Police protection of Israeli mosques was boosted for fear of vigilante attacks. Extra patrols were ordered Monday for Muslim houses of worship in the Jewish state after Israeli police received intelligence reports that they could be attacked by right-wingers upset at the sacking of Gaza synagogues by Palestinians.
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