Fundamentalist Israeli Jews Tear Quran Copies, Step On Them In Jerusalem

Wednesday September 15, 2010 04:56 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies

A group of fundamentalist Israeli Jews tore copies of the Muslim holy Quran in Jaffa Street in West Jerusalem, and deliberately stepped on them.

The Maan News Agency reported that resident Mohammad Monir, a Bethlehem University student from Wadi Al Joz in Jerusalem found pages of the Quran in Jaffa street, and saw dozens of fundamentalists stepping on them.

“At first I thought they are ordinary papers, but when I looked closely I found out that they are actually pages of the Quran”, Monir said, “I then started collecting them
especially since the people were stepping on them”.

He added that as he was collecting the pages from the street a number of fundamentalist started insulting him and one settler kicked him”.

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