A 20-year-old man from the Jerusalem space was arrested in a single day Wednesday-Thursday on suspicion that he filmed himself urinating on a mosque and posted the footage on-line.
The person, who Hebrew media stated is a resident of a close-by moshav, filmed himself urinating on the Al-Uzair Mosque in Abu Ghosh, an Arab city west of Jerusalem, and posted the video to his TikTok account late Wednesday.
The video went viral and was reported to police, who arrested the person.
In a press release, the Israel Police stated that “police obtained footage from the web of a younger man urinating on the wall of a mosque” and commenced investigating.
Police stated that when the suspect had been recognized, officers arrested him and took him to a station for questioning “relating to the offense of insulting faith and conduct that’s prone to violate public peace.”
The assertion added that the person is anticipated to be introduced earlier than a choose on Thursday.
״אני משתין על מסגד״: צעיר יהודי בן 20 נעצר בחשד שהטיל את מימיו על קיר מסגד בישוב אבו גוש ליד ירושלים ותיעד את מעשיו לקול צהלה ושיתף ברשתות החברתיות. הוא חשוד בביצוע עבירה של עלבון דת והתנהגות העלולה להפר את שלום הציבור pic.twitter.com/UBF2Y5zSET
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“That is an unacceptable and shameful act that deserves each reproach,” police stated. “There might be no endurance or forgiveness for anybody who commits acts of hatred in opposition to others.”
“We are going to act in opposition to all incidents of violence in opposition to non secular establishments, non secular figures, and usually… and each felony will know that the lengthy arm of the police will attain each suspect, wherever they could be,” the assertion concluded.
Responding to the video, a resident of Abu Ghosh informed the Ynet information web site that it “is a shameful act dedicated by a racist and disgusting younger man.”
“If an Arab had carried out this in a synagogue – he would have been arrested instantly and the complete nation would have stood up,” the resident stated, based on the information web site. “There have to be an excellent outcry in opposition to this act that harms all holy locations.”
Lately, there have been quite a few incidents of assaults and vandalism on non-Jewish non secular websites throughout the nation and within the West Financial institution, together with church buildings and mosques, which non secular officers blame on Jewish extremists and settlers.
There has additionally been an uptick in assaults and harassment of non-Jews, particularly in Jerusalem, most notably spitting assaults of Christians within the Outdated Metropolis. Throughout the first quarter of this yr, the Spiritual Freedom Information Middle detailed 44 harassment occasions in opposition to Christians in Jerusalem, of which 26 concerned spitting, six have been linked to verbal abuse, and 5 concerned vandalism.
