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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 376

arson

Illustrative: German police officers at Herrmannplatz, Berlin, on October 11, 2023. (John MACDOUGALL / AFP)
September 29, 2024, 2:23 pm
Suspect arrested after allegedly setting fires and driving into stores in Germany
30 injured in blazes at 2 apartment complexes, including 8 children; Syrian national’s motive appears to be revenge against those who helped his estranged wife, say police
By AP
A fire burns on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem on June 25, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
June 26, 2024, 4:43 pm
Arson suspected in large blaze near Jerusalem hospital, army base
Dozens of firefighter crews battled conflagration overnight that fire department says was apparently caused by Molotov cocktails; no damage or injures reported
By ToI Staff
Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire which broke out near the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, June 2, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 3, 2024, 2:46 pm
Jerusalem fire that damaged Israel Museum building being investigated as arson
Authorities locate three separate places from where fire is believed to have been started in Valley of the Cross
By ToI Staff
The aftermath of a fire outside Schara Tzedeck synagogue in Vancouver, Canada on May 30, 2024. (B'nai B'rith Canada)
May 31, 2024, 10:16 pm
‘Deliberate act of hate’: Canadian synagogue damaged in suspected arson attack
Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver says no injuries in fire that was an ‘attempt to intimidate’; extra police patrols put in place at local community institutions
By Canaan Lidor and ToI Staff
A Polish police officer stands guard outside the Nozyk Synagogue in Warsaw on May 1, 2024, after a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the building. (Photo by Sergei GAPON / AFP)
May 1, 2024, 2:03 pm
Polish police investigate arson attack on Warsaw synagogue
No significant damage done to house of worship in incident, and none hurt
By AFP and ToI Staff
Sen. Bernie Sanders talks to the media as he walks to the House chamber before President Joe Biden's State of the Union address at the US Capitol, through March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Jose Luis Magana, File)
April 7, 2024, 11:09 pm
Man arrested for setting Sen. Bernie Sanders’s office in Vermont on fire
Police apprehended 35-year-old suspect who sprayed liquid on floor of lawmaker’s office before setting it ablaze; building interior damaged, but no casualties reported
By AP
Illustrative - The Fire Department of New York (FDNY) responding to a call. (AETB, Getty Images)
March 19, 2024, 1:19 pm
Man with ‘kill rabbi’ tattoo gets 25 years to life for burning rabbi’s NY home in 2019
Jewish Pennsylvania man with long history of threats against Brooklyn’s Jonathan Max convicted of setting fire in which six people suffered smoke inhalation, including 6-week-old
By Luke Tress
Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki stands next to the fire-damaged Las Olas Jewish Center on March 18, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AP Photo/Terry Spencer)
March 19, 2024, 12:52 pm
Suspect charged with arson, but not hate crime, over Florida Chabad center blaze
No injuries reported, but parts of building badly damaged; congregants say homeless man arrested for attack should face hate crime rap
By Andrew Lapin
Illustrative: Police officers secure a synagogue in Frankfurt, Germany, November 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
January 16, 2024, 9:39 pm
German court imprisons Turkish man for 2021 arson attack on synagogue
Man gets nearly 3 years in prison for attempting to burn down Jewish house of worship in Ulm; judge slams ‘antisemitism-motivated attack’
By AFP
Building which houses Tory MP Mike Freer's constituency office, damaged by suspected arson on Christmas Eve. Screen capture: Sky News. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law.
December 26, 2023, 11:39 am
UK police probing possible arson at office of pro-Israel MP
Fire erupted at Mike Freer’s office on Christmas Eve; parliamentarian representing large Orthodox Jewish community says it is ‘one of the many threats’ he has faced
By ToI Staff
A fire at Congregation Beth Israel in Austin, Texas set on October 31, 2021 damaged the sanctuary, historic front doors and stained glass windows at the Reform synagogue. (Austin Fire Department via JTA)
November 30, 2023, 10:15 am
Austin synagogue arsonist sentenced to 10 years in prison for 2021 attack
Term is twice the federal sentencing guideline; prosecutors asked judge to consider ‘tremendous damage’ Franklin Sechriest caused, and his ‘deep-seated hatred’ of Jewish people
By Agencies
Composite image widely distributed on social media showing Alaa Amara distributing bicycles to evacuee children, on Thursday, October 12, 2023. (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 14, 2023, 12:44 pm
Seven indicted for torching cycle shop after Arab Israeli owner donated bikes to Jews
Charges brought against suspects for owning and firing a weapon, desecrating a flag and terrorism-related arson
By ToI Staff
Composite image widely distributed on social media showing Alaa Amara distributing bicycles to evacuee children, on Thursday, October 12, 2023. (used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
October 18, 2023, 12:56 am
Taibe bike shop torched after Arab Israeli owner donates bikes to Jews
Shopkeeper Alaa Amara has received over NIS 550,000 in donations after arsonists target him for his gift of 50 bicycles to kids who evacuated their homes due to the Hamas onslaught
By Gavriel Fiske
A new 'ner tamid,' or eternal flame, was constructed from the damaged stained glass that survived an act of arson in 2021. (Courtesy of Congregation Beth Israel and Lori Adelman. Design by Jackie Hajdenberg via JTA)
September 7, 2023, 5:45 pm
Stained glass from Texas synagogue targeted by arson rebuilt into 3D eternal flame
Congregation Beth Israel holds Shabbat services at building for first time since it was damaged in 2021 attack
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Firefighters at the scene of a suspected case of arson of a policeman's home in the northern town of Rehaniya, June 8, 2023. (Fire and Rescue Services)
June 8, 2023, 11:59 am
Police officer’s house targeted in suspected arson attack in northern town
No injuries reported in blaze but significant damage caused to building; officer is involved in investigations into racketeering
By Michael Horovitz
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