The Arab world has taken to social media to celebrate a massive brush fire that continues to destroy northern and central Israel. The Times of Israel notes they use #israelisburning to express their joy, moving it to the third most popular hashtag in the world.
#israelisburning You got what you deserve. Have fun. ??
— Soma | سوما (@Sooma_1993) November 24, 2016
Authorities have moved out 60,000 people from Haifa, Israel’s third largest city, as the fire burns. The fires are “threatening homes near Jerusalem and in the West Bank.”
But these people do not care that people’s lives are in danger.
https://twitter.com/waseem_yousef/status/801819310222090240
https://twitter.com/Locifor/status/801849112572424196
https://twitter.com/khaledaziz789/status/801849049414516736
https://twitter.com/a_leesha1/status/801848499805552640
I am very happy Banrac despicable Zionist entity son of pigs ??????#israelisburning
— Abdaladem Salama (@ABDALADEMGAR) November 24, 2016
Thankfully, not all feel this way:
https://twitter.com/ingloriousouls/status/801849251558998016
https://twitter.com/Aljwlani/status/801710023617482752
Professionals have determined arson started the fire. The Israeli government has asked foreign governments for help:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who attributed the fires to “natural and unnatural” causes, spoke on Thursday with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, who promised to send two huge firefighting aircraft.
Firefighting planes and teams from Cyprus and Greece have already arrived, and the Israeli police and Foreign Ministry have said that more help is on the way from Croatia, Italy and Turkey.
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