Christians Targeted in Ramallah

Not in the South African press today: Muslim Palestinians torch 14 Christian homes near Ramallah.

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. We urge all international, Israeli and Palestinian actors to intervene and protect village residents from the Muslim rage."

The violence started because a 23 year old Muslim woman was suspected of having a romance with a Christian man. The woman was killed - forced to drink poison by her relatives. Oh, the logic of honour killings.

May be a bit harsh expecting this story to be in the early editions of our mainstream newspapers. Perhaps the evening editions will carry the story.

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[greenmamba]

Haven't seen this in North America either except on the web.