WIDESPREAD IRE AFTER ISRAELI SOCCER FANS BURN QUR'AN, INSULT PROPHET

Nazareth, 16 Safar 1435/19 December 2013 (MINA) – Palestinians all over the 1948 occupied lands expressed their anger after fans of the Israeli soccer burned a copy of the holy Qur’an book and insulted Prophet Muhammad.

The incident took place at the end of a match between the soccer teams Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin at the Doha stadium in the city of Sakhnin in a Wednesday match, Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reported as quoted by Mi’raj News Agency (MINA).

The Israeli fans also vandalized the interior of an Arab-owned bus they were aboard on their way back to their homes.

Director of the Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Najeh Bakirat strongly denounced the incident and said that “the Israeli violations against the Muslim religious symbols have gone beyond all red lines.”

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In turn, the Israeli police said that three fans in their twenties had been briefly detained over the incident.

Arab Knesset member Taleb Abu Arrar also condemned the incident and said that hurting the feelings of the Muslims and provoking their hatred and anger through insulting their prophet and holy book are against the public code of behavior and the religious and cultural values of all nations. (T/P03/P04)

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)