Widespread ire after Israeli soccer fans burn Qur’an, insult Prophet

A state of extreme indignation and anger has prevailed among the Palestinians all over the 1948 occupied lands after fans of the Israeli soccer team Beitar Jerusalem burned a copy of the holy Qur’an book and insulted Prophet Muhammad during a Wednesday match.

The incident took place at the end of a match between the soccer teams Beitar Jerusalem and Bnei Sakhnin at the Doha stadium in the city of Sakhnin.

The Israeli fans also vandalized the interior of an Arab-owned bus they were aboard on their way back to their homes.

Director of the Aqsa Mosque Sheikh Najeh Bakirat strongly denounced the incident and said that “the Israeli violations against the Muslim religious symbols have gone beyond all red lines.”

In turn, the Israeli police said that three fans in their twenties had been briefly detained over the incident.

Arab Knesset member Taleb Abu Arrar also condemned the incident and said that hurting the feelings of the Muslims and provoking their hatred and anger through insulting their prophet and holy book are against the public code of behavior and the religious and cultural values of all nations.