Israeli Arabs Defend Property From Vandals Ahead of Pope Visit
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Mohammed Mohsein rolled out of bed at midnight, and braced by strong black coffee and cigarettes, joined three neighbors standing guard at the mosque in their northern Israeli village.
Since suspected Jewish vandals slipped into Fureidis before dawn on April 29, slashing car tires and spraying “Close Mosques Instead of Jewish Seminaries” in Hebrew on a mosque wall, villagers have been volunteering to protect their holy place.