Israel to Pay Damages for Arson Attack on Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes

On June 17, 2015, arsonists set fire to the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha, the site near the Sea of Galilee where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus miraculously multiplied loaves and fish to feed 5,000 people. Three Jewish nationalists have been arrested in connection with the crime. Photo courtesy of Wadie Abunassar
On June 17, 2015, arsonists set fire to the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in Tabgha, the site near the Sea of Galilee where, according to Christian tradition, Jesus miraculously multiplied loaves and fish to feed 5,000 people. Three Jewish nationalists have been arrested in connection with the crime. Photo courtesy of Wadie Abunassar

Israel’s Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has overruled a decision by the nation’s tax authority that denied payment of damages to a Catholic church on the Sea of Galilee for an arson attack last June.

Weinstein decided Monday that Israel will compensate the Church of the Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes in the town of Tabgha, after arsonists set fire to the church, destroying much of the roof and gutting large portions of the interior. Vandals also spray painted a graffiti message saying, “Idol worship will be destroyed.”

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Damages were estimated at just under $2 million.

In July, police indicted two Jewish youths from a nearby community in connection with the attack.

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SOURCE: CBN News

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