Israeli police say fire damages bilingual Jerusalem school in apparent extremist act
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Israeli police say suspected arsonists have set fire to a bilingual Hebrew-Arabic school in Jerusalem.
Police spokeswoman Luba Samri says the fire was set Saturday night to a classroom in the Jerusalem school, which has both Jewish and Arab students. Graffiti was found on the walls reading "death to Arabs" and referencing a late American-Israeli ultranationalist rabbi.
She said police were investigating but it appeared to be the latest so-called "price tag" incident. The phrase is used by a small group of mostly teenage Jewish extremists to protest what they perceive as the Israeli government's pro-Palestinian policies.
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Mosques, churches, dovish Israeli groups and even Israeli military bases have been targeted by vandals in recent years. The acts have been widely condemned by Israeli leaders across the political spectrum.