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Muslim mob descends on Christian village

Why does this story receive no play in today’s foreign press (which serves a largely Christian readership)? At least 14 houses belonging to Christian residents of Taybeh, a West Bank village northeast of Ramallah, were…

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Why does this story receive no play in today’s foreign press (which serves a largely Christian readership)?

At least 14 houses belonging to Christian residents of Taybeh, a West Bank village northeast of Ramallah, were torched by Muslims from neighboring Dir Jarir on Sunday, to avenge what they termed the dishonor of a Muslim woman. According to Taybeh residents, several dozen young men from Dir Jarir descended on their village before dawn, torched the homes and destroyed a great deal of other property.

“The young men, who were holding Molotov cocktails, threw them at the houses, which began to go up in flames, one after another,” said Buthaina Sha’aban, a Taybeh resident and the sister of the town’s mayor. “They vandalized parked cars and beat village residents who went out into the streets. Entire families were thrown into the street after their homes were torched. Not much remains of their property.”

Something tells us this would make headlines if Jews had been responsible…

More on Muslim intimidation and violence against Christians in Israel & the West Bank.

UPDATE: AP picked up on the Taybeh violence.

UPDATE: More on anti-Christian violence in the West Bank in an article from The Telegraph.

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