Police probe slogan painted on Israel Arab village mosque wall

Police have given high priority to finding the vandals who smeared the slogan “We’ll shut down mosques, build yeshivas” on the wall of a mosque Monday night in the Israeli Arab village of Fureidis south of Haifa and slashed the tires of 20 parked cars.  Neighboring local council heads arrived in the village Tuesday to denounce the attack and demonstrate solidarity with residents of Fureidis. This incident would not be allowed to mar the neighborly ties between Jewish and Arab communities in the region, they said