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Monday 11 Jan 2016 - 13:22 Makkah mean time-1-4-1437
Firefighters at the entrance of B'Tselem office (Reuters image)
Jerusalem (IINA) – A suspected arson attack has caused extensive damage to the Jerusalem offices of one of Israel’s leading human rights groups, The Guardian reported.
Firefighters arrived at the offices of B’Tselem, an Israeli group that monitors human rights among Palestinians, in a quiet Jerusalem neighborhood, and extinguished the blaze. There were no reports of casualties, police spokesperson said.
A spokeswoman for the group said the blaze had caused extensive damage. “A fire broke out at B’Tselem’s office in Jerusalem this evening. None of our staff were in the building,” she said. “Initial reports published by the media indicate that police suspect arson. If it is discovered that this was an arson attack, it must be seen in the context of the wave of government incitement and smear campaigns against Israel’s human rights groups, and B’Tselem in particular.”
The organization, which was founded in 1989 and focuses on documenting violations of human rights in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, pledges the arson would not stop its work of documenting and exposing human rights abuses under the occupation.Speaking on public radio, a representative for the fire service did not rule out the possibility of arson.
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