Israeli vandals slashed the tires of 40 cars and trucks and sprayed a hate message was sprayed on a wall in a Christian village near Safed (Tzfat) late Wednesday night or Thursday morning, the second attack apparently aimed at Christians in one week.
The message sprayed on a wall of the Jish village read “Only goyim (non-Jews) should be evacuated from our land.”
Residents of the village, home to about 3,000 people, are predominantly Maronite-Christian but approximately one-third are Muslim
Safed Police Chief Superintendent Yoram Azulay told Ynet “We are dealing with outlaws, and will do everything to bring them to justice. This is an exceptional and serious event.”
Israel media called attack a “price tag” incident, referring to extremists who previously have vandalized Arab and Christian property in retaliation for the government actions against Jews in Judea and Samaria or Palestinian Authority Arab attacks on Jews.
However, the phenomenon seemingly has spread without any relation to specific government actions.
Police have failed to bring any meaningful indictments against the attackers despite dozens of attacks over the past two years.