Writing hatred inciting slogans on “Al-Marah” mosque in Deir Dibwan / Ramallah governorate

• Violation: writing hatred inciting slogans on the walls of a mosque.
• Location: Deir Dibwan village / North East Ramallah.
• Date: 04/02/2019.
• Perpetrators: Israeli Settlers 
• Perpetrator: families of the town.

In the early morning hours of Monday, a group of price tag gangsters raided Deir Dibwan through bypass 60, and wrote hatred inciting slogans on “Al-Marah” mosque, such as “here they provoke killing Jews” “Israeli people are alive” in addition to drawing David’s sign.

They also threw a substance with a bad small from the mosque’s window.

Photo 1: Al-Marah mosque

Photo 2-3: the slogans on the mosque’s walls

Photo 4-5: the bad smell substance that was thrown inside the mosque

Mayor of Deir Dibwan Mansour Mansour told LRC reporter:

“Assaulting worshipping places is a red line that we won’t allow anyone to cross, a specialized team examined the substance and it turned out to be waste water mixed with non –biodegradable materials”

About Deir Dibwan:[1]

5 kilometer east Ramallah, Ramallah is surrounded by Ramon and Ein Yabrud (north), Beitin (west), Al-Nuwe’ma and Ein Dyuk Al-Fuqa (east) , Anatta, Mikhmas. Burqa from the south.

Deir Dibwan has a total population of 4169 people according to statistics conducted in 2017. It has a total area of 74,285 of which 1,789 dunums are a built-up area of the village. 

The occupation devoured (4121) dunums for the following purposes:

1: settlements confiscated 1346 dunums:

2: Bypass roads (458 and 457) devoured over (1,543) dunums.

3: Military camps devoured (1,232)dunums

According to Oslo conventions The areas are clarified in donums as following:

• Area A (307) donums
• AreaB (12,925) donums
• Area C (61,052) donums .

[1] GIS-LRC