JAFFA, Israel – Two of the most popular hashtags currently trending on Arab social media are #Zionist_entity_burns and #Israel_on_fire, as a significant volume of users rejoiced in the wake of a string of forest fires striking Israel this week, some of which were reportedly sparked by arsonists.
Some social media users claimed the blazes were divine punishment for a bill that was recently deliberated in the Knesset seeking to impose noise restrictions on houses or worship, legislation that could impact the notoriously loud Muslim calls for prayer.
Other users announced that despite the drought in the region, whoever prays for rain in Israel is a traitor.
Bahar Ibrahim recalled that Thursday was the anniversary of the death of Abdullah Azzam, a Palestinian militant from the northern West Bank who was an influence on Osama bin Laden during his sojourn in Afghanistan.
“#Zionist_entity_burns on the anniversary of the martyrdom, on 24 November 1989, of Sheikh Abdullah Azzam. Is there a greater avenger than Allah?”
تزامنآ مع ذكرى استشهاد د. عبدالله عزام
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{أليس الله بعزيز ذو انتقام}#الكيان_الصهيوني_يحترقpic.twitter.com/clXPCge4rC
Waeel wrote: “For the first time I feel joy because of a fire. Good morning to the fire that struck Israel. A fire that became perfume in the sky of Palestine.”











