recovering from a stroke, a speedy recovery, calling him "a great friend of Israel."
Tags: US ,Republican ,Senator ,Mark Kirk ,Jerusalem ,Prime Minister Netanyahu ,Nir Barkat ,Mark Regev
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5. No Sanctions against Kadima Rebels
by Gil Ronen
The Knesset's Legal Advisor said Tuesday that in his legal opinion, there is no justification for forcing four Knesset members out of the Kadima faction because they tried to split off from the party and join the ruling coalition. He said that splitting off from a faction is a legitimate parliamentary move.
The advisor, Eyal Yinon, spoke at a session of the Knesset's House Committee, which was convened at the request of Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz. Mofaz wants to eject the MKs from the Kadima faction because they negotiated with the coalition in a bid to join it – a bid that failed when the requisite number of seven defectors was not reached.
The session was chaired by House Committee chairman MK Yariv Levin (Likud).
The committee decided not to approve Mofaz's request and issued a statement scolding him for failing to show up to the session that he himself had initiated.
The four MKs Mofaz wants kicked out of Kadima are Avi Duan, Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, Aryeh Bibi and Otniel Schneller, all of whom were present at the session and defended themselves with great vigor. MK Schneller that the law that stipulates that seven MKs are enough for splitting off from a party was called the "Mofaz Law" because it was concocted in order to enable Mofaz to split off from Kadima.
MK Duan, who was Shaul Mofaz's chief of staff during the Kadima primaries, said that he was a participant and witness in numerous discussions in which Mofaz planned to defect from the party, when it was headed by Tzipi Livni. MK Shamalov-Berkovich noted that she entered Kadima after a career in print and broadcast media, but did not leave another party in order to do so, unlike many of Kadima's founders, who split off from Likud.
Coalition Chairman Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) asked the MKs representing Kadima in the session to admit publicly that they, too, were involved in past attempts to split factions. He threatened to publish damning evidence in this respect: "In the previous Knesset, I was complicit in several attempts to split off from Olmert," he said, "and I give my commitment that if any of the speakers should 'forget' things that have not yet been made public, I will complete his statement, including things that have not been made public."
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by Gil Ronen
The Knesset's Legal Advisor said Tuesday that in his legal opinion, there is no justification for forcing four Knesset members out of the Kadima faction because they tried to split off from the party and join the ruling coalition. He said that splitting off from a faction is a legitimate parliamentary move.
The advisor, Eyal Yinon, spoke at a session of the Knesset's House Committee, which was convened at the request of Kadima leader Shaul Mofaz. Mofaz wants to eject the MKs from the Kadima faction because they negotiated with the coalition in a bid to join it – a bid that failed when the requisite number of seven defectors was not reached.
The session was chaired by House Committee chairman MK Yariv Levin (Likud).
The committee decided not to approve Mofaz's request and issued a statement scolding him for failing to show up to the session that he himself had initiated.
The four MKs Mofaz wants kicked out of Kadima are Avi Duan, Yulia Shamalov-Berkovich, Aryeh Bibi and Otniel Schneller, all of whom were present at the session and defended themselves with great vigor. MK Schneller that the law that stipulates that seven MKs are enough for splitting off from a party was called the "Mofaz Law" because it was concocted in order to enable Mofaz to split off from Kadima.
MK Duan, who was Shaul Mofaz's chief of staff during the Kadima primaries, said that he was a participant and witness in numerous discussions in which Mofaz planned to defect from the party, when it was headed by Tzipi Livni. MK Shamalov-Berkovich noted that she entered Kadima after a career in print and broadcast media, but did not leave another party in order to do so, unlike many of Kadima's founders, who split off from Likud.
Coalition Chairman Ze'ev Elkin (Likud) asked the MKs representing Kadima in the session to admit publicly that they, too, were involved in past attempts to split factions. He threatened to publish damning evidence in this respect: "In the previous Knesset, I was complicit in several attempts to split off from Olmert," he said, "and I give my commitment that if any of the speakers should 'forget' things that have not yet been made public, I will complete his statement, including things that have not been made public."
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6. Hungarian Website Offers Reward for Info on Anti-Nazi Protestors
by Rachel Hirshfeld
Hungarian police have launched an investigation into an incident in which the far-right website Kuruc offered a 100,000 Forint, approximately $420, reward those able to provide information on individuals who demonstrated outside the home of suspected war criminal Laszlo Csatary on July 16.
Many of the anti-Nazi demonstrators have since been harassed by far-right activists, according to a Hungarian website.
The protesters demonstrated demanding action after British journalists discovered Csatary’s whereabouts, months after the Simon Wiesenthal Centre had notified the government that he was resident in Hungary.
Csatary is accused of playing a key role in the deportation of 15,700 Jews from Kosice, now in Slovakia, in 1944. He is also suspected of having served in 1941 as the chief of police and commander of a Jewish ghetto in the city of Kosice, located in eastern Slovakia.
Prime Minister’s Office state secretary Peter Szijjarto asked US authorities during his visit to Washington last week to shut down the US-based server that hosts the Kuruc website. However, US authorities say such action would violate the country’s laws on freedom of expression.
Csatary’s detention comes amid international concern over moves by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to introduce laws that have been viewed as compromising the independence of democratic institutions, including the judiciary and the news media.
While Orban’s center-right party, Fidesz, has taken steps to meet international demands to revise some of the changes, there are still concerns over a shift to the right.
Meanwhile, Hungarian President Janos Ader travelled to Israel in order to attend a ceremony at the Knesset in honor of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from perishing in the Holocaust by issuing them with Swedish “protective passports.”
An invitation to the speaker of Hungary’s National Assembly was rescinded after reports emerged that he attended a memorial service for an anti-Semitic writer.
In an open letter to the Hungarian president, Zuroff wrote that Csatary’s detention could send a strong signal that Hungary remains committed to Europe’s democratic principles.
“One of the most effective ways to combat the rising wave of anti-Semitism, racism and right-wing extremism in Hungary is to bring to justice those who were inspired to commit Holocaust crimes by the same ultranationalism that is once again rearing its ugly head in your country,” he said.
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by Rachel Hirshfeld
Hungarian police have launched an investigation into an incident in which the far-right website Kuruc offered a 100,000 Forint, approximately $420, reward those able to provide information on individuals who demonstrated outside the home of suspected war criminal Laszlo Csatary on July 16.
Many of the anti-Nazi demonstrators have since been harassed by far-right activists, according to a Hungarian website.
The protesters demonstrated demanding action after British journalists discovered Csatary’s whereabouts, months after the Simon Wiesenthal Centre had notified the government that he was resident in Hungary.
Csatary is accused of playing a key role in the deportation of 15,700 Jews from Kosice, now in Slovakia, in 1944. He is also suspected of having served in 1941 as the chief of police and commander of a Jewish ghetto in the city of Kosice, located in eastern Slovakia.
Prime Minister’s Office state secretary Peter Szijjarto asked US authorities during his visit to Washington last week to shut down the US-based server that hosts the Kuruc website. However, US authorities say such action would violate the country’s laws on freedom of expression.
Csatary’s detention comes amid international concern over moves by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban to introduce laws that have been viewed as compromising the independence of democratic institutions, including the judiciary and the news media.
While Orban’s center-right party, Fidesz, has taken steps to meet international demands to revise some of the changes, there are still concerns over a shift to the right.
Meanwhile, Hungarian President Janos Ader travelled to Israel in order to attend a ceremony at the Knesset in honor of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from perishing in the Holocaust by issuing them with Swedish “protective passports.”
An invitation to the speaker of Hungary’s National Assembly was rescinded after reports emerged that he attended a memorial service for an anti-Semitic writer.
In an open letter to the Hungarian president, Zuroff wrote that Csatary’s detention could send a strong signal that Hungary remains committed to Europe’s democratic principles.
“One of the most effective ways to combat the rising wave of anti-Semitism, racism and right-wing extremism in Hungary is to bring to justice those who were inspired to commit Holocaust crimes by the same ultranationalism that is once again rearing its ugly head in your country,” he said.
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7. Haaretz Reporter Convicted of Spy Charges
by Gil Ronen
The Tel Aviv Magistrates Court convicted on Tuesday Haaretz journalist Uri Blau of "possessing secret information without intent to harm state security."
Blau admitted the charges as part of a plea bargain, and the conviction is a purely technical step.
The prosecution will request that the court sentence Blau to four months in jail, and these may turn into four months of community service.
Blau sounded unrepentant in the course of the court session: "The matter that for which I am standing trial has accompanied me for the last three years," he said. "In some respects it has taken over my life. The fact that I admitted to a criminal offense and that Anat Kam is serving a harsh sentence for transferring military documents to me are certainly facts that I have difficulty with and that I did not pray for."
"I am a journalist," he said. "As such, I am committed to bringing the most possible information to the public so that it can judge and understand the reality around it. That is the essence of free media in a democratic country and that is how I see me role as journalist. Obviously, the information I publish is not always convenient."
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by Gil Ronen
The Tel Aviv Magistrates Court convicted on Tuesday Haaretz journalist Uri Blau of "possessing secret information without intent to harm state security."
Blau admitted the charges as part of a plea bargain, and the conviction is a purely technical step.
The prosecution will request that the court sentence Blau to four months in jail, and these may turn into four months of community service.
Blau sounded unrepentant in the course of the court session: "The matter that for which I am standing trial has accompanied me for the last three years," he said. "In some respects it has taken over my life. The fact that I admitted to a criminal offense and that Anat Kam is serving a harsh sentence for transferring military documents to me are certainly facts that I have difficulty with and that I did not pray for."
"I am a journalist," he said. "As such, I am committed to bringing the most possible information to the public so that it can judge and understand the reality around it. That is the essence of free media in a democratic country and that is how I see me role as journalist. Obviously, the information I publish is not always convenient."
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8. Mosque Arson Suspects Released
by Gil Ronen
Two Jewish minors who were arrested last week on suspicion of setting fire to a mosque have been released. The release is another link in a long chain of arrests regarding alleged Jewish "price tag" actions that have ended without formal charges being pressed.
A Jerusalem court ordered the youths released to house arrest until next Thursday, when they will be free.
The minors were arrested Wednesday in Ramat Migron and Havat Gilad. They were taken to police offices in Maaleh Adumim, where they were interrogated regarding the alleged torching of a mosque in the village of Jaba, in the Binyamin region of Samaria (Shomron).
The mosque was set on fire when residents of the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El were being evicted from their homes, and the arsonists left behind graffiti that said "Price tag – Ulpana Hill."
Police brought the youths to a court for remand but the judges refused to extend the remand by more than 5 days and noted that the evidence against the youths was "weak."
On Monday, Jerusalem Magistrates Court Judge Miriam Lifshitz ruled that the two must be released. She noted that there was no progress in the investigation and that the evidence was weak. She ruled that the youths would deposit NIS 4,000 and remain in custody until Friday. A lawyer from Honenu, the NGO that assists Jews suspected of nationalist crimes, filed an appeal of the decision and it was decided as a compromise that they would be released to house arrest, which would last until Thursday.
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by Gil Ronen
Two Jewish minors who were arrested last week on suspicion of setting fire to a mosque have been released. The release is another link in a long chain of arrests regarding alleged Jewish "price tag" actions that have ended without formal charges being pressed.
A Jerusalem court ordered the youths released to house arrest until next Thursday, when they will be free.
The minors were arrested Wednesday in Ramat Migron and Havat Gilad. They were taken to police offices in Maaleh Adumim, where they were interrogated regarding the alleged torching of a mosque in the village of Jaba, in the Binyamin region of Samaria (Shomron).
The mosque was set on fire when residents of the Ulpana neighborhood in Beit El were being evicted from their homes, and the arsonists left behind graffiti that said "Price tag – Ulpana Hill."
Police brought the youths to a court for remand but the judges refused to extend the remand by more than 5 days and noted that the evidence against the youths was "weak."
On Monday, Jerusalem Magistrates Court Judge Miriam Lifshitz ruled that the two must be released. She noted that there was no progress in the investigation and that the evidence was weak. She ruled that the youths would deposit NIS 4,000 and remain in custody until Friday. A lawyer from Honenu, the NGO that assists Jews suspected of nationalist crimes, filed an appeal of the decision and it was decided as a compromise that they would be released to house arrest, which would last until Thursday.
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