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Arabs and Palestinians around the world celebrate the fire in Israel

November 25, 2016 10:32
Israeli firefighters at work [Wikimedia file photo]

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JC Reporter

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The fires ravaging Israel have prompted expressions of joy on social media across the Arab world.

A Dubai security chief tweeted “Israel banned the muezzin and caught on fire”, while a Kuwaiti imam wished “Best of luck to the fires :)”.

The Arabic hashtag “Israel is burning”, was used in over 128,000 tweets as of Thursday afternoon, at one point becoming the third most popular worldwide.

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