‘Burn in hell’: Israeli settlers spread hate through graffiti, attacks

Scrawled in black graffiti, the word “Revenge” stains the terracotta facade of a school in Jalud, a village in the occupied West Bank.Other slogans carry a more direct threat: “Burn in hell,” reads one. “Get out of the village,” says another.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Israeli government accused of complicity as settlers demolish Jericho homeslist 2 of 3Israeli raids, arrests continue as UN warns West Bank at ‘breaking point’list 3 of 3Palestine weekly: Netanyahu hedges on Gaza roadmapend of listIt is a familiar sight across this community, located 27km (17 miles) south of Nablus and home to some 1,000 Palestinians.Under the cover of darkness or in broad daylight, Israeli settlers have been targeting Palestinian public institutions and homes with increased intensity, spraying slogans with racist and threatening messages, as well as invoking biblical passages to justify committing their crimes.Residents and officials say the defacing of the buildings typically accompanies violent settler attacks. Jalud has been subjected to five major assaults since last January, the latest being on August 4 when settlers burned vehicles and sprayed racist slogans on a residential ...