Printer Friendly

Email to A Friend

Friday June 29, 2007

Fires scar valley after parade

Strollers in Jerusalem’s pastoral Valley of the Cross on the weekend of June 23-24 could still see and smell the charred remnants of brush fires allegedly started there by opponents of the gay pride parade held June 21 in the capital’s downtown.

Black scars now mar the early-summer shades of green, yellow and light brown of the trees, shrubs and weeds in the park, although no great damage was caused.

One man who was walking in the valley heard people, possibly the arsonists, chanting prayers in the background. Protest fires were also lighted in other locations, including in Beit Shemesh. — jps

Did you find this article interesting? Subscribe to our FREE newsletter and you'll be notified each week when "J." goes online. We'll tell you about the most important stories of the week and give you a link to each one.

This page contains a BETA version of Amazon contextual links. They are marked by the dashed underline.  Your purchases support our site. At times they point to items which are not related to the actual link. Please alert us by email if you discover objectionable links.